| Show Vigorous Shop Program At Junior High in Moab Grand County Junior High School shop Instructor Ray nay Gautier returned to Moab In time for the opening session session ses session ses- ses sion of school after spending spendIng spending spend spend- ing the summer summer pursuing post graduate work In n Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- Arts at Colorado State College Fort Collins Mr Ga chalked up 12 credit hours during the summer and hopes to acquire ac acs quire his Masters Master's Degree next summer Classes Included In Included Included In- In arts and crafts which netted him a mark In Inthe Inthe the wood carving section also advanced woodwork i electricity and electron s I and history and methods of teaching Industrial arts I Mr Gautier completed some research on the new methods of curing wood Through means of a chemIcal chemical chemical chem chem- ical process woods may be cured faster than by the kiln methods This es especially especially especially esp esp- valuable for special woods which may be cary d while still soft from the process setting up later Some kiln dried hardwoods arc are so hard It Is almost Impossible impossible Im Jm- im- im possible to work with them he said Mr Gautier will include In Include Include In- In clude this study In his thesis thes thes- is which will be on the wood carving and woods subject lie He Is considering instruction Instruction Instruction In In- of an adult education education education ed ed- ed- ed class In wood fInIshing finIshing finishing fin fIn- or wood carving if the demand Is great enough Even learning the uses of various woods would be Invaluable to the homeowner homeowner homeowner home home- owner even In the purchase of furniture Cedar wood for Instance is a specialized wood noted noted noted not not- ed for Its color and odor There are 69 varieties of mahogany woods the hardest hardest hardest hard hard- est and most expensive comes from Honduras Philippine Mahogany on the other hand Is a comparatively comparatively com com- inexpensive Ive wood and in both color and weight with age Perhaps the most precious of woods he says Is Imported Import import- ed rose wood the hardest wood is ebony Some types are hard as iron and almost almost almost al al- al- al most Impossible to carve In purchasing furniture itis it itis itis is well to n note te whether the Article 1 1 W Is re for lor instance or walnut finish finish- ed There Is much difference and a of woods would be Insulted with the Imitation finish Mr Gautier says the value value value val val- ue of hand carving over machine carving Is more of ofa ofa a status symbol than any any- thing Actually some machine machine machine ma ma- chine carving is much more Intricate and more perfected perfect perfect- ed than old methods of hand carving he believes Mr Gautier sees no op op- op port unity In the near fu future fut fui- ure for the chemical method of treating woods to displace displace displace dis dis- dis- dis place the kiln drying me me- thod It It too expensive for home construction etc Now it is used almost exclusively on hard woods especially In Inthe Inthe inthe the manufacture of gun stocks He plans to introduce introduce introduce intro intro- duce the process In his junior high shop room this year Students may cut their own wood keep In plastic fags bags free from air then when ready to use lor tor carving treat the wood It will involve less waste from cracking as well yell as s facilitate facilitate facilitate ate carving He also plans to introduce more of plastics to his students in fabrication of ash trays and salad sets Mr Gautier has years of oI background work In woods behind him He Is an Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- Arts graduate of Oklahoma State has taught for the past 8 8 years and prior to that time re reproduced reproduced to re- produced antiques for a Stillwater Oklahoma firm for 8 years |
