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Carston Akins 127 Painted Hills Dr. Dubois, WY 82513 Senior Project Advisory Committee Dubois High School 314 Helmer Dubois, WY 82513 Dear Senior Project Advisory Board: During my high school career I have developed new hobbies and have gone farther with my existing ones. My favorite hobby is hunting and another one that I have got into while I was in high school is metal working. With my senior project, I would really like to do something that would be a combination of the two. I have accomplished many good hunting techniques and strategies over the years and have also become a very experienced welder in metal working. Something I would like to be able to do to increase my hunting strategies is be able to field dress an animal quickly and professional, in metal working. I would like to expand and work on molding hard metals and making a tool of use. Combining my two ideas, I would like to build a high quality knife for my Senior Project. My research topic for this project will consist of the history and uses of knifes. Building a knife will take a lot of research. One of the main research topics would be the type of steel needed to construct a high quality knife. Other research that my paper will focus on is the molding or forming and the sharpening of the knife, and how the antler handle will be attached. Some of the possible sources that I may try to use is our shop teacher Mr. Brent Hibbert and also Mr. Mike Draper who will hold a knife making class in the first weekend of November in Riverton, Wyoming. After completing the research paper and knowing what is the best steel for making knifes, I will proceed onto my physical project. Making this knife will take lots of hard work and learning of the trade of making knives, precision will be essential in making a good knife. Excited is the word I use when I think of my senior project, even though making a knife interests me I know this will stretch my learning abilities by using extreme precision and accuracy. This is very exciting for me and not only will I be able to learn about something new, knife building could very well become a lifelong hobby of mine. Last but not least, I do understand plagiarism and realize that taking someone else’s work and using it as my own is wrong. Under no circumstances will there be any plagiarism in my research paper or any other part of my Dubois High School Senior Project. I do understand the consequences of plagiarism. Sincerely, Parent, Carston Akins Debbie Suda