Students should be working on finishing an over due project (cutting board) cutting board unit self-evaluation, or on a plan for, of the actual production of their next project.
Pieces for the Art Show are due Wednesday, May 15th or earlier!
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Final Projects
Final Project Guidelines and Timelines
The Art Show is May 16th and 17th. You will need to have your project submitted to me by May 15th!
The final quarter requires you to do three things:
1) Demonstrate proper and effective sharpening techniques (1 tool = Adequate / "C" level work; 2 or more tools = above and beyond / up to "A" level work.
2) Complete one or more new projects from the list below, or, negotiated from a sketch, to a plan with Mr. Zartler. The simplest projects may be Adequate; more complex or multiple projects are required in order to earn an "A."
3) Submit one or more quality pieces to the Art Show. The pieces do NOT need to be for sale in the show. However, pieces may be offered for sale; proceeds of sales will be split 50% / 50% with the Woods program (or all proceeds may be donated).
You may choose from among several options for your final project:
1) The most advanced option is to create a finger jointed box. This box could become a tool box / tote, or it could become a keep sake box. (A less challenging option is would be to make an open box.) Most students seeking to earn an "A" will pursue this option.
2) You could also create another toy or cutting board. If you work quickly, this could be done in time for the Art Show! You won't be learning new skills for such a project (unless you make a more challenging piece than you did before. Default grade here is B or higher depending on quality of work.)
3) If you are not prepared to challenge yourself as much you might choose the most basic 3A) key holder, 3B) coat hook, or cup holder. These projects can also be made much more challenging and worthy of a higher grade if they are made with more care; sophistication; thought; and challenging woodwork. (Base grade for simple work C; all grades possible; make a design and let's discuss!)
You may have enough wood for free to make a moderate sized box (say up to 16"x 6"), and can, if you want something bigger get more for me at a low cost.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Tuesday, April 23
Please help Mr. Winn run a smooth class today, while I go to a meeting to plan for Woods continued improvement (and getting more money).
He will help you scroll through the images; writing prompts; writing; and discussion below. Then move you on towards a couple of other activities.
You will need your notebooks, as you will be taking notes, and writing journal entries today. Writing prompts and discussion prompts are in purple italic.
Today you are going to consider "Craftsmanship." Maybe you'll also get a better sense of how good a job you are doing in class.
I (Mr. Zartler) am not a "Master" Woodworker (I'm a Journeyman -- yes the term is sexist, I don't yet have a better one). A Journeyman is a crafts or trades person who is good enough to do work on their own, but who needs some time and practice before they ought to be training others who might one day want to be masters of their craft. (And a Journeyman is good enough to help train beginners -- often called Apprentices.)
Here is a piece I did not too long ago that represents my best work.
But today I want to talk about tool boxes. The next photo is a tool box (ok, tool chest) I finished last month. (This is a prototype to see if I like the layout and style. If it works well I'll make a fancier version one day.)
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker? Why? Any other interesting thoughts?
Side note: The tool chest used to be how a woodworker advertised their skill to potential clients. It was often the last thing an Apprentice built before being declared a Journeyman by their Master. When a client came to the Journeyman's shop (or the Journeyman showed up at someone's place to do work) the chest would get a serious checking out to see if the woodworker knew what he (it was a sexist time) was doing.
I became a serious student of woodworking less than five years ago. About six years ago, right before I took my second woodworking class, I made this tool box to carry my tools to school:
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker?
When I built it, I was very much trying to create a box that told made a statement to the other students: What do you think that statement was? (Oral responses / discussion).
When I'd taken my first wood working class, a year earlier, I was the most beginnery, ham-fisted, didn't-know-anything student in class. AND I was the last one to finish.
I made the tool box to say to all the new students (and the teacher?) "Hey, I can make things in wood. I know stuff. Look at me, I'm not the worst woodworker here."
Does that surprise you? Why or why not?
By the way, I was the BEST student in the second class. Really. I was much better, and more experienced, and faster than the other fellow in the class ....
About eight years ago, before I had taken any classes, my (ex)-wife asked me to make her a tool box for her studio (actually, she kept taking a tool box I had that my grandfather had made, and I didn't like that). This is what I made her:
When you look at this piece how does it make you think of me as a woodworker, but more interestingly, how does what you see about my woodworking make you feel about YOUR woodworking?
