Here’s a quick demonstration of the process of rounding edges.
Amazing Wood Sawmill Machines
Generating design ideas
There are many different ways to generate ideas to meet a specification/ design brief. Sometimes when our research doesn’t provide an obvious solution we can use idea generation techniques to help us. The video below is a variation on technique called “taking your pencil for a walk” which your teacher may have already demonstrated in class.
How Are Aluminium Cans Recycled?
How to Sketch: Perspective Drawing
Quick demo of how to draw/ sketch in Perspective. Video will talk you through 1, 2 and 3 point perspective!
Bench to Table
Watch Jimmy design and build a convertible “Bench to Table.” Normally made from wood, he re-designed this project to be made from metal, starting with a small scale model to understand the action in the pivot points. He then made a profile in full scale before manufacturing they other components required and assembling the finished table.
Design sketching and shading
Some good techniques to make your 2-D sketches look 3-D using only a normal pen…
S1 and S2 Tech
All S1 and S2 pupils have been added to MS Teams. We suggest downloading the app for a better experience than using web based version. For more info click here.
Which pupil/ class will get the highest score on our Kahoot Quizes – links can be found in Teams 🙂
Design & Draw a chair
Custom desk build
Great video showing what can be done with mainly plywood.
