Preparing the planks!

I learned a lot today! I have learned how to cut wood and make sure that the lines are fair. We are building whale boats and I am overly excited to come back in two weeks.

Starting the oars!

Today we vacuumed the sand and dirt out of the whale boat so it could be prepared for painting. Then we milled and glued boards up to make oars from. By using wood glue and clamps we were able to laminate the wood together. It was cool!

The Whale Boat Takes Shape

Today, we welcomed a new group of students from Wooden Boat Factory into our shop. They will be working with us throughout the spring on the new whale boat and its accompanying oars. Having come to us with some previous experience they quickly acclimated to the shop and dove right into setting up the whale boat molds with time to spare to laminate spruce planks for a set of oars. We certainly look forward to working with them in the weeks to come.

Learning Curves -Urban Promise

Today we learned about fair curves and lofting, and then put together a saw horse with a nail gun and glue. I look forward to coming back in two weeks.
-Danielle

Nuetral Buoyancy -CHAD

We have learned today on January 14th, 2013 more on density. We learned about the Seaperch, and how we will be making one towards the end of the year. We dealt with the controls and how to move it back and forward/up and down/spinning/propelling through the water, and picking up rings. We demonstrated today by making our own submarine with a drill and saw out of PVC pipes. By connecting a tube and filling it with water, we learned that by blowing into it that it will start to float. With just enough air it will stand straight up, also known as neutral buoyancy.

-Alexis Dibella

Seaperch testing. -CHAD

Today we took a look at what our submarines will look like. We also got a chance to operate and get a feel for what we'll be doing. We were put into groups with our partners to start discussing and coming up with our ideas for submarines.

Rubber Band Boats! -Urban Promise

Today we made a miniature boat powered by a rubber band to test which boat shapes go the fastest.

We tested them in the sink and then used them in the new pool in the lobby.