Please share some of what you have written and discuss as a class.
Take a few moments to write down any new thoughts -- especially about the positive things you can recognize about your own work now.
I love teaching woodworking, because woodworking has been very useful for teaching me stuff about myself.
What has woodworking taught you about yourself (you can be honest, no one will make you share anything)?
We are going to click away from the blog for a minute to read a short essay in an online magazine called Craftsmanship Quarterly.
After reading: Finding Your Ikigai in Craftsmanship
Please write a response to what you read, see, and hear in your notebook.
After writing you may wish to share thoughts:
Thank you for thinking about these ideas today. Next I thought you could watch and learn about building a tool chest. As you watch you might focus on the "how," but you might also focus on the "why," or on the alignment of the maker and the attention to detail and quality.
Last week you watched Roy Underhill, the Woodwright, examine a set of tools with Christopher Schwartz who is a contemporary woodworker who is passionate about hand tools. You took notes on various functions of a tool chest. If you missed that class here is a link to what you missed: Anarchist's Tool Chest with Christopher Schwartz
There used to be a LOT of piano makers; piano makers worked at companies, but were expected to have their own tools. What does Henry O. Studley's tool chest say about him as a maker: The Studley Tool Chest
I don't think you'll have time to view another, but this one is also fun: the Woodwright and Peter Follansbee
Thanks,
See you next class.
Z
He will help you scroll through the images; writing prompts; writing; and discussion below. Then move you on towards a couple of other activities.
You will need your notebooks, as you will be taking notes, and writing journal entries today. Writing prompts and discussion prompts are in purple italic.
Today you are going to consider "Craftsmanship." Maybe you'll also get a better sense of how good a job you are doing in class.
I (Mr. Zartler) am not a "Master" Woodworker (I'm a Journeyman -- yes the term is sexist, I don't yet have a better one). A Journeyman is a crafts or trades person who is good enough to do work on their own, but who needs some time and practice before they ought to be training others who might one day want to be masters of their craft. (And a Journeyman is good enough to help train beginners -- often called Apprentices.)
Here is a piece I did not too long ago that represents my best work.
But today I want to talk about tool boxes. The next photo is a tool box (ok, tool chest) I finished last month. (This is a prototype to see if I like the layout and style. If it works well I'll make a fancier version one day.)
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker? Why? Any other interesting thoughts?
Side note: The tool chest used to be how a woodworker advertised their skill to potential clients. It was often the last thing an Apprentice built before being declared a Journeyman by their Master. When a client came to the Journeyman's shop (or the Journeyman showed up at someone's place to do work) the chest would get a serious checking out to see if the woodworker knew what he (it was a sexist time) was doing.
I became a serious student of woodworking less than five years ago. About six years ago, right before I took my second woodworking class, I made this tool box to carry my tools to school:
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker?
(This space intentionally left blank so as not to give anything away)
When I built it, I was very much trying to create a box that told made a statement to the other students: What do you think that statement was? (Oral responses / discussion).
(This space intentionally left blank so as not to give anything away)
When I'd taken my first wood working class, a year earlier, I was the most beginnery, ham-fisted, didn't-know-anything student in class. AND I was the last one to finish.
I made the tool box to say to all the new students (and the teacher?) "Hey, I can make things in wood. I know stuff. Look at me, I'm not the worst woodworker here."
Does that surprise you? Why or why not?
By the way, I was the BEST student in the second class. Really. I was much better, and more experienced, and faster than the other fellow in the class ....
About eight years ago, before I had taken any classes, my (ex)-wife asked me to make her a tool box for her studio (actually, she kept taking a tool box I had that my grandfather had made, and I didn't like that). This is what I made her:
When you look at this piece how does it make you think of me as a woodworker, but more interestingly, how does what you see about my woodworking make you feel about YOUR woodworking?
Please share some of what you have written and discuss as a class.
Take a few moments to write down any new thoughts -- especially about the positive things you can recognize about your own work now.
I love teaching woodworking, because woodworking has been very useful for teaching me stuff about myself.
What has woodworking taught you about yourself (you can be honest, no one will make you share anything)?
We are going to click away from the blog for a minute to read a short essay in an online magazine called Craftsmanship Quarterly.
After reading: Finding Your Ikigai in Craftsmanship
Please write a response to what you read, see, and hear in your notebook.
