Monthly Archives: October 2015

After showing you the product and the tools necessary to create that product, I am going to attempt to describe the process. The product was a standing lock roof (see 2 posts ago) that I made with the tools I … Continue reading →

In the last post, I showed some “standing lock” roofs that I had constructed about 15 years ago. The process I used was essentially the same one that carpenters used 100 years ago and the tools I used were from … Continue reading →

Every so often, I wander past some “old” project of mine from days of yore when I was a carpenter and not a teacher of carpentry. These days, with a camera in the cell phone and a place to share … Continue reading →

Every so often, I discover buildings that have been remodelled (perhaps “remudelled” is a better word!) in a way which stands out for its strangeness or awkwardness. I went for a walk in the Adirondacks a few weekends ago when … Continue reading →

It is great to have the right equipment and the right people on hand for the task to be done. Landscaping asked if it would be possible to move the gazebo in the front of the building down to the … Continue reading →

Sometimes we at CVCEC are asked to build projects for schools or centres in our school board. Usually, we do not simply construct these projects for the schools, but try to involve our students as an additional learning opportunity outside … Continue reading →

I am not teaching any of you at the moment, but that does not mean that I do not have a few stories to tell for those interested. I save these “stories” up waiting for an opportunity to share them … Continue reading →

For those of you graduating this week, here is a little post for you.  You just completed the “Stairs” module. Looking around, there are stairs everywhere, and I found an unusual one this past weekend on one of my “leisure” … Continue reading →

I love it when my job is done in part by my students! In this case, Scott sent me an interesting link from the Ottawa Citizen about concrete and recent innovations in how to monitor it as it cures. Check … Continue reading →