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Process of Building the Board

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#1 Special glue was poured on the top side of the layer of the board #2 Rollers were used to spread the glue out on the board face #3 The second layer of the board was put on the first #4 Glue was poured once more and steps 1-4 were repeated #5 The last layer of the board was aligned on and this process was completed #6 The board was placed on styrofoam that was the same size as the board #7 A red piece was put on the board to make sure the board would not compress too much. The board with the red piece was placed in a plastic bag #8 The bag was sealed #9 The air in the bag was pumped out so the board could harden Once the board was left for 24 hours it was ready too take out of the bag. Then we were ready too carve and sand it.

Pictures of Sanding

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Sanding Paper/Block

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60-80 100-120 150-220 200-Sanding Block Sanding Block

Photos of Finished Board

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Photos of Carving

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Written Documentation of Board

Describing process using elements/principles of design The process first starting by carving the edges of the board. There was one long, thick, and rough line on the side of the board, and the objective was to create different angles from that one line. We used the carving tool to do that. When using the carving tool, we had to go in one direction until different angles were carved out, this was done on both sides. The end result of carving was one relatively smooth line with 4 angles on it. After that we used the sanding paper to sand one face of the board. Since the wood on my board travelled from top to bottom, I sanded up and down. There were different grades of sanding paper starting at 60 and ending at 400, This process took a long time and the end result was one smooth, glassy, and thick board. Describing to someone Important things to know when carving are: carve in one direction, going back and forth can create ridges in the board and wood can get caught put force on the carvi...