This document is a process journal from a woodworking workshop documenting work from January 10th to 14th, 2011. It describes the steps taken to create a photoframe, including marking the wood shape, drilling holes, cutting out the inner part with a coping saw, and finishing. Safety gear like aprons and goggles were worn. The student had difficulty controlling the coping saw but was able to complete the cutting. Assistance was requested from the instructor. The student was satisfied with the process and looks forward to more practice with the tools.

1. DT
Process
Journal
Jan
10th
2011
/
Jan
14th
2011
-­‐
Marking
the
photoframe
Today
we
went
to
the
workshop
to
create
our
product!
I
put
on
the
apron
to
keep
my
body
clean
from
dust
and
wore
hard
shoes
to
protect
my
feet
from
sharp
tools.
I
then
checked
the
cad
drawing
to
get
the
proper
wood
to
mark.
I
picked
the
height
of
18mm
pine
and
marked
the
waterdrop
shape
of
the
photoframe
on
it.
I
erased
over
time
to
get
the
natural
shape
of
the
waterdrop.
In
addition,
I
made
the
waterdrop
thicker
for
putting
the
rebate
joint
in
it.
-­‐
Drilling
holes
on
the
wood
First
of
all,
I
drilled
four
holes
at
the
top,
bottom,
left
and
right
side
of
the
inner
waterdrop
part
(See
figure
1).
Before
working
on
drilling,
I
wore
the
apron
and
the
goggles
to
keep
my
eye
and
body
protected
from
dust
and
machine.
These
holes
made
me
possible
to
cut
the
inner
part
out.
I
adjusted
the
height
of
the
drill
so
it
could
dig
the
wood
well.
After
the
machine
was
turned
on,
I
slowly
pulled
the
handle
down.
I
should
take
time
while
using
this
machine
to
make
the
drill
perfectly
dig
the
hole
on
the
wood.
Figure
1:
I
was
using
to
drill
the
holes
on
the
wood.
In
the
photograph,
I
was
grabbing
the
handle
to
make
the
drill
get
through
the
wood.
(It
looks
like
I
grabbing
the
drill
due
to
the
angle
but
actually
I
am
grabbing
the
handle).

2.
-­‐
Cutting
the
Photoframe
Secondly,
after
four
holes
were
drilled
on
the
wood,
I
stick
the
wood
to
the
bench
vice
at
the
right
angle
that
I
could
easily
cut
the
curved
part
using
a
coping
saw.
I
then
started
to
cut
the
inner
section
with
a
coping
saw
(See
figure
2).
The
coping
saw
was
often
used
to
cut
the
curved
part.
I
first
pushed
the
coping
saw
with
my
shoulder
and
took
the
blade
out.
I
put
the
blade
into
one
hole
and
cut.
Because
the
coping
saw
was
very
hard
to
control,
there
were
too
many
bumpy
spaces
on
the
wood.
Next
class,
I
had
to
file
and
make
the
surface
smooth.
Figure
2:
I
was
using
a
coping
saw
to
cut
inner
photoframe
part.
I
put
one
hand
on
the
wood
to
control
the
coping
saw
in
a
better
way.
-­‐
Learner
Profile
Today
I
was
a
communicator.
As
I
was
cutting
with
the
coping
saw,
I
had
problem
with
taking
out
the
blade.
I
asked
Mr.
Anderson’s
help
on
that
so
I
could
move
to
the
next
process.
In
addition,
I
should
work
with
the
coping
saw
three
times
more,
so
this
would
remove
the
troubles
that
may
happen
in
the
future.
-­‐
Emotion
I
was
satisfied
with
today’s
process.
I
first
worried
about
cutting
the
curved
line
but
I
successfully
cut
the
water
drop
photoframe.
In
addition,
the
trimming
was
very
easy
to
do
with
the
pedestal
drill.
The
machines
I
used
today
were
what
I
had
already
worked
with
so
I
didn’t
have
any
troubles
with
machines.