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                     PHS Wood Processes Final Construction Projects

                                                                                choose the type of wood they use. To use dif-  With  different  classes  and  study  halls,
                                                                                ferent types of wood they would have to pay   many  students  spend  time  in  other  classes
                                                                                the school for the wood they need. To deter-  to  get their work  done.  “I  like having wood
                                                                                mine how much they owe, they use a formula   processes  and  furniture  making,  because  I
                                                                                (length x width x thickness/144) and then mul-  can learn how to be accurate and it helps with
                                                                                tiply that by the cost of wood per every board   getting work done,” said junior Corbin Drees-
                                                                                foot.                              Wasmer.  With  constant  work  time,  students
                                                                                   The  final  project  represents  more  than   aim to finish their projects.
                                                                                just  a  design  or  project.  “At  the  start  of  the   Consisting of varying projects, there are
                                                                                semester, I give students a drawing/plan, and   different difficulties. “Different projects show
                                                                                over the semester I hope the students can learn   what students can do and how well they can
                                                                                to develop the skills to make their drawings   make  it  depending  on  how  easy  or  difficult
                                                                                and plans as well as make the projects,” said   it  can  be  and  it  also  shows  the  abilities  and
                                                                                wood  processes  teacher  Ken  Odekirk.  With   talents of students,” Mr. Odekirk said.
                                                                                class time learning these skills, students will   Some students are making their projects
                                                                                learn about how to create and plan projects.  specific to what they want to learn more about.
                                                                                   The  students  had  from  Dec.  19,  2023,   “I’m making a wood bowl because I want to
                                                                                until Jan. 18, 2024, to work on their projects.   learn more and improve my skills on the wood
                                                                                Without a teacher-designed plan, the students   lathe,”  said  senior  Tyler  Shallue.  The  wood
                                                                                get  free  reign  in  class  and  have  to  use  their   lathe spins wood so the wood can be cut and
                                                                                time management. With larger projects, many   made into circular and spherical objects and
                                                                                students use time outside of class to continue   can also be used to make bowls and mugs.
                                                                                their progress.                        Article  and  photos  reprinted  from  Hi-
                                                                                   The first thing students come up with is   Lights,  the  Plymouth  High  School  student
        Gabe Meredith, staff                teaches students the basics of woodworking.
        Hi-Lights (student newspaper)       Throughout  the  semester,  there  have  been   a plan and the cost amount and then they end   newspaper.
        Plymouth High School                many projects that they have to follow plans   up starting to cut their boards. Once the boards
                                                                                are properly cut and sized, they are assembled
            Most  classes  have  specific  guidelines   to  build.  For  their  final  project,  the  students   to match the student’s design plan and they can
        and  final  projects  that  students  must  follow   are able to make whatever they want using the   use the joining method of their choice. Once   plymouth.k12.wi.us
        without flaw, but not every class is like that.   techniques they have learned.  completely  assembled,  the  project  is  sanded
        Wood Processes is an introductory class that   For  this  project,  students  get  to  choose   and then finished with stain or polyurethane.
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