Blog #1 - Pre-Project

 

Hello, everyone! My name is Krishna Sanaka and I am currently a senior at Hawken School. For my Hawken Project, I will improve my carpentry skills along with three classmates. The first two weeks of the project will involve us going to the Northeast Ohio Carpenters facility in Richfield, where my classmates and I will sit in on classes and work on small projects in the woodshop to better understand how to use power tools and create products that function structurally and aesthetically. During the last week of the project, we will use the skills and knowledge we have gained to build a picnic table along with benches in my backyard.

I chose this project because it is very far out of my comfort zone. During summers and breaks, much of my time has been dedicated towards better understanding my intended future profession as a medical doctor. I have spent time conducting research in the lab, shadowing doctors, and volunteering for medically-oriented organizations such as the Red Cross. Therefore, I wanted to take the opportunity to broaden my horizons while still focusing on a skill that would be useful to me in life. Because knowing how to build furniture and using power tools could be a healthy hobby and a way to save money down the road, I decided that a carpentry project where I would eventually build a product would be an excellent choice.

I hope this project will be a productive foray into carpentry for me. A key factor to ensure the success of the project is that I absorb all the information I can while I am at the Northeast Ohio Carpenters facility with experts in the trade, such as our mentor, Dan Sustin. Additionally, because I am working in a group, my classmates and I will need to coordinate and ensure that we are all contributing equally to building the picnic table. I am sure that we will fulfill our goals, and I look forward to the next few weeks.


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  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2021 at 7:27 AM

    I look forward to hearing about your experience in the world of carpentry. This seems to be the perfect project to wrap up your senior year at Hawken :).

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