week 1 unitec carpentry 9-11 march 2011

photograph of my handtools and first exercise

photograph of the exercise unassembled

photographs of my handtools

photograph of my first exercise

week 1 carpentry. introduction to the course by tutors joey pitovao and craig rutledge. walkround facilities at unitec including the workshops, classrooms, student hub, library etc. rules for use of workshop. work only under supervision of tutor. safety first.
introduction to tools by toolshed rep. bought the toolbag. warm up exercise with hammer, chisel, measuring tape, bevel gauge, folding rule, crosscut saw etc.
this was the first exercise with our new tools. practice on joints: mortise & tenon, housed, bevelled. preparations for the sawhorse project. getting used to the saw, bevel gauge, chisels, hammer, measuring tape, setsquare etc. good thing it was not marked! result was crude but good practice.
introduction to e-learning through unitec website moodle. worked through google, blogging and picasa.