Cerys Webb

In woodwork this semester we created spinning top holders with personalised grips. Our teacher was Mr Haddow who taught us all the skills and requirements to be able to create useful spinning top holders. This project went through semester 1 and after everyone had finished their project we were allowed to laser cut the design of our choice

Procedure

At the start of the term, we learnt the safety of using wood machinery and learnt the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). After everyone had passed the test for safety we each got a rectangular piece of wood and were taught how to construct the pedestal drills with jigs. We created two holes on each side of the wood. We took a rest on the wood and started designing our personalised grips, we were told to create 5 different designs and then check with Mr Haddow for the best one. Next, we got to use machinery to make our designs come to life. I used the Disc and Belt sander to cut and smooth the edges and used the scroll saw to cut out the 3 dents. After the cuts, I sanded until the wood felt smooth.