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Teen Challenge Wood Shop

Laura Simon
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Students in the wood shop at Teen Challenge Mid-America have been handcrafting items such picnic tables, porch swings, dog and bird houses, and now doll houses for nearly 20 years.

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    Keith Slinkard, left, works on putting together wagon wheels for the sides of benches, as Vincent Breazeale, center, puts together the back of a bench, and David Hardman cuts some small pieces of wood to be used on a dollhouse. (Laura Simon)
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    Craig Lough sands braces for the porch swings Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Mid-America Teen Challenge. Lough cuts, sands, and assembles 3-4 sets of braces a day, and there are three braces per swing. (Laura Simon)
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    David Hardman works on putting the details together inside the second dollhouse he has built at Mid-America Teen Challenge. (Laura Simon)
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    Tim Reynolds, left, and Michael Schuler work on fixing the chain on the plainer Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Teen Challenge Mid-America. The plainer is used to smooth lumber before it is used to create benches, porch swings, birdhouses, and now dollhouses. (Laura Simon)
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    Students of Mid-America Teen Challenge use basic tools to create birdhouses, benches, porch swings, and now doll houses. (Laura Simon)
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    Bob Lyttle cuts the 2x4 legs for picnic tables that students at Mid-America Teen Challenge hand-make for Bucheit's stores. (Laura Simon)
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    Harold Bowser from Mississippi's gulf coast smooths the grain on a wagon wheel using sandpaper. The wheel will later be attached to a bench that Mid-America Teen Challenge students make for area Bucheit stores. (Laura Simon)
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    Shane Gehlert, right, hammers screws in place to the top of a picnic table for William Cash to secure with a power drill. They use screws instead of nails because they are stronger and nails have a way of working themselves out over time. (Laura Simon)
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    Kevin Kokubun applies a varnish to a hand-made wagon wheel after he smoothed out the grain with sandpaper. (Laura Simon)
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    Kevin Kokubun applies a varnish to a hand-made wagon wheel after he smoothed out the grain with sandpaper. (Laura Simon)
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    Don Johnson draws a sketch for a prize wheel that will be used during the May 29, 2010 Mid-America Teen Challenge Strawberry Festival. (Laura Simon)
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    David Hardman works on putting the details together inside the second dollhouse he has built at Mid-America Teen Challenge. (Laura Simon)