Wood Acquired

Collecting the 6x12s

For our archway we decided to reuse the fir wood from the deconstruction project. We collected and  relocated nine of the 6x12s that were being stored on campus. Because this wood had been pressure-treated for its previous use we were presented with the challenge of cutting it without contaminating the wood shop equipment or vacuum system. Don, the shop manager, let us use the band saw and hand tools to make our cuts, but first we had to complete the deconstruction by removing excess wood and hardware. Since we don't know the exact history of the fir we also needed to run it through a metal detector to make sure there was not stray nails or other metal that would damage the wood shop machinery or present a potential hazard to us while we were milling. This was a good learning experience that engaged us in making important considerations for the reuse of a material.

De-nailing the wood