For our second week in technology class, we have been starting our box project. We have been building a design and have been making dimensions for our box. We have also been deciding what our box will look like in terms of type of wood and color and we have been discussing what tools are necessary to build our box.
First we had to make an outline. I decided that I would like to be making a small box to hold my jewelry more specifically my bracelets. I decided that I will be using the color special walnut which is a light brown. I like this because it’s not to light like golden oak but its not dark like dark walnut. My box would be 4 inches by 4 inches.
I thought making this design was pretty easy. With measuring and drawing the box, I got a lot done in a short amount of time. I would draw a 3D box and then draw lines and numbers to show the dimensions.
We have also been working on hand planers. These things help to carve wood. At first when using them I had a little bit of difficulty because I was carving the wood in the incorrect direction. I was pointing it too much down but once I started to go straight, it was working well.
Here is a photo of the hand planers.