Shelf Design

Personalizing the Shelf Design

Students are creating their own shelves out of wood. Learning about the basics of woodworking including

•  planing the board down to the correct thickness

• edge jointing the board to have a 90 degree side

• seeing the table being used to cut the width of the board

• measuring and cutting the pieces for their shelf

• cutting an detailed design using the scroll saw

• nailing and glueing the wood together to create a finished assembly

• using Danish oil to protect the wood

This project is also used as an introduction to Fusion 360, a 3D modeling program. This program is a great introduction to CAD, its features are very similar to programs that profession engineers would use to design their projects. Students design the shelf in Fusion 360 so that they can personalize the back and sides to look how they desire. Students will use the design they made on Fusion 360 as a template for cutting on the scroll saw.