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Rachel Jensen

>HI,

I need some help here. I am a high school teacher who has been catapulted into teaching woodshop in a unbelievably remote school on a military base. Here is the problem. The teacher who taught these classes retired early and took all of his teaching materials. I was the only person within 50 miles who can teach and didn�t already have a job. I am really a welding teacher but that was 10 years ago and I cant remember a whole lot about details after having 3 kids and being a stay at home mom. Anyways, my students are good kids, but they need some structure. They know how to use all the machines and have passed off all the safety tests. They are just wandering around the shop building whatever they want. I want to show them how to draw project plans correctly but I cant remember how. Can you help me out on this? Do you know of a website I can use or anywhere I can get small project plans? Ive got kids who are doing some excellent big projects, but Ive got another half of the class who need some small, relatively simple, inexpensive projects/games to make.

Thanks A TON

Rachel Jensen

Dugway High School.

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A.J. Hamler

This may help

A.J. Hamler

>Contact Jack Grube, with the New England Association of Woodworking Teachers. His e-mail is [email protected]

I realize you're not in New England, but Jack should be able to point you in the right direction. Tell him I sent you, and that I said hi.

A.J.

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Glenn Madsen near San Francisco

>Is that Dugway, as in Western Utah Dugway? That is a pretty remote place to be. And for good reason, IIRC.

I could be wrong, but I believe that there is an S McKay here on the board, who is a shop teacher in the Western US (4 Corners area?) who may be able to help. And there is a fellow who writes for Woodwork Magazine, a Doug Stowe, of Arkansas, who, among his other fine qualities, directs/teaches shop classes there. He's been to our woodworking club in the SF Bay area, and taught some memorable seminars. I know he has resources toward which he could point you.

Good luck with all of this. My dear wife also taught school, in Provo, UT, for a while, before we returned to the sunny, but crowded coast. Good teachers are a treasure.

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Al Stokka - Cambridge, Iowa

>Might be a bit simpler than you are looking for but searching via Google for "kansas 4-h woodworking plans" will take you to an Adobe document with a number of projects (swing seat, tool carrier, bird house, book rack, shoe shine box, etc.). Drawings and dimensions. Worth a look see if you want simple project ideas for younguns.

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Diz

>We have been discussing a 4-H Woodworking project. They have woodworking course booklets at 4 skill levels - ages about 12 to 16. You can contact the local Extension Service in your state to get copies.

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Phil Joines Krum Texas

>Here's one site. There are plenty of others.


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