Saturday session
• Unloading and sorting latest Bunning’s products for auction with Ian
• Talking to J about sorting wood for racks to make room up top (my instigation)
• Working with N (pencil, footwear store)
• Recycling products and making order in the woodshed
• Smoko and continued work
• Unloading and sorting latest Bunning’s products for auction with Ian
I arrived a little earlier this week as I noticed other members had been arriving before the start time of 9.30. This maybe related to the improving weather and daylight savings. When I arrived I was also pulling up to the shed with another load of donated goods from Bunnings. I help unload these with other members of the shed. I provided various members with tasks of assembling and sorting the equipment for the Auction next Saturday. During the unload a good amount of time was spent examining the goods and making decisions about whether to keep it for the shed or add it to the auction. I was able to help out with some advice about a Dremal Drill having used one before I could describe possible uses for the shed. I also noticed some members had their eyes on certain goods and seemed to be prioritizing about which items they would bid on next week. I informed those around that there were a good number coming next week including members of the Aero club, The Kings Shed, neighbors, friends and partners. I was particularly keen to have partners attend as he thought they may be interested in the gardening products and outdoor furniture. The auction will also have a catered morning tea for those who attend and a chance to look around the shed.
• Talking to J about sorting wood for racks to make room up top (my instigation)
After helping with unloading the trailer and talking to the members about the auction I found J to have a talk about moving some of the wood from the workshop to the woodshed. J was busy with a project but we had a quick discussion about stacking wood by length and sizes as far as possible. We also decided to move wood from one area of the loft first so as to give us access to the water piping where we may tee off a connection for an outside tap in the near future. J went back to his work and N came and offered to help me with the clear out. He told me I had to be the young fella up the ladder and he’d stack the wood as I passed it down.
The first load we brought down was a collection of old rimu shelves and draws. These needed to be de-nailed and screwed so as we could keep the usable wood. We decided to do this outside in the sun. It required a bit of time and patience to find the correct tools to use on the old and rusted screws. Man needed CRC to loosen them up.
Recycling and waste not want not. Once we finished dismantling the timber myself and N rolled up the woodshed covers and began figuring out where we would store the wood. We both noted one of the roofing iron shelves was bending under pressure. N suggested we prop this up another supporting beam. We had a discussion about what wood to use and N collected a saw and square from the work shop. N has a very dry sense of humor referring to me as the skilled trades man and playing down his own skills and experience.
He was very happy to see I’d kept the pencil he gave me last week, and we spent some time talking about the shoe store he owned in Mosgiel as well as my Poppa who worked for Suckling’s in Chch a footwear firm who N had dealt with a lot. After fixing the shelf we restacked the timber and went to morning tea smoko.
At smoko I caught up with the members and a number of their projects. E had been working all morning on a mobile library unit on wheels for a local rest home. This was progressing well thanks to the similarity to previous projects as well as his experience. E seems to be a go to member for community project and often works on these with his son. The other members reported their successes and frustrations in sorting and assembling the equipment for the auction (this was proving mostly successful). I updated everyone about the auction plans and also acknowledged G birthday. This was toasted by the group.
After smoko N and myself continued to remove timber from the loft and stack it in the wood shed. We found some rough sawn pallet wood (untreated). N was very happy about this as it was ‘perfect’ for the planter boxes they make for a local community group. He though this wood would disappear very quickly now that it has been made more available.
I helped N pack up the tools we’d used and close up the blinds for the woodshed. I departed at 12noon. Before the rest of the group as I had to meet my Mother and family for lunch. Plan to attend the AGM next Wednesday.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Date: 24th September 2011
Saturday session
• Very quiet day, no more than 6 shed member present.
• Personal project to see what sort of advice I’d get. Chance to prove skills
• Good discussion with J about clearing out the wood stack above machines
Very quite day, no more than 6 shed member present. I unsure why there were so few members in attendance today. J and N said it just sometimes happens that way. J and N as well as F also noted it was good for a change to have room in the workshop which is often very crowded.
N and F spent their time working on preparing wood for planter boxes. J was working with another member to weld and install brackets in the container. As this was a two person job I asked F if there was anything else he needed doing. We talked about moving wood from the loft to the woodshed however when he heard I had a project of my own I could work on he encouraged me to do this. I’m currently renovating the kitchen in my home and had a mantle piece I was constructing in the back of the car. It was nice to get a chance to work on this as it was my first individual project at the shed.
For the rest of the session I worked by myself on this with occasional queries from F, J and N. F and N were very complimentary about the progress of the construct where as J wanted to hear what my plans were about joints and fixings. It was satisfied and complimentary once he heard I had a justifiable plan.
Left at 12.30 with the other members. (photos to follow of piece and wood in loft)
• Very quiet day, no more than 6 shed member present.
• Personal project to see what sort of advice I’d get. Chance to prove skills
• Good discussion with J about clearing out the wood stack above machines
Very quite day, no more than 6 shed member present. I unsure why there were so few members in attendance today. J and N said it just sometimes happens that way. J and N as well as F also noted it was good for a change to have room in the workshop which is often very crowded.
N and F spent their time working on preparing wood for planter boxes. J was working with another member to weld and install brackets in the container. As this was a two person job I asked F if there was anything else he needed doing. We talked about moving wood from the loft to the woodshed however when he heard I had a project of my own I could work on he encouraged me to do this. I’m currently renovating the kitchen in my home and had a mantle piece I was constructing in the back of the car. It was nice to get a chance to work on this as it was my first individual project at the shed.
For the rest of the session I worked by myself on this with occasional queries from F, J and N. F and N were very complimentary about the progress of the construct where as J wanted to hear what my plans were about joints and fixings. It was satisfied and complimentary once he heard I had a justifiable plan.
Left at 12.30 with the other members. (photos to follow of piece and wood in loft)
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