I have changed my mind about my project. I am no longer trying to make a hockey stick. I changed my mind for many reasons, and these are some of the reasons; Making a hockey stick is a very complicated thing. You have to have very strong materials, very light, very durable material. My problem with that is I might use too much material, and then the stick fails, (snaps) wasting lots of time and valuable materials. I might use too little, and the outcome would be the same, just a little less wasteful. There are also many processes involved that I do not have the tools for.
Instead, I have decided to make something out of hockey sticks. I am going to make skating trainers. I decided to do this because it will be educational, and it will be quite fun. I will get to use power tools, and I also will have to go out asking for stick donations. I will donate them to our neghbourhood ourdoor rink. Many little kids go to the rink in the winter when it is open. Most of them are not very skilled at staking, and they fall a lot. There are also not enough of the trainers, so not everyone has one. I think this is a good idea because I will contribute to the community, and I will be reusing old things people don’t need.
There are no real hardships for this project, as my hockey team and my friends have many used sticks that I can use.
– Signing off, Laur