Some Work from the Freshman Rotation Group

The current rotation is almost ready to move on to their next career center, but they have been working hard and enjoying their time in the wood shop. We've made birdhouses and Baltimore sport plaques, in addition to helping with other student projects, learning a little about job interviews, and identifying different types of job qualities and requirements based on the particular working environment.

Nadir's Travel Chess Board

Nadir just completed his second project. Below is his summary.

List the steps needed to complete the project.

1. First thing we did was cut a rectangular piece of wood.
2. Next was to cut the shape of the handle.
3. Then we had the lay out the lines for the squares with the ruler.
4. Then we used blue tape to put on those lines that way we could paint the squares without messing up.
5. Last we had sealed the wood to protect it.

What was the most challenging part?

There weren't that many challenging things about the chess board but the only challenging thing was making sure the tape was straight and not messing up the wet paint.

Why did you choose this project or why was it assigned to you?

I thought it would be something new to do and fun as well. But also thought that it would be easy.

If you could do it again would you do anything differently?

Not a chance.

Mr. Winterland

Alex just completed his decorative snowman which he titled Mr. Winterland. His project summary is as follows:

List the steps needed to complete the project:
Step 1. took 4 X 4 post cut to the right size and painted white.
Step 2. i cut out the pieces for the snowman mouth, arms, noes, hat, tie, and pipe
Step 3. i then painted
Step 4. i attached the pieces to the snowmn with screws and wood glue
Step 5 i attached the snowman to the base board


What was the most challenging part of the project?
The most challenging part of the project was attaching the pieces to the 4X4 post.

Why did you choose this project or why was it assigned to you?
I chose this project because I wanted to create something for the winter.

If you could do it again, would you do anything differtly?
No.

Other Projects Currently in the Works

Alex is creating a decorative snowman out of a 4 x 4 post and Shawn is working on a small, curved, accent bench. They both are working very hard!

The freshman rotation group has just finished learning how each tool works and proper safety procedures in the shop. They are excited to begin building birdhouses next week.

Nadir's Pumpkin

For his first project in wood shop, Nadir chose to create a fall, decorative yard sign. He had to read and follow the project plans provided to him step by step in order to achieve the final outcome. I think he did a great job!

"What I liked most about the project was painting it," said Nadir.  I also asked what he thought the most challenging part was. He responded by saying that he didn't think anything was too difficult and that the directions were easy to follow. Nadir hopes to use the pumpkin as decoration here at Harbour as it gets closer to fall.