Laney College's Japanese Hand Tools II Class: Japanese Gate Project - 2007/03/31

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Highlights from today's class:

• We spent time today assembling the posts and beams. Finally, the gate is looking very close to its final form. There's still a lot that needs to get done, but it's rather exciting to see that we've made quite a bit of progress.

	1 - Manny cutting the key for a joint.
	2 - Lee test fitting the pieces for the door.
	3, 4 - Wade checking the squareness on a post.
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	24, 25 - Jay and Bob talking tools.
	26, 27 - Bob chopping mortises.
	28, 29 - Raising the gate.
	30 - Jay testing the squareness of the post. The fence-post level was a gift from The Japan Woodworker.
	31 - The workbench clamps come in handy.
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