MS+S2+Elective+-+Eric

=Design Folder - Eric=

Design Brief:
I will make a wall mounted shelf that should be practical and stylish and should help declutter my desk and help me be more organized.

Design Specification:

 * My product need to have a visual affect that will make the buyer think it unique. It will also have a easy to use and practical.
 * Must be able to hang on my wall.
 * Must be smooth to the touch.
 * It should have a shiny.
 * Must fit above my desk.

Existing Products
I am looking at other peoples designs because i have to know what other products are on the market because i don't want to have the exact same design as someone else.

name, number and cost
 * describe each product
 * pros
 * cons

Product One - Small round wooden shelf $25 Pros - small, shelf's thin Cons - difficult to build into the wall

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Product two- Large wall mounted glass shelf 75-100$ Pros- Large, stylish, glass and metal Cons- Very heavy, fragile

Investigate Material

 * Hard Wood:
 * looks good
 * is strong
 * Soft Wood
 * is a bit more flexible than hard wood
 * isn't as strong as hard wood
 * Ply Wood
 * sides have less apeal
 * is strong
 * Band saw
 * Table saw

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 * Investigate the existing conditions and evidence of the problem.**
 * Evidence of the problem: (ex picture of my messy desk)
 * Evidence of existing conditions: Where the product will go, dimensions of the space


 * Investigate tools - What tools will you use**

Design and Plan
Design 1

Description: A circular looking shelf made up of five seperate shelves. Pros: Lots of space to put items, looks good, fits on wall. Cons: Shelves must be thin, bottom shelf takes up space on my desk.

Design 2

Description: Simple but sweet double shelf design with supports only on the sides. Pros: Handy, small, fits in my room. Cons: Few shelves mean less places to put things.

Design 3 Description: Shelves that get progressively larger as they go up. Pros: Looks really good, has lots of space to put stuff, fits in my room. Cons: Takes up lots of space.

Evaluate
Day 1, May 15 Day one:I got all my materials and sanded down my the rough edges on my rear supports

Day 2, May 17 .

Measuring where my pieces are supposed to go with Mr. Muller, I also got all the brackets cut so as well as drilling all the holes where the screws will go

Day 3, May 20

Today I began measuring where my brackets will go. I also cut my final brackets.

Day 4, May 27

Today I glued the the edge bending onto the sides of my shelves.

Day 5, May 31 Today I finally got to screw two of my shelves onto the backboards. Unfortunately one of the screws broke inside the shelf.