Project 3 Summary

This project was probably the most difficult for me out of all the projects this semester. I’m used to working on the computer or with a camera so with this project where I had to build something from nothing while using power tools really scared me. Not only because sharp objects scare me but because I had no idea what I was doing with this project.

I first started out at my own house with my dad so he could help me with the tools I needed and he could help me with the saw because I knew if I worked in the common shop there would be a lot of people down there and I wouldn’t get a lot of help but with my dad he could focus on me. But the saw in our basement wasn’t thick enough to cut the block of wood so I ended up cutting my wood in the common shop after all.

I think I really could have done better on my box because the walls aren’t straight and I think I may have built it the wrong way but I’m proud of it just because it holds something special to me. The carvings on the lid were probably the hardest part for me though.  I’m not used to it and I used the knife the wrong way and ended up cutting myself and having to get stitches but it all ended up all right.

If I could do this again I would cut straighter lines, sand the box better, but I like the carvings on the lid because it’s sort of organic like a flower.