CR 5 What have you discovered about your process, your habits? I’ve learned that in my process when I slow down and step back a bit the product is far[…]
Author: Luke
I am an 8th Grader in LREI, Little Red School House. I am in the water pollution group with some of my friends and we are trying to create awareness to this topic and do volunteer work to help the ocean and waters around us. I choose this topic because I love the water, I am a scuba diver, fisherman, and I love water sports.
Progress week 4 part 2 – Luke
Using a pen I drew a design onto the deck of the board, I erased (sanded off) the initial one. There is more on the board now than seen in[…]
Progress week 4 part 1 – luke
Planned out fin placement and then carved out the slits to insert fin boxes using a dremel (these are imperfect but I did my best). I used a method of[…]
Progress week 3 part 2 – luke
Shaped rails (not complete in this photo but they are not). These type of rails are more commonly seen on shortboards for more responsive turning.
Progress week 3 part 1 -Luke
Decided on and shaped bottom contours, more towards the tale of the board. This is a double edged nose with a concave in the middle. I would like it to[…]
Critical Reflection #4 – Luke
Part 1: I read Keel Nation, a book about the designs of a famous surfboard shaper from back in the day. He shaped the type of board which today we[…]
Progress week 2 part 2- Luke
I planned out and designed the outline for my board. Then I shaved the blank down to my desired outline, it isn’t exactly as I drew it, but I like[…]
Progress week 2 part 1 – Luke
I sanded one of my unfinished boards to the final smoothened finished as well as adding a leash loop to that board (a step that I had forgotten while making[…]
Progress Week 1 – Luke
The first week of senior project I shaped a small fish style surfboard. This board didn’t take too long and came out very nicely compared to my past boards. I[…]
Critical Reflection #2- Luke
CR 2 \Describe a moment and analyze: “Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this moment, experience, or encounter relate to my essential question?” You can[…]
Critical Reflection #1 Luke
What do you know? Explain what you already know about your essential question. Explain why the topic is important to you, and what is motivating your inquiry. I want to[…]
Final Project Proposal- Luke
Final Project Proposal: Project Title: Surfboard Design Essential Question(s): What are the limits of surfboard design? What is surfing to me? Statement of Purpose For my Senior Project, I will…[…]
Luke C. Proposal Pitch
.What is your guiding, underlying question? What are the limits of surfboard design? Include any sub-questions you have identified. How do I create a brand around these boards and begin[…]
Luke- Working Draft Blog Post
Essential questions What are the limitations of surfboard design? How experimental and strange can I get with surfboard shapes and contours? Plan Continue shaping boards throughout the year In manhattan[…]
Luke- 5 minute purpose pitch
Your Reason, Your Story: I find purpose in a mix of personal passions and a sense of helping the earth itself and therefor the people who live here. My close[…]
Luke- My purpose statement
While doing this activity, I was reminded that my senior project must stem from passion. My passion for the ocean and my passion to create things with my hands are[…]
Luke – Project Prototypes
The ocean is something of existential importance to me. I have felt it’s brute yet beautiful and natural force through my life, molding me into the person I am today[…]