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<h1>Creating the <br/> Advanced Woodshop</h1>
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<p><h3>Current State and Culture</h3></p>
<p>Students and the larger Olin community lack resources dedicated to advanced woodworking.
Currently, the Olin fabrication spaces are very strong in metal, and rapid prototyping
resources (laser cutting, 3D printing, etc.). The renovation plans for The Shop include
a space for advanced woodworking to supplement our existing fabrication spectrum. By
creating an advanced wood shop as a pilot in the meantime, we have the opportunity to
experiment with the types of tools and equipment needed to create a useful and high-impact
woodworking space for student projects in the future.</p>
<p>The advanced wood shop will meet current and future demands of the curriculum
(and the broader learning continuum). Courses like Principles of Engineering, Introduction to
Mechanical Prototyping, User-Oriented Collaborative Design, Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship,
and others construct primarily out of wood because wood is cheaper than metal and is readily
available locally. The current woodworking resources do not meet all of the needs for those
courses and extracurricular activities.
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<h3>Opportunities and Pain Points</h3>
<p>This experiment will allow greater insights into potential future shop renovations and
upgrades by helping us understand the demand for wood tools. From a curricular perspective,
wood as a fabrication material is widely adopted already, particularly when used with the
laser cutter and the ShopBot CNC router. The current wood shop in Academic Center 207 primarily
acts as fabrication support for classes in the design studios, such as Design Nature and UOCD,
which require light wood and plastic prototyping with “green” safety level tools.
However, there are few resources available for the community in more advanced wood working tools
such as planers, table saws, routers, jointers, and wood lathes.</p>
<p>Currently, several “red” safety level tools are located in Academic Center 207,
but they are locked down and require special permission from the shop staff to use. This experiment
would consolidate fabrication resources on the first floor of the Academic Center and streamline
access control for “red” safety level tools by removing those tools from Academic Center 207.</p>
<h3>Goals</h3>
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<li><strong>Provide new entry points into fabrication - </strong>Many courses and learning experiences at
Olin either require or can benefit substantially from making something physical. Our goal is to increase the
inclusivity and accessibility of fabrication broadly by establishing yet another entry point into making
for students and other community members.
<li><strong>Improve capabilities - </strong>Olin's existing tools for woodworking are relatively minimal -
a bandsaw, chop saw, and belt sanders. We would like to give students the tools to do more advanced and
precise fabrication in wood.
<li><strong>Expand the spectrum of fabrication processes - </strong>Wood is a fantastic prototyping material
because it's inexpensive, readily available, fast to work with, and can be machined with smaller, less
powerful machines than are required for metal. This project will provide resources that fill a notable
gap in the spectrum of Olin's fabrication tools to go from sketch model to a finished design.
<li><strong>Build the culture of student stewardship - </strong>The concept for the new advanced woodshop
will be student-developed, and it's operation will be managed primarily by students. Student autonomy
and ownership of the project will help to build a culture of student engagement and stewardship.
<li><strong>Understand demand for woodworking - </strong>The advanced woodshop is an experiment intended to help
us learn and understand the extent of the demand for woodworking resources in the Olin community. After it opens,
we will track usage and training in the space to get a sense of that demand compared to other prototyping tools
like laser cutting and 3D printing
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<h3>Tensions and Challenges</h3>
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<li><strong>Space constraints - </strong>The proposed space (formerly the mechanical engineering stockroom)
is relatively small, and woodworking takes space to do safely. It will be a challenge to balance providing
machines/capability with ensuring that the space remains safe, uncluttered, and usable for small groups of
students.
<li><strong>Accessibility vs. capability - </strong>Many woodworking tools require significant instruction
and practice to master (eg. chisels and hand planes). We want the resources in the advanced woodshop to
be as accessible as possible, but we must balance access with training that helps students be safe and
proficient in their use of tools.
<li><strong>Demand - </strong>We are aware that there is substantial pent-up demand for more extensive woodworking
resources on Olin's campus. We expect initial demand to be trained in the space to be very high. This
creates a tension between spending time training versus outfitting and reconfiguring the space in realtime based on what
we are learning from the experiment.
<li><strong>Physical distance from The Shop - </strong>The advanced woodshop is at the opposite end of a
long hallway. The lack of physical integration with existing fabrication resources will mean students
and Shop staff and faculty will need to be proactive about engaging with the space.
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<h3>Metrics for success</h3>
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<li><strong>Increased use</strong> of wood as a medium in the curriculum (and the broader learning continuum).
<li><strong>Better utilization</strong> of tools in the greater fabrication spectrum.
<li><strong>Increased student engagement</strong> in stewardship of shop spaces.
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<div class="4u"><span class="image fit"><a data-fancybox="gallery" data-caption="The old mechanical engineering stockroom being cleaned out" href="images/advwood1_big.jpg">
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<div class="4u"><span class="image fit"><a data-fancybox="gallery" data-caption="Olin's existing, basic woodshop adjoining a design studio" href="images/advwood2_big.jpg">
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<div class="4u$"><span class="image fit"><a data-fancybox="gallery" data-caption="Izzy and Evan trying to solve the machine layout puzzle" href="images/advwood3_big.jpg">
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<div class="4u$"><span class="image fit"><a data-fancybox="gallery" data-caption="The space gets a fresh coat of paint" href="images/advwood6_big.jpg">
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