What I’ve made so far in Construction

This week, I will be talking about woodworking projects I’ve been making at school. Since the beginning of this school year, I’ve always said Construction was my favorite subject. I will explain what I’ve built so far, what I intend to do with them, and what I wished I could’ve done better.

So far, I’ve built two projects, and I’m currently working on my third. My first project was a trinket box, the second was a shelf, and when completed my third project will be a toy airplane. Each project has a unique aspect to it. For example, my trinket box has stain on it while my second and third project doesn’t. However, that doesn’t mean my other projects are bad because lack a certain something my other projects have. Instead, it just means I put more effort into other aspects of the project (sanding, gluing, assembly, etc). So far the most prominent example of this so far is my second project (the shelf). It lacks stain like my first project and lacks wood variety like my third projects. Rather, I have invested a lot of time making sure the sanding on the outside was amazing. In the end, I think all my projects are equal because they all excel each other in their own way.

As for what I want to do with what I want to do with the finished projects is still up in the air. The only one project currently in used is the shelf, being placed beside the dining room computer. On the other hand, I plan to use projects number one and three as Christmas gifts… I don’t have much use for a trinket box, and I’m sure a child could find more uses in the toy airplane then I could. However, I plan on keeping my final project to myself as a memento. The reason I’m giving away most of my projects is that every time I look at one I think of the could’ve been. There is always something in my projects that I wish I could’ve done better. An example of this is my first projects the trinket box. Although you can’t really see it, there is one spot on the back left unstained. It might not matter to some people, but every time I look at the box, it just eats away at me.

Overall, I’m really happy with my Construction course. It is unfortunate I probably won’t have it again. As fun as it is, I won’t contribute much to tha career I want to pursue. In the end, I look forward to making new projects in Construction.