12/13/16 Annika:
We finally found a strong, effective way to hold the wooden beams and cinder blocks together. They will be put together using metal rods that we will send through the boards into the cinder blocks. We want to make sure that people are unable to break our bench. We were going to assemble the bench today, but we realized that it would be too heavy to carry the whole structure to school. We decided to place the bench in the garden near the baseball field. So on Thursday after school, we are going to bring all the parts to the garden and finish it. Since it's supposed to rain Thursday afternoon, we will probably cover it with a tarp.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Sunday, December 4, 2016
December 5, 2016
12/5/16 Katie:
Today, Whitley and I, with the help of Mr. Moody, cut the wood to 6 feet 6 inches. This way the bench will be a length of 5 feet with 3 inches sticking out on each side of the cinder blocks. After cutting the wood we sanded each piece so it was smooth with no sharp edges. We used an electric sander, given to us by Whitley´s dad. Then we applied a thick coat of primer on all four sides of the wood planks. We waited for them to fully dry, then moved them back into storage.
Today, Whitley and I, with the help of Mr. Moody, cut the wood to 6 feet 6 inches. This way the bench will be a length of 5 feet with 3 inches sticking out on each side of the cinder blocks. After cutting the wood we sanded each piece so it was smooth with no sharp edges. We used an electric sander, given to us by Whitley´s dad. Then we applied a thick coat of primer on all four sides of the wood planks. We waited for them to fully dry, then moved them back into storage.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
November 29, 2016
11/29/16 Maddie:
Today, we covered our cinder blocks with a coat of red paint. One of the biggest struggles of this project came on this day. We were unsure if the color we chose was the right shade. Also, we thought we didn buy enough paint. Nevertheless, we finished the first coat, then set it out in the sun to dry. During the night while our cinder blocks were drying, it rained. Our paint held up pretty well since we used a waterproof outdoor paint. There were still a few spots that were washed away, but those were quick fixes.
Today, we covered our cinder blocks with a coat of red paint. One of the biggest struggles of this project came on this day. We were unsure if the color we chose was the right shade. Also, we thought we didn buy enough paint. Nevertheless, we finished the first coat, then set it out in the sun to dry. During the night while our cinder blocks were drying, it rained. Our paint held up pretty well since we used a waterproof outdoor paint. There were still a few spots that were washed away, but those were quick fixes.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
November 27, 2016
11/27/16 Whitley:
Today, all members of the group came to my house to plan the build and figure out our budget. We decided that the most cost effective way to make a strong bench would be to build one using cinder blocks and wooden beams.. We bought 3 8 foot pieces of 4´ by 4´ redwood. Then we picked out 10 cinder blocks that had no chipped corners. We bought primer and red paint for the cinder blocks and primer and white paint for the wood. We choose not to buy something to bond everything together because we wanted to do more research. We were struggling to find a way to connect the wooden planks to the cement blocks. Then we went back to my house where we figured out how to place the cinder blocks. Then we all painted the cinder blocks with thick coats of primer. We chose to not prime the wood that day since we were already working late at night.
Today, all members of the group came to my house to plan the build and figure out our budget. We decided that the most cost effective way to make a strong bench would be to build one using cinder blocks and wooden beams.. We bought 3 8 foot pieces of 4´ by 4´ redwood. Then we picked out 10 cinder blocks that had no chipped corners. We bought primer and red paint for the cinder blocks and primer and white paint for the wood. We choose not to buy something to bond everything together because we wanted to do more research. We were struggling to find a way to connect the wooden planks to the cement blocks. Then we went back to my house where we figured out how to place the cinder blocks. Then we all painted the cinder blocks with thick coats of primer. We chose to not prime the wood that day since we were already working late at night.
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