04. Wood Artisan Profile activity
A great way to expose students to woodwork is by looking at the world around you. Taking the skills you learn and transforming them into a way to have fun as a hobby or to make money can be a real eye opener for many people.
Activity: (to be done through our google classroom)
Activity: (to be done through our google classroom)
- Research a woodworker that makes things you like! Pick one related to your interests!.
Where are they located? What do they specialize in? Do they give tutorials or just sell their items? - Try and figure out the basic process they take for ONE (or more) of their projects and write them out in your google doc. You can also use photos/
- Build procedures, design work, etc, to get to their final product. You don't need a step by step procedure. Just the big ideas!
- Do they need fancy tools or can a lot be done with traditional/basic tools or something you can get from a Dollar store!
- You should try and go as in depth as you can and include as much information as you think is useful.
- This not a quick report. You may take your time to come up with something that interests you and actually something that you may want to take on and try when we return to the school and can actually build things in the shop.
Product types and ideas to get you started:
Decorative wood art
Furniture building
Architectural woodwork
Log Cabins
Jewelry boxes
Guitar making/Luthier
Furniture building
Architectural woodwork
Log Cabins
Jewelry boxes
Guitar making/Luthier
Download the activity worksheet (same as the google doc)
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04._wood_artisan_profile_activity.docx | |
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Example of wood artisans
Nick Offerman - https://offermanwoodshop.com/est known for his acting in film and TV Nick Offerman also runs a successful woodshop. Before his success as an actor Nick Offerman had to supplement his income by building things like canoes and other wood products.
His company is made up of many talented wood workers who build everything from mustache combs to furniture made using local lumber and traditional joinery techniques www.instagram.com/offermanwoodshop |
Roy Underhill - The Woodwrights ShopRoy Underhill is an American woodworker and television show host. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the first master housewright at the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction. Since 1979, he has been the host of the PBS series The Woodwright's Shop. Along with This Old House, which debuted the same year, it is the longest running PBS "how-to" show.
https://www.woodwrightschool.com/ |
Norm Abram - https://www.newyankee.com/This was always on the TV when I was a kid. My dad had a small shed with some power tools and I always enjoyed watching the different things that Norm did. I don't think he owns anything other than plaid shirts.
Also "This Old House" https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21071269/norm-abram Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCE6E90B1D542422 |