Wood Construction; Tea Box

28th of October 2009

CAS element: Creativity
Time: 3 hours




29th of October 2009

CAS element: Creativity
Time: 3 hours




30th of October 2009

CAS element: Creativity
Time: 3 hours




31st of October 2009

CAS element: Creativity
Time: 2 hours





1st of November 2009

CAS element: Creativity
Time: 2 hours


During this school break, I wanted to make again a wood construction, since I learned a lot and very much enjoy making my first construction, the bird house. However since I am only going to spend less than a week at my house in the country side, I can only make a simple construction. I decided, then, to construct a tea box that will be used to store and sort out all my tea bags. After I have made the plan, selected the wood needed to make each piece of the box. I had to make the right measurements and cut out the pieces. However the hardest part was to polish each piece with sandpapers of different fineness because the wood I used was quite old and rough. The other challenge was to assemble the polished pieces. I had some trouble screwing all the screws correctly. Later with some perseverance and the help of a screwdriver I found in the garage, I finally got he structure to hold together. The next part, which is the part I like the most, is the painting. The paint makes each vein of the wood stand up and adds a very warm color touch to it. The next morning, I was extremely pleased to see my tea box right in the middle of the table filled with tea bags, while I was taking my breakfast. Although this new wood construction was not as hard as the first one, it is a more useful creation that I will make use of daily.