SAE: Cut out & Paint Lawn Figures
Description:
Cutting out and painting lawn figures is an excellent project for students to enhance their woodworking skills, learned in the agricultural mechanics classes.  Students would cut out and paint lawn figures after school in the agricultural mechanics lab or in a home shop.  The potential to sell these figures is excellent.  This will enable the student to develop his/her personal relation skills.  By selling the lawn figures, this will aid the student financially and develop their record keeping skills.

 

 

Factors To Consider

Ranking:

1 = lowest

10 = highest

Time required

6

Investment 3
Equipment needed 3
Skills required 5
Facilities required 4
Land required 1
Labor Intensity 4
Potential for income 7
Transportation required 2
Expansion possibilities 6
Expertise needed 3
Advertising needed 3
Susceptible to disease n/a
Susceptible to insects n/a
Suitable for residential areas 5
  Other (specify)
Length of production cycle Year Round
Regional State Wide
When to start project Anytime

 

Notes:
  Skills that the student must develop:

1. Making Pattern Plans

2. Figuring bill of materials

3. Purchasing materials

4. Laying out lawn figures

5. Drawing lawn figures

6. Cutting out lawn figures

7. Painting lawn figures

8. Marketing lawn figures

9. Record keeping

 

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