After writing you may wish to share thoughts:
Thank you for thinking about these ideas today. Next I thought you could watch and learn about building a tool chest. As you watch you might focus on the "how," but you might also focus on the "why," or on the alignment of the maker and the attention to detail and quality.
Last week you watched Roy Underhill, the Woodwright, examine a set of tools with Christopher Schwartz who is a contemporary woodworker who is passionate about hand tools. You took notes on various functions of a tool chest. If you missed that class here is a link to what you missed: Anarchist's Tool Chest with Christopher Schwartz
There used to be a LOT of piano makers; piano makers worked at companies, but were expected to have their own tools. What does Henry O. Studley's tool chest say about him as a maker: The Studley Tool Chest
Here are a couple of other cool links -- Tommy Mac, who has also had a TV woodworking show says this about training at the Bennet Street School in Boston: "Building a toolbox much like this one was a real turning point in my woodworking career. It was 1999 and I had begun classes at Boston’s North Bennet Street School’s Cabinet and Furniture Making program. At the time, I was a pretty good carpenter and could build plywood cabinets using power tools, but I was pretty inexperienced when it came to crafting fine furniture. Designing and building a toolbox was one of our first project assignments at school."
"The experience was for me way more than a project; it was my introduction to hand tools and more advanced joinery. Years later, I realize just how much this project influenced my woodworking. While building it, I was learning the harmony of using both power and hand tools."
At 1:15 of the following short video there is more in depth explanation of the Tool Chests at North Bennet Street.
I don't think you'll have time to view another, but this one is also fun: the Woodwright and Peter Follansbee
Thanks,
See you next class.
Z
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Examples of Coat Racks / mug holders
These following pictures represent the beginning of some more inventive ideas from an adult class I helped teach:
Thursday / Friday April 18-19 4th Quarter Project Intro
Final Projects
(This entry will be updated)
The final quarter requires you to do three things:
1) Demonstrate proper and effective sharpening techniques (1 tool = Adequate / "C" level work; 2 or more tools = above and beyond / up to "A" level work.
2) Complete one or more new projects from the list below, or, negotiated from a sketch, to a plan with Mr. Zartler. The simplest projects may be Adequate; more complex or multiple projects are required in order to earn an "A."
3) Submit one or more quality pieces to the Art Show. The pieces do NOT need to be for sale in the show. However, pieces may be offered for sale; proceeds of sales will be split 50% / 50% with the Woods program (or all proceeds may be donated).
The list of proposed projects include:
Key Holder: magnetic, or hook.
Key Holder: magnetic with inlay or other decoration
Coat Rack / Mug Rack:
Plywood tool box
Keepsake box (finger jointed)
Tool box (finger jointed)
(This entry will be updated)
The final quarter requires you to do three things:
1) Demonstrate proper and effective sharpening techniques (1 tool = Adequate / "C" level work; 2 or more tools = above and beyond / up to "A" level work.
2) Complete one or more new projects from the list below, or, negotiated from a sketch, to a plan with Mr. Zartler. The simplest projects may be Adequate; more complex or multiple projects are required in order to earn an "A."
3) Submit one or more quality pieces to the Art Show. The pieces do NOT need to be for sale in the show. However, pieces may be offered for sale; proceeds of sales will be split 50% / 50% with the Woods program (or all proceeds may be donated).
The list of proposed projects include:
Key Holder: magnetic, or hook.
Key Holder: magnetic with inlay or other decoration
Coat Rack / Mug Rack:
Plywood tool box
Keepsake box (finger jointed)
Tool box (finger jointed)
April 15 -18
Goals for the Week:
Practice; Prepare; Pass a test on "Wood Identification." Test Friday / Monday.
Students worked on two different days on practicing wood ID. Notes were updated so that all references to medullary rays indicate whether they are visible or not visible. All trees have medullary rays.
Practice; Prepare; Pass a test on "Wood Identification." Test Friday / Monday.
Students worked on two different days on practicing wood ID. Notes were updated so that all references to medullary rays indicate whether they are visible or not visible. All trees have medullary rays.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
April 12
Please help Ms. Kirschner (my long-time, dear friend) run a smooth class today, while I get some PT.
She will help you scroll through the images; writing prompts; writing; and discussion. Then move you on towards a couple of other activities.
