1. Design Technology Process Journal - Mar. 28th, 2011
- Cutting the wood.
Today’s lesson was easy for me and everything ran great! I have done the
measuring and marking out part, so I cut it follow the lines that are drawn.
Today I used many familiar tools, like the tenon saw and the pull saw and a G-
clamp. I didn’t use any new tools. But the teacher introduced a new tool to us today, which
is the coping saw. This saw can help us cut the parts that are inside the wood board,
which the tenon saw and the pull saw can not cut. I think the coping saw is designed great,
because it was really helpful. I think I will use it later. And the G clamp is for keep the wood
tight on the table.
I found my project first when I went in to the work shop. I used pencils to remark my
lines because it was faded a bit. And then, I found a tenon saw to continue to cut it.
Everything ran great in this section except for 2 little problem that happened. When I was
cutting the second cut that I need to cut, it was perfect at the start. But at the end, the
useless piece of wood was about to fall off, but it still sticked on it. So I used the tenon saw
to cut it hardly, and it fall down. I thought it was perfect, but when I look at the edge, a little
triangular shaped edge fell off with the useless piece of wood. I was worried, so I found the
teacher to have a look. But the teacher said it’s ok, he will teach me how to solve it later.
Therefore I left it there and start to cut the last cut that I need to cut, this time was easy.
The other problem was I accidentally cut my finger with the pull saw, but it was ok because
the cut wasn’t too big. I need to be careful in the future because this is the second time I
cut my finger.
I think today’s lesson related to the AOI inquirers, because I asked some questions
to my friend and to the teacher. And the answers are helpful. This encouraged me to ask
more in the future.

2. This is a
picture of
me using a
pull saw
and a G-
clamp to cut
the top.

3. This is a picture of my using a G-clamp and a tenon saw to cut my top.