Lesson 7 - 27/11/06

Today, I worked really hard on my container. I made sure that any remaining gaps were filled, and then I got onto the dangerous work. I put my entire container in the disc sander! This was very dangerous and risky, but it paid off as I did a good job of it. After further analysis, I saw that the box had been made perfectly smooth, but at some expense. The box had been left with lines on it from the disc sander. I needed to remove this so I set out with sand paper and a cork and began work. One side at a time, I began to remove these lines. It was hard work, but after feeling the smoothness of the wood, I knew that it would be definitely worth it. After sanding down all the sides, I needed to add that final touch. Varnish was the answer. I had little time in the lesson left, so I did what I could. I added pre-sealant solution to the wood, so that next lesson I would be ready to apply the varnish. With five minutes of the lesson left, I smoothed of the corners, and sanded it down, so that the appearance of the box became drastically improved.

Next Lesson:
· Apply the varnish
· Smooth down as much as possible
· Project Complete!