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| Carpentry students at CPCC create sturdy walls from oak pallets. |
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CLICK to view a brief video of the display under constructionBy Rich Haag
Recently, students learning about power tools from instructor Tony Hayes got to use those tools to turn recycled oak pallets into our exhibit following a plan created by LandDesign.
More than a dozen students in the carpentry shop at the Harper Campus were turning 4-by-4 pallets and 2-by-8 beams into sturdy walls up to 8 feet tall.
The grand entrance into the exhibit will be even taller. Visitors will walk through a mock bell tower more than three pallets high.
Inside, they’ll view 18 displays and thousands of plants, many of them draped on or even inside the walls. We wondered if the pallets could handle the load. Tony politely pointed out that pallets are made from oak because it is such strong material.
As if to make his point, Tony later ended up on the floor with a power drill in tight embrace as he helped students drill a hole into a tough piece of oak pallet.
Besides the exterior structure, the CPCC students will create a greenhouse out of wood framing and polyethylene.
Once both structures are finished, they will be taken apart in modules and later reassembled, just before the show starts in late February, inside one of the event’s exhibit halls.
While most people will come to the Ultimate Schoolyard Garden to see the many ways we can use plants, animals and even insects to teach our children, Tony hopes the visitors will realize the display has its own lessons to share – including how we can make good use of recyclable materials.
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