You will need your notebooks, as you will be taking notes, and writing journal entries today. Writing prompts and discussion prompts are in purple italic.
Today you are going to consider "Craftsmanship." Maybe you'll also get a better sense of how good a job you are doing in class.
I (Mr. Zartler) am not a "Master" Woodworker (I'm a Journeyman -- yes the term is sexist, I don't yet have a better one). A Journeyman is a crafts or trades person who is good enough to do work on their own, but who needs some time and practice before they ought to be training others who might one day want to be masters of their craft. (And a Journeyman is good enough to help train beginners -- often called Apprentices.)
Here is a piece I did not too long ago that represents my best work.
But today I want to talk about tool boxes. The next photo is a tool box (ok, tool chest) I finished last month. (This is a prototype to see if I like the layout and style. If it works well I'll make a fancier version one day.)
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker? Why? Any other interesting thoughts?
Side note: The tool chest used to be how a woodworker advertised their skill to potential clients. It was often the last thing an Apprentice built before being declared a Journeyman by their Master. When a client came to the Journeyman's shop (or the Journeyman showed up at someone's place to do work) the chest would get a serious checking out to see if the woodworker knew what he (it was a sexist time) was doing.
I became a serious student of woodworking less than five years ago. About six years ago, right before I took my second woodworking class, I made this tool box to carry my tools to school:
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker?
When I built it, I was very much trying to create a box that told made a statement to the other students: What do you think that statement was? (Oral responses / discussion).
When I'd taken my first wood working class, a year earlier, I was the most beginnery, ham-fisted, didn't-know-anything student in class. AND I was the last one to finish.
I made the tool box to say to all the new students (and the teacher?) "Hey, I can make things in wood. I know stuff. Look at me, I'm not the worst woodworker here."
Does that surprise you? Why or why not?
By the way, I was the BEST student in the second class. Really. I was much better, and more experienced, and faster than the other fellow in the class ....
About eight years ago, before I had taken any classes, my (ex)-wife asked me to make her a tool box for her studio. This is what I made her:
When you look at this piece how does it make you think of me as a woodworker, but more interestingly, how does what you see about my woodworking make you feel about YOUR woodworking?
Please share some of what you have written and discuss as a class.
Take a few moments to write down any new thoughts -- especially about the positive things you can recognize about your own work now.
I love teaching woodworking, because woodworking has been very useful for teaching me stuff about myself.
What has woodworking taught you about yourself (you can be honest, no one will make you share anything)?
We are going to click away from the blog for a minute to read a short essay in an online magazine called Craftsmanship Quarterly.
After reading: Finding Your Ikigai in Craftsmanship
Please write a response to what you read, see, and hear in your notebook.
After writing you may wish to share thoughts:
Thank you for thinking about these ideas today. Next I thought you could watch and learn about building a tool chest. As you watch you might focus on the "how," but you might also focus on the "why," or on the alignment of the maker and the attention to detail and quality.
Video One: Roy Underhill, the Woodwright works with Christopher Schwartz who is a contemporary woodworker who is passionate about hand tools:
Anarchist's Tool Chest with Christopher Schwartz
If you ahve three minutes, check this out: The Studley Tool Chest
I don't think you'll have time to view another, but this one is also fun: the Woodwright and Peter Follansbee
Thanks,
See you next week -- or come by after school, I'll be back this afternoon.
Z
She will help you scroll through the images; writing prompts; writing; and discussion. Then move you on towards a couple of other activities.
You will need your notebooks, as you will be taking notes, and writing journal entries today. Writing prompts and discussion prompts are in purple italic.
Today you are going to consider "Craftsmanship." Maybe you'll also get a better sense of how good a job you are doing in class.
I (Mr. Zartler) am not a "Master" Woodworker (I'm a Journeyman -- yes the term is sexist, I don't yet have a better one). A Journeyman is a crafts or trades person who is good enough to do work on their own, but who needs some time and practice before they ought to be training others who might one day want to be masters of their craft. (And a Journeyman is good enough to help train beginners -- often called Apprentices.)
Here is a piece I did not too long ago that represents my best work.
But today I want to talk about tool boxes. The next photo is a tool box (ok, tool chest) I finished last month. (This is a prototype to see if I like the layout and style. If it works well I'll make a fancier version one day.)
