Weekly Reflection

The past week was quite different than the other parts of my project. Instead of hands on work and research, I spent most of my time doing other work that had been assigned by Ms. Lord than my actual project. Sifting through the large stack that was a past student's project took time, especially since a good deal of the hand writing was illegible. 

When I wasn't working on the assigned portion from Ms. Lord, I was redoing my more successful joint, the mortise and tenon, along with looking into possible woods I could use for my final build. I found that the m&t will be perfect for me, either the through joint or just a deep cut. I've also decided that the end result will most likely be made out of pine, as it is an inexpensive yet beautiful light softwood. Hopefully I can scavenge some, but I'm going to apply for a grant from the WISE program for a bit of financial aid just in case.