I have been trying to narrow down my interests to come up with a specific topic for my Senior Project. I have narrowed it down to crocheting caps for cancer patients undergoing chemo, building a Grandfather Clock, or refinishing my grandmother's oak table.
A friend of my mom's has been crocheting for many years and could be my mentor. She only lives 20 miles away. The cost of this project would probably be under $50 because I would only have to buy a crochet hook and yarn, and pay for gas to go work with my mentor. I could write my research paper on a couple different topics for this project. I could write it on cancer, cancer treatments and side effects, or the history of crochet.
If I chose my second topic, building a Grandfather Clock, I could have one of the area carpenters as a mentor. I could order a kit on the internet for the clock parts, and I could write my paper on the history of time. This project would be a little more costly because I would have to buy the wood, the clock face and other clock parts, nails/screws, varnish, etc. I am estimating that it would cost me a minimum of $300 or more depending on the quality of the materials.
If I choose my third topic, I don't have anyone in mind for a mentor, but the cost would probably fall between the first and second ideas. I already have the table, but I would need materials to remove the original finish and then materials to put on the new finish. I could probably write my research paper on preserving and restoring furniture coatings.
A friend of my mom's has been crocheting for many years and could be my mentor. She only lives 20 miles away. The cost of this project would probably be under $50 because I would only have to buy a crochet hook and yarn, and pay for gas to go work with my mentor. I could write my research paper on a couple different topics for this project. I could write it on cancer, cancer treatments and side effects, or the history of crochet.
If I chose my second topic, building a Grandfather Clock, I could have one of the area carpenters as a mentor. I could order a kit on the internet for the clock parts, and I could write my paper on the history of time. This project would be a little more costly because I would have to buy the wood, the clock face and other clock parts, nails/screws, varnish, etc. I am estimating that it would cost me a minimum of $300 or more depending on the quality of the materials.
If I choose my third topic, I don't have anyone in mind for a mentor, but the cost would probably fall between the first and second ideas. I already have the table, but I would need materials to remove the original finish and then materials to put on the new finish. I could probably write my research paper on preserving and restoring furniture coatings.