2018 BOM – June
Before I was measuring stuff, I was a tool engineer, designing tooling to help make airplanes. The tools we use are big jigs to hold pieces while they’re fastened together, […]
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2018 BOM – May
This month’s block is brought to you by autoclaves! An autoclave is vessel that uses pressure and heat to treat the product inside it. In the airplane industry, we use […]
2018 BOM – April
This month, we’re making two blocks! It sounds like a lot, but they’re light on piecing, so I think it will be manageable. Does anyone else find the conspiracy theory […]
2018 BOM – March
We’re going Supersonic yo! These days, commercial airplanes don’t travel faster than the speed of sound (767 mph in dry 68°F air). In the 70’s, the British Aircraft Corporation manufactured […]
Spring 2018 Retreat Sign Up
Are you ready to sign up for our next retreat? Our fabulous retreat committee has been hard at work getting all of the details sorted out and they are ready to […]
