My First Ever Wood Joint! by Kate

Yesterday at Technicraft it was the best as it was the day that I got to cut out my first joint! It was really uneven but yet it was still okay to cut out.

I tried to make my joints even but Mr Grundy had to cut it out and make it smooth.
As I was cutting my joint up to half way I accidentally went a bit over the marking line.

After I did that Mr Grundy smoothed out my finished joint which I could attach to my other piece of wood!

Woodwork At Tech! by Kate

Today at technicraft I was making the joints for my design. I had to make sure that my joints were alike and had the exact measurements. It took a while to draw my joints because every time I tried to draw it, it was either uneven or in the wrong spot.

It was about the 5th time I tried and got it right, then I was able to move on. I  chiselled my joints to make an effort to finish it. After that I was so happy to be able to finish my work and move on!

Working With Metal! by Robati

On Wednesday the year 8's and Saint Pius attended Mr Grundy's Woodwork Workshop.

I had to trace my drawing with a pencil and insert it into a piece of wood. Later on Mr Grundy showed us his deadly machine. It was so fierce the blade was moving fifty times per second! Luckily,  the teacher has a key to it on and off.

My design was a cross. It has sharp edges. Mr Grundy had to be careful with my design. He boiled some special metal called pewter and poured the liquid into the gaps in the piece of wood. 

Mr Grundy's Wood Working by Robati

   

Every Wednesday Year 7s go to Tamaki College to Mr Grundy's woodwork class. As soon as we learnt the basics of doing housing joints, he showed us a few of his own wooden toys he worked by hand with sharp tools.
We started off with a 320cm length wood. The most important tools are pencil and paper. If you didn't have these two supplies you wouldn't be able to make anything. If you do have them,  you also needed a ruler. The ruler is for measuring your wooden board onto your sheet of paper.
You had to start off writing your name on the top right hand corner of your sheet of paper so Mr Grundy and the other year 7s will know who's it is.