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Instructor:BradViles Date:7/2/15
CA:KanaYoo Location:WatsonSceneShop

Coursenumberandtitle:W152Woodworking

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QUESTIONS

11:31

WhenIstartanail,doIwanttostartwhackingatitlikethis?Why
not?Sresponses.S:ifyouhitit,youmayhityourhand.T:Yeah,
andyouwouldntwanttosmashyourhand.

11:32

Tholdsupnailandmakessurestudentscanseeashe
demonstrateshowtoholdit.

11:33

Doesanybodyplaybaseball?Whatdoesitmeantochokeuponthe
bat?

11:34

BecauseifImhittingitfromthisdistance,itsgoingtobehardto
missthenail.S:Andifyoudohityourfingers,itwonthurt.T:I
dontwantyoutoswingliketheWileyCoyote,butyoucanbackup
andhititlikethis.Demosswing.

11:35

Teacherexplainsprocess.Hewillmakexonstudentsboardsand
nails.Imgoingtocomeandgiveyou4xs.S:CanIstartnow?T:
Sure.

11:36

Studentsarehammering.T:AnotherimportantthingIforgotto
mention.Hammersdown.S:Stophammering.Tgivesinstructions.
Eyesuphereplease.T:Youwanttomakesureithitsrightontop
soitdoesnotbendyournails.

11:37

T:RememberwhatIsaidaboutchokingupabit?Sadjustsgripon
hammer.

11:38

Assistantremindsstudentsoftechniques.Tassistsstudentin
straighteningoutnail.

11:39

Teacherscansasstudentswork.T:Didyouhityourhand?S:

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No.

11:40

Tspeakingoverhammering.T:Doesanybodynoticehowroofing
tacksarehardertohammerin?S:Yeah!T:Becausetheyarealot
thickerthanfinishingnails!

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