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker? Why? Any other interesting thoughts?
Side note: The tool chest used to be how a woodworker advertised their skill to potential clients. It was often the last thing an Apprentice built before being declared a Journeyman by their Master. When a client came to the Journeyman's shop (or the Journeyman showed up at someone's place to do work) the chest would get a serious checking out to see if the woodworker knew what he (it was a sexist time) was doing.
I became a serious student of woodworking less than five years ago. About six years ago, right before I took my second woodworking class, I made this tool box to carry my tools to school:
When you look at this piece what does it make you think about me (Zartler) as a maker / woodworker?
(This space intentionally left blank so as not to give anything away)
When I built it, I was very much trying to create a box that told made a statement to the other students: What do you think that statement was? (Oral responses / discussion).
(This space intentionally left blank so as not to give anything away)
When I'd taken my first wood working class, a year earlier, I was the most beginnery, ham-fisted, didn't-know-anything student in class. AND I was the last one to finish.
I made the tool box to say to all the new students (and the teacher?) "Hey, I can make things in wood. I know stuff. Look at me, I'm not the worst woodworker here."
Does that surprise you? Why or why not?
By the way, I was the BEST student in the second class. Really. I was much better, and more experienced, and faster than the other fellow in the class ....
About eight years ago, before I had taken any classes, my (ex)-wife asked me to make her a tool box for her studio. This is what I made her:
When you look at this piece how does it make you think of me as a woodworker, but more interestingly, how does what you see about my woodworking make you feel about YOUR woodworking?
Please share some of what you have written and discuss as a class.
Take a few moments to write down any new thoughts -- especially about the positive things you can recognize about your own work now.
I love teaching woodworking, because woodworking has been very useful for teaching me stuff about myself.
What has woodworking taught you about yourself (you can be honest, no one will make you share anything)?
We are going to click away from the blog for a minute to read a short essay in an online magazine called Craftsmanship Quarterly.
After reading: Finding Your Ikigai in Craftsmanship
Please write a response to what you read, see, and hear in your notebook.
After writing you may wish to share thoughts:
Thank you for thinking about these ideas today. Next I thought you could watch and learn about building a tool chest. As you watch you might focus on the "how," but you might also focus on the "why," or on the alignment of the maker and the attention to detail and quality.
Video One: Roy Underhill, the Woodwright works with Christopher Schwartz who is a contemporary woodworker who is passionate about hand tools:
Anarchist's Tool Chest with Christopher Schwartz
If you ahve three minutes, check this out: The Studley Tool Chest
I don't think you'll have time to view another, but this one is also fun: the Woodwright and Peter Follansbee
Thanks,
See you next week -- or come by after school, I'll be back this afternoon.
Z
April 9-11
Students worked to finish and turn in the short essay reflections.
(Some students are just now finishing their cutting boards.)
Students who were caught up worked on shop maintenance or new projects.
(Some students are just now finishing their cutting boards.)
Students who were caught up worked on shop maintenance or new projects.
Monday, April 8, 2019
April 4-5
The following handout is available in class:
Cutting Board Reflection Name _________________________________________ Date ______________ Period _____
This is a graded
academic exercise. Be very specific and give examples as appropriate; many of .
Use the question stem (underlined) as part of your answer on lined
paper.
A) How
do you feel about your experiences making a cutting board? What did you
like? Not like? What do you wish had been different?
B) Check
which of the following have you done successfully and have gotten checked off
in the tracking notebook:
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BAND SAW
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TABLE SAW
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PLANER
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JOINTER
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ROUTER
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TEST
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DEMO
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B
continued) Have you demonstrated proficiency in the tools expected? Why
or why not?
C) What
do you like about your cutting board?
D) What
do you wish had been / were different about this project?
E) There
were six major phases to making a cutting board. Did you get meaningful peer
checks and teacher checks at the appropriate time for each phase? Was it
helpful? How? Why? Why not?
F) How
did you use the protocol? Did you always get an accurate peer check
before taking the sheet and your work to Mr. Zartler? Was it helpful? How? Why?
Why not?
G) Compare
your finished project with your scale drawing design for the project? How
well do the two match? In places where
they do not match describe, as well as you can, why there is a mismatch.
H) What
did you learn from this project? About woodworking? About making things?
About yourself?
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