Day 5

As the first week of senior project is beginning to come to an end, I am running around trying to find things that I can accomplish in the rainy weather. Waking up to the rain this morning, I struggled to think what I could get done today.

I began gathering phone numbers of 4 local lumber yards to try and track down some Mahogany wood that I will need for the wood slats of the chair. I decided to go with Mahogany over other types of wood because it is a harder wood that has less chance of warping over time, and it is more aesthetically pleasing due to its deeper richer colors and grain. I was searching for a 3/4" common board that I can cut to my measured length of 36".


Belletetes was the closest lumber yard that carried this special type of wood, and it just so happens that I drive by it everyday on my way to school.




Because of the weather forecast for the next week, I will be using these rainy days for time in the wood shop at proctor to cut, and to strip the boars down to my preferred size.

Here is a picture of the Mahogany pallet at the lumber yard.

As a recap on this rainy day, I spent 45 minutes on the phone with lumber yards and taking measurements for the square footage of material I will need.
I spent the next 45 minutes of my day at Belletetes purchasing the Mahogany, and talking to a professional in the paint department to select the right primer and paint for the two chairs.

At the end of day 5, I had put in 1.5 hours of work.

This brings my total hours to 13

Completed:

1.  Found square footage of wood I will need.
2. Contacted lumber yards.
3. Made a trip to Belletetes.

Tomorrows tasks (weather permitting):

1. Machining Mahogany slats to test for the right fit.