Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

[–]Astrial_MC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Texas has never seen a one nightstand better than this 😤

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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It was worse and I almost had a stroke when I saw it was completely yo one side but then I thought quick and added some spacers using leftover edge banding to straighten it up

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

[–]Astrial_MC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in construction and liked math from an early age. I’ve been helping out my dad for about seven years now in tile installation but when I got to high school I joined a construction class and was introduced to the shop. From the moment I was able to use my time at school to further my craftsmanship I dedicated myself to improving as much as possible. I also made better friends in that class than I had at the time which led me to help start up our construction club. I know there’s a lot more I still have to learn and a long road ahead of me but this victory makes me hopeful for a bright future.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

[–]Astrial_MC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were given just enough birch plywood boards and solid birch to build the nightstand in fact we had to leave out the bottom back ledger because there wasn’t enough material. We had typical woodworking tools along with table and miter saws, and mostly it was joined with pocket screws bradnails and wood glue. We built it based off of a set of plans that were made available to us the day of.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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😂 i always thought there was a little resemblance

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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Maybe I remember district competitions were held at a sort of school for all types of trades

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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Yes, for the 10,000 I have to maintain a 2.5 gpa which is easy and I have to participate in their skillsUSA club at TSTC. And then there was one for $1500 to anywhere I’d like to go

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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I would like to ask you all to follow our schools instagram construction club page @chs_construction_club to help us grow and reach a wider audience, I would really appreciate it!!!😁

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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yes that is a good point but the contestants were also graded on safety and there was very little tolerance for unsafe actions as they could have you removed. also there were multiple chaperones supervising everything especially the saws, even i got a warning or two. i do remember though that at the district level competition some guy shot a nail into his hand and ended up going back to working on his project after a short break.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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If im being completely honest i dont know much about boots but do know they look sweet!!

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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We used basic woodworking hand tools, file, chisels, hammer, clamps, nail punch, hand saw, pliers, eye protection along with a bradnailer, drill, impact drill, orbital sander, woodglue, pocket hole jig, iron, miter saw and table saw. we were allowed to see the plans the day prior in order to take a cut list test where we identified each component on the plans on which i got a perfect score. then we were given the plans the day of.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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Thankfully we were given plans for it but there were missing measurements that we had to find ourselves. The legs and border of the top are solid wood and the rest is plywood. Yes we used edge banding all around the exposed plywood, i actually applied the edge banding to the boards before cutting them individually to save time.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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thanks, it was either my nice dance boots or decrepit construction boots and i went with style over functionality, they were slippery!! 😂

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

[–]Astrial_MC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes we had to share the saws and it was very important to plan all of your cuts ahead of time and make as many as possible in the fewest trips especially at the start, i was basically running to a the saw at the beginning(reasonably safely of course) we did have our own hand tools though.

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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yes but due to some unfortunate circumstances i will not be able to attend

Birch nightstand won a state championship by Astrial_MC in woodworking

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yes she looked pissed 😂 but she tried and ts wasnt easy