Carving a future

Anastasia Graham

Business Manager

 

    Timberlake High school offers a Freshmen Wood Working class. Even though there are a couple sophomores and five seniors, they are considered “first timers”. Mr. Adams, the adviser, gives his students basic knowledge of wood working and design projects. The class is a semester long and can go through two to six projects in that amount of time. The class has just started their actual first projects.

     Before starting a project, there is of course a process which the students must go through. The students must take general safety tests. These tests insure that the students will be able to handle and work with the machinery. In order to move on to the next step you must receive a C or better. Then the students are put into groups to work together on minor projects. Once they are finished, the students can start their first projects that they individually design.

     The varieties of projects that the students are working on right now are: bird houses, small toy trucks, and toilet paper holders. There are also three types of wood they will be working with; Pine, Red Maple, and Fir. The students get a feel with hands on objects too. Some machinery that they learn with are jointers, sanders, table saws pan saws, power tools, and chop saws.

     Mr. Adams says that his students come out of his class with “basic knowledge of wood working and designing projects.”

     Mr. Adams also spends time with his club of different design projects. He recently had a student go to state and take first place.

     “I encourage students to come participate in the student’s club,” Mr. Adams said.