To the band-saw we go!

Finally, after all the preparation and planning, we were finally allowed to use the deadly tools!

Practice round:

      No, this randomly sawed up piece of scrap-wood is not especially aesthetically pleasing, but it served its function to familiarize me with the bandsaw. 

      But before I went anywhere near that shop of horrors, I was going to have everything mapped out to perfection so as to ensure an easy experience. So, the night before our work-day in the shop, I sat down on my futon with my cardboard model and my drawings and attempted to plan out exactly how to go about this procedure. 

       Here are my attempts to rationalize the complexity of cutting a three-dimentional shape using a tool I have no experience with:

      While I do think this preparatory planning was helpful come work-day, it did by no means ensure a perfect and problem-free operation. 

      In fact, my planning did nothing to prevent a mishap. Luckily, my mishap was fairly minor and did not necessitate a complete do-over. I did, however, have to go back to the drawing board and figure out how exactly to go about resolving this misunderstanding between me and the band-saw. You see, I wanted the saw to do something which it was sadly unable to do. So my original intent of having the bottom portion of the car silhouette become a hollow box was unsuccessful. 

      (More pictures of this to follow shortly)