Toy Build Over-arching Learning Objectives

Toy Design and Build Learning Objectives:

Make and follow Scale drawings

Design a toy of an appropriate size and shapes for a target child

Plan an economical use of wood to produce the toy

Plan for a properly glued up blank (face to face; edge to edge)

Glue up blank with clamps spaced for 90 degree cones of pressure

Safely and Correctly Use: Miter Saw; Band Saw; Drill Press;

Power Sanding Machines; files, rasps, and other appropriate tools to shape toy.

Create a toy with a smooth finish

Apply a mineral oil finish to seal wood.

Tuesday, 9 October

Class had time to work on drawings. Students were reminded that toys should generally be 8 inches long or bigger in order to facilitate saw work with machines and hand tools.

Students were given opportunities to take or retake tests, and to do demos.

Four tests and three demos are due before the end of the quarter.

Thanks to seventh period for unloading a lot of wood!

Grading Period Ends on October 26

Note:
All students should have completed drawing and design projects (3) for the first quarter.

Also, students should have completed the following safety tests and demonstrations before the end of the quarter:

Drill Press (test / demo)
Band Saw (test / demo)
Miter Saw (test / demo)

Students should also have passed the safety tests for 

Machine Sanders (test only required).

Any of these assignments which are NOT completed will be graded as a zero at the quarter.

Thursday / Friday 4/5 October

At the end of the week students were working on their scale drawings.

Students were completing demos.

Students were invited to work with Mr. Zartler on the planer in order to prepare do understand it's operations.

Students should have already passed the safety tests for the drill press and for the band saw.

Students should be studying operations for:

Miter Saw;
Machine Sanders;
Planner;

Also, learning the Table Saw will be useful.

Tuesday / Wednesday October 2/ 3

Classes focused on different aspects of broadening and deepening skills; all students focused on developing the ideas for their scale working drawings for their toy project.

Many students will be able to create full scale (1" = 1") drawings of their projects. Students are encouraged to do sketches of the three main views (plan; front and side elevations) before starting the scale drawings because of the interrelated nature of the drawings.

Students were shown the available wheels and axels, and were told to plan for 1/2 inch from any edge to the center of an axel. (3/8 ths of an inch may be acceptable).

Students had opportunities to work on demonstrating proficiency on tools. Students are reminded to maintain safer working conditions; attend to dust collection; and to finish their demos by putting all accessories away properly.

Some students have had (and others will get Thursday and Friday) instruction regarding milling (the use of the jointer, planner, and other machines to get "4 Square" material.

Monday 1 October

Students were demonstrated the compound miter saw.

Students studied the safer use of the bandsaw.

Students had time to work on sketches for their toy project.

Students worked to demonstrate their understanding of the use of the drill press and miter saw.

Friday, September 28

Intro students took their dril press test.

These students took notes on how to use a bandsaw.

Students had time to work on their drawings

or to do Demo tests on the Drill Press or other machines.