A winner…sort of.

The canoe on display at the beginning of the award ceremony.

The drawing for the canoe raffle took place May 17 at 7 p.m.  I sold tickets at the door and raked in about $250.  This brought my total raffle sales to $3940.  All of which has been donated back into the woodshop as planned.  The winner of the canoe was Mr. Harry White from Freeland, MI.  He has a daughter than attended Freeland as  senior this year.  Mr. White, after announcing his name, came up on stage and announced that he will be donating the canoe back to the FHS woodshop.  It was a very generous motion on his part and Freeland, as well as myself, is very thankful for his kindness.

Overall, the canoe was  a major success and new tools are being purchased for the shop.  These tools include a new Jet Pro drum sander and cordless drills.

Thank you everyone who has been a great help with my project either selling tickets, purchasing tickets, or helping with my canoe.  Things could not have gone any better and again, thank you for your time and effort in my senior project.

Best Regards always,

Spencer Toth

Only hours remain…

Tackling this project and spending over half of the school day in woodshop this week has allowed me to finally see how the canoe is going to look when completed.  The gunnels are on, the seats are made, and the decks are now in place.  My presentation for this project is Friday, May 15.  The canoe WILL be presentable and all pieces will be in place.  Wish me luck!

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Questions or comments?  spncr2@gmail.com

A race to the finish…

The clock is ticking…

Less than two weeks until the drawing and I can finally see the finish line.  Every part of the canoe is now completed (for the most part) but the assembly and critiquing of sizes and shapes seems like the most important part.  Anyone can build a beautiful seat but if it doesn’t fit correctly or is off center, then what’s the point?

No I wasn't posing. Heavily In thought, my friend snapped a picture thinking it was funny.

The work has now become very exact.  By that I mean there is little room for error.  I’ll use my seats for example, again.  Cutting the pieces, drilling the dowel holes and gluing them together…no bid deal.  Routing a round over, sanding and more sanding..gets a little more involved…Then I had to route a 1/4″ groove in an exact rectangle for the cane which is the middle part of  the seat…dont mess up!..Finally cutting the seat center, square, and to fit inside the boat is the next step… better not cut too much off! And if i do?.. well then I’m back to step #1 and the whole process starts up….again.

Ya know the common phrase, “Measure twice, cut once.” Well with this project I am certainly living by those guidelines..

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Hurry! Get your Raffle Tickets!

Raffle tickets for my canoe fundraiser are still for sale but wont be for much longer! Dont wait until the last minute..  2 weeks remain until the drawing of May 17!

Where can YOU buy tickets?

• Spencer Toth (me)
• Freeland High School front office
• www.skeletonpath.com (online PayPal payment only)
• Woodcraft of Saginaw.  2268 Tittabawassee Rd. Saginaw, MI

Thank you to everyone who has helped me sell tickets AND to those who have supported my fundraiser by purchasing tickets!

Questions?  spncr2@gmail.com