Hunter Kight built a swing over the course of several months. He began by researching plans online and purchasing wood and hardware. He then spent time planning, ripping, cutting, and sanding the wood to the proper dimensions. Key steps included making a template for the back pieces, drilling holes, bolting pieces together, and screwing on the slats. In total, the project took Hunter 36 hours and 55 minutes to complete from start to finish.

1. Product Work Log
Name Hunter Kight Date April 19, 2012
Product Designed and constructed a swing
Date/Time: Activity: Researched plans Comment/Suggestions:
1/25/2012
8:30-10:45 Commentary: I spend a few hours on
the internet researching different plans
to get ideas on what to build and how
to build it.
Date/Time: Activity: Bought wood Comment/Suggestions:
2/2/2012
6:00-9:00 Commentary: Went to Lowes and
bought the wood and the hardware
(screws and bolts) needed to put the
swing together.
Date/Time: Activity: Planned wood
Comment/Suggestions:
2/16/2012
6:30-8:30 Commentary: Got all of the boards that
were going to be used as slats and
planed them to make them the right
thickness.
Date/Time: Activity: Ripped wood Comment/Suggestions:
2/17/2012
12:00-1:30 Commentary: After I had planed all of
the wood I ripped it to the right width.

2. Activity: Cut wood
Date/Time: Comment/Suggestions:
2/17/2012 Commentary: After planing and
3:00-4:00 ripping the wood to the right size I
finally had to cut each slat to the right
length.
Activity: Cut wood
Date/Time: Comment/Suggestions:
2/17/2012 Commentary: I again was cutting slats
6:00-7:00 down to the right length.
Activity: Cut wood
Date/Time:
Comment/Suggestions:
2/27/2012 Commentary: I was cutting the arm
6:30-8:00 pieces to relatively the right size.
Activity: Cut wood
Date/Time:
Comment/Suggestions:
2/28/2012 Commentary: I put the curves onto the
7:00-8:00 arm pieces using a band saw
Activity: Put a round edge on the arm
pieces Comment/Suggestions:
Date/Time:
2/29/2012 Commentary: I used a router and put a
6:30-7:30 nice curve around the entire top part of
the arm pieces.

3. Activity: Sand wood
Comment/Suggestions:
Date/Time: Commentary: Sanded the arm pieces a
3/3/2012 final time to make sure that they were
10:00-12:00 completely smooth
Activity: Went during lunch to make
an outline of my back pieces
Date/Time: Comment/Suggestions:
3/14/2012 Commentary: I went with my friend
1:30-2:30 Austin and he helped me to make an
outline of the back pieces to the exact
specifications so that I could lay it on
the wood and trace it out.
Activity: Cut wood
Comment/Suggestions:
Date/Time: Commentary: Cut out the back pieces
3/14/2012 to relatively the right size using the
6:30-9:00 template that I made.
Activity: Cut wood
Date/Time: Comment/Suggestions:
3/15/2012 Commentary: Cut along the lines that
7:00-8:00 were traced onto the wood that gave
me the outline of it.

4. Date/Time: Activity: Sand wood
3/19/2012 Comment/Suggestions:
8:00-9:30 Commentary: Sanded the wood down
to the exact lines that were traced and
made sure that every piece was the
exact same size as the others.
Date/Time: Activity: Drill holes in the back pieces
3/22/2012 Comment/Suggestions:
6:30-8:30 Commentary: Drilled the holes on the
edge of all the back pieces so that each
set of two would line of exactly the
same at an angle.
Date/Time: Activity: Buy more bolts
Comment/Suggestions:
3/24/2012
1:00-2:00 Commentary: Because I had drilled
two holes that were too big I had to
make a special trip to the store to get
bigger bolts to fit in the holes.
Date/Time: Activity: Bolt the back pieces together
3/25/2012 Comment/Suggestions:
4:30-6:00 Commentary: I bolted the back pieces
together and made sure that they were
all angled at the right angle.
Date/Time: Activity: Build the armrest
3/29/2012 Comment/Suggestions:
6:30-8:30 Commentary: I had to screw the arm
rest frames together.

5. Date/Time: Activity: Screw the first and last slats
4/10/12 into place Comment/Suggestions:
6:30-10:00
Commentary: I got the first and last
slats and screwed them on so that I
could base the rest of the slats off of
those.
Date/Time: Activity: Screwed the slats on
4/12/2012 Comment/Suggestions:
5:30-8:00 Commentary: I screwed the slats onto
the seat portion of the swing.
Date/Time: Activity: Finished the swing
Comment/Suggestions:
4/15/2012
1:30-6:00
Commentary: Finished screwing
everything together and making sure
was just right.
Total: 36 Hours 55
minutes