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Woodworking Lab (pt. 2): Group B Data

Group B: Madeline, Becca, Jacob, Sally We were supposed to be firing for this week’s lab, but due to inclement weather we instead worked in the archaeology lab to finish up some of the wood working and refining that we didn’t get to last week. We were set up in three general stations: using a…

Week 7 Lab Data: Group C

Group C Lab Data: Hannah Angerman, Beck Arnow, Sagal Ahmed, and Emmy Belloni For this week’s lab, we were supposed to be pit firing our loom weights however the lab was rained out. Instead we continued woodworking in the Archaeology lab and we finished the final pieces of our frame for the loom. Although this…

Woodworking – Group A Lab Data

For this lab we spent two days learning about woodworking. First, in our Wednesday class we learned about some of the tools that we would be using and practiced shaping bricks of wood. Some of the tools included: Axe Draw Knives Knives Cutting Gloves Saws Shave horse In our normal lab period we began to…

Group C Woodworking Data

Introduction/Cutting We began by carrying logs to the Old Tennis Court, watching Sam select logs for our uprights and helping him begin the process of sawing. Process Tools Times Observations Selection Eyes 1:17-1:19 Logs for uprights were much thicker than expected, with large forks at the top. One was longer than the other. Measurement Another…

Group B Wood Loom Data

Three page summary of the wood loom lab!

Week 5 Lab Data (Group A)

Sheep We observed four types of sheep at the farm. The first was the Leicester Longwool. The largest species among the ones we saw, the Leicester Longwool needs to be sheared twice a year as a result of selective breeding. Next is the Jacob Sheep. These have multicolored wool, and can have between two and…

Group C Wool Lab Data

It’s quite difficult to get the data. because we spent most of the time with hand on activities and learning how to do different processes of yarn making properly. However, we got to discuss in re-cap class on Friday about the lab and here are some data from my group members’ experiences and reflections. Raising…

Week 5 Group B Lab Data: Wool

The Sheep Leicester Longwool largest of the four types of sheep curly s-shaped/clockwise fleece; fast-growing; shorn twice per year only males have horns breed developed in England; rather domesticated Icelandic on the smaller side shorter and straighter fleece than the longwools; can be shorn twice per year both males and females have horns allowed to…

Brooch Making Group C Data

Metal Casting We started with 30 pennyweights of bronze casting grain poured into the crucible. The start time was 2:12 and the finish time was 2:20. Temperature (F) Steps 878.7 Initial heat of flame 1217 First metal temp 1276 Second metal temp 1624 Third metal temp (flask goes in) 1700 Pin dropped, spinning 998 Flask…

Metalworking Lab: Group B Data

The following piece is a play-by-play breakdown of Group B’s activities during the Metalworking lab, including quantitative data of metal weights and temperatures, and qualitative experiences. Danny introduces casting. Showing us what steps were done to prepare for our lab, specifically the creation of the mold. The steps for creating the mold were as follows…

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