Reflection

Title: Diary of a wimpy kid

Genre: Book 

Author: Jeff Kinney

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig—not exactly Greg Heffley's idea of a good time. Rowely was gregs bestfreind

Converting Chart

 

When we dived by 10 we move the DP i place to left

When we dived by 100 we move DP 2 places to the left 

When we multiply by 10 we move the DP 1 place to the right

When we multiply by 100 we move the DP 2 places to the right

mm	cm	m	km
12000mm	1200cm	12m	0.012km
5000mm	500cm	5m	0.005km
120000mm	12000cm	1200m	1.2km
326mm	32.6cm	0.326m	0.00326km
1200mm	120cm	1.2m	0.012km

Basic tools in wood work

Carpenters pencil 

Identify:

Describe: The carpenters pencil is like and ordinary pencil but flat

Explain: The pencil is to mark out on your work. and the reason it is flat is so that it doesn't roll away 

Marking Gauge

Identify:

 

Describe: It has a long piece of wood and another that's a box type of shape that has a thumbscrew in it. there's a nail on the top-side of the long piece of wood

Explain: this is used to mark out a line on piece of wood by puting in it on a ruler you can accurately mark it

Combination Set Square 

Identify:

Describe: Its a ruler with a handle with a bubble level

Explain: Here's a video link

Sliding bevel

Identify:

Describe: It has a metal slide that turns around on a piece of wood

Explain: Here's a video that explains it Link

Woodwork set square

Identify: 

Describe: There is a metal flat sheet connected to a wood handle

Explain: It is used for marking out right angles before any joint is cut. It can also be used for marking straight lines and checking straight edges. 

Link

Trees and NZ timber

 

Crown is the top half of the tree 

Leaves are what the tree produce 

Branches stem off to create leaves

The trunk is like the body of the tree

Roots are for holding the tree down for wind and also to transfer chemicals and water to the tree

Cross section of a tree trunk and stump: trunk: part of the tree, between the roots and the branches, consisting of wood on the interior and bark on the exterior. Stump: the remainder of the trunk including the roots after the tree is felled.

Most trees are meant to be cut down to lumber Is grown in managed forests owned by the company or leased to them by the government. When the trees grow into their ideal size they cut them down to send to the lumber mill where they get cut in many shapes and sizes.

The tree gets cut down then skim all the branches off the tree next is to cut it into size so that they can tranzport it to the lumber mill and from there they remove the bark off the tree and cut it into size. They also dry the limber.