We’ve come to the end of the semester and I have essentially reached the end of my learning project at the same time. My goal when I set out was to use the construction skills I had acquired during high school and on other building/renovation projects I have helped my parents and grandparents on to […]
Closing in on the completion on the bed frame I made. Todays task was to cut the plywood for the top of the frame. This will provide a flat surface for the mattress to lay on and provide extra structural support for the frame. The shape of the van made for challenges as the front […]
Another slow week working on my project. Sometimes life gets busy. I did manage to get into Lowes this week and get the Plywood, that will sit on top of the frame. Because I need alot of space to cut a sheet of plywood I have to do it outside. But the days are getting […]
Another week goes by and I get closer to seeing the finished product. This week, I started cutting the 2×4’s to fit in the 2×10’s for bracing it together. These measurements weren’t all the same as the back of the van is narrower than the front. At the back the measurement was 61″, as I […]
Today I cut the wood for my project for my bed project for my sisters van. I used the table saw to cut the 2X10’s. Please forgive me for no guard on the table saw. It’s my dad’s and as a gen x hes’s not very safety conscious. The 2X10’s were cut in 52″ length […]
Sorry to ruin your read this week for my learning post, as I have been crazy busy. I was away for the weekend visiting family for Thanksgiving and keeping up with my studies. That being said, even though I didn’t get any physical “hands on” work completed I did manage to make some minor tweaks […]
This week, there was only small progress made on the van bed. With leaves starting to fall and the weather getting cooler, a lot of the weekend was spent cleaning up the yard and bringing the boat, seadoos and dock out of the water. It may have been sunny but the water wasn’t warm! Since […]
The app that I chose to use and review is YouTube. This is an extremely simple and straight forward way to upload and edit a video. As well, it has the ability to be viewed or shared with specific individuals such as a class or to be placed for public viewing that anyone can watch. […]
This week was spent mostly on the computer, looking at videos and pictures on how to build a bed frame. In reality a bed frame is a . However after watching videos I realized that it would also need cross support to prevent the mattress from falling through on the sides. Since storage needs […]
Figuring out what I was going to do for my learning project was not easy. There are lots of things I’m interested in learning more about but wasn’t able to find online resources for them very easily. So, I’ve finally settled on construction/woodworking with the end goal being making a bed frame and cubbies for […]