Furniture & fittings
Joiner's mallet
Voi · Module 1 · Built
dense offcut head, straight-grain handle
The tapered mortise is all about a snug, self-tightening fit.
The Student Builds 
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What I make.
Every build across the programme, from a hand-cut mallet to a composite building. The goal by the end: at least one of every category below, across every site.
The catalogue · 5 of 11 categories started
Dwellings & structuresRoofingOutbuildingsAnimal infrastructureGrowingWaterEnergyFencing & accessFurniture & fittingsMetal fabricationVehicles
Growing
Compost bays
Voi · Module 2 · Built
cypress slats
Aeration matters more than volume.
Water
Rainwater to tank to drip
Voi · Module 3 · Built
PVC, 1000L tank, drip line
A first-flush diverter earns its keep in the dry season.
Metal fabrication
Welded farm gate
Oyugis · Module 8 · Built
box steel, stick weld
Grind, fit, tack, then weld. In that order.
Dwellings & structures
Bamboo pavilion frame
Kilifi · Module 13 · Partial
treated Bambusa, bolted joints
Treatment is the whole game with bamboo.