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Alexs' Eagle Project 2011 | |
| For his Eagle Project, Alex decided to build a firepit and seating area at Orchard Hill Church. The church had done some renovations and remodeling inside and out. The church felt an area like this would get a lot of use. | |
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The start. Deciding exactly where to start digging and leveling the ground. |
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A white outline marks the area that needs to have grass removed and the ground leveled. |
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The grass is gone and a base of gravel is in the hole. |
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Yes, he really is leveling gravel. It's important. |
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Next, a layer of sand is placed. |
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And packed down. |
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Then the edging strips are placed. |
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Leveling out the base one last time. |
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A scout is clean. The sand is raked out of the grass. |
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While one group was working on the base of the firepit, another group was starting to assemble the benches. |
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The kits were pretty easy to assemble and Alex had plenty of help. |
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A few screws to secure the seat. |
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The pavers are in place. It looks good. |
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The first layers of the stone ring is in place and the base of the firepit is in place. |
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Each brick was cemented to keep it in place. |
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Nick is in charge of the glue, Alex supervises. |
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Jan helps out with a new tube. |
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Working on the third layer. |
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The third layer is looking good. |
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The firepit is almost finished. |
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The last layer. |
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Working on a few more benches. |
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3 of our younger scouts came to help. |
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Ryan gets to use the power tools - Oh Yea! |
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Break time. Food is a must for Eagle Projects. |
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The firepit insert is added. |
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It looks really good. |
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The firepit is done. |
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The project is done and looks great. Alex and some of the scouts who helped. |
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The firepit Eagle Project looks great. |
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