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The Ohio State University: College of Arts and Sciences

Project 2: Fire Pit

April 27, 2020 | cochran.420

packing in dirt — We started with this sketch.

One of our main priorities was drainage. But original basin wouldn’t drain…

…so we drilled some holes. Easy!

And dug a hole in the ground.

Then came the mortar.

And boom! We poured and shaped some mortar for our basin to sit in.

We added some extra gravel for below our wall.

And we piled up our rocks to make a wall.

Project 1: Seating Modifications

April 16, 2020April 27, 2020 | cochran.420

packing in dirt — We wanted our seating to be more level and more secure than it was before. So for each stump we dug at least an inch inset into the ground. Here you can see Timmy leveling the hole for the third stump.

using a chainsaw — We then set up our stumps and aligned the railroad ties on top. After tracing those, we cut out an inset for the ties to rest in.

packing in dirt — We cleaned up the corners of the insets with a chisel.

using a chainsaw — We cut notches in our railroad ties so they would sit into the insets.

Then we sat.

Acquiring Materials

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 | cochran.420

rocks for transport — We had so many rocks and Timmy’s car was so weighed down that Aaron had to put some between his feet.

Timmy and Aaron with a car full of supplies — We got a lot of supplies including some rocks, a chainsaw, and more from our parents’ homes.