Modern Woodworking Tools

Jacob Scholl is a law student, bodybuilder, and painter with a degree in international sports administration and agency law from the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Outside of his studies, Jacob Scholl is a passionate and experienced woodworker with specific interests in handcrafting the scales of Justice as decorative chandeliers.

Woodworking is the pursuit of crafting items from wood. It can be further categorized into carpentry, woodcarving, woodturning, making furniture and joinery. The evolution of civilization shows the development of the skills involved with woodwork. Several traditional woodworking tools include saws, axes, bow drills, chisels, and knives. However, with the development of modern technology, the woodworking trade has changed.

The use of power tools, wood routers, and Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) machines has revolutionized the industry. These machines carve exquisitely intricate patterns, craft products faster, and mass-fabricate with little waste. Besides, power tools speed up the handcrafting process with less energy compared to traditional carving tools.

For instance, the wood router carves complex and in-depth shapes on wood compared to traditional methods that require extensive experience and skill. However, art buyers and collectors value handcrafted woodworks, and they fetch higher prices. 

MENSA Gathers the Brightest Individuals in the World

Jacob Scholl is a final year student at the Sturm College of Law, University of Denver. With a class rank of 90 percent, he had previously graduated magna cum laude from the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Jacob Scholl belongs to many associations, including MENSA, where he has been a member since 2018.

MENSA is an international non-profit organization for people whose intelligent quotient has been proven in standardized intelligence testing to be among the most intelligent two percent of the population. This organization started in Britain in 1946, has more than 140,000 members from 100 countries in 51 national groups and MENSA International. Some of these national groups are divided into local groups.

MENSA members are very diverse in their socio-cultural and economic backgrounds. They meet regularly in their local groups and annually at regional, national, and international levels to engage in intellectual activities like lectures, discussions and games, and social plus cultural events. There are also meetings for members of special interest groups, which could be at any level.

MENSA conducts and cooperates with other organizations on intelligence and intellectual-related matters through the MENSA Foundation. The organization undertakes various research, the results of which are published in the MENSA Research Journal. The MENSA Foundation also awards college scholarships to student members.

Project Helping - Building Mental Resiliency Through Kyndfulness

Jacob Scholl is a University of Denver law student who plans to enter the field of criminal defense practice after he earns his juris doctor. Community involved, Jacob Scholl volunteers with Project Helping as a Kynd Leader. This ambassador position helps ensure fun and meaningful events with a nonprofit that provides motivational support to those living with brain conditions.

With 20 percent of Americans living with mental health obstacles, a majority of people facing such challenges do not receive the help they need. This is one major factor in suicide being the country’s second most prevalent cause of death among those in the 10 to 39 age range.

The reason why many face mental challenges alone is not simply because of a lack of social services. Rather, people feel ashamed or afraid to appear weak and ask for assistance. Project Helping aims to break through this barrier and change this dynamic through a vision of nonjudgemental “kyndfulness.” This encompasses humility, gratitude, faith, and intentional acts that better others’ lives.

Some of the Project Helping initiatives include the Emily's Light program for moms, the Kind Club for kids, and Kynd U, which focuses on mental resilience and suicide prevention among teens.

Volunteering Through Project Helping

Outside of being a law student at Denver University's Sturm College of Law, Jacob Scholl's interests include volunteering. As a Kynd leader for Project Helping, Jacob Scholl organizes the monthly activity calendar.

Project Helping is an organization that supports volunteers through coordinating events. It aims to help volunteers improve their communities. The organization’s impact can be seen in the more than 592,000 lives that have been transformed.

The organization’s platform is simple, established to contribute to mental wellness through acts of kindness and gratitude. The organization provides people with several opportunities to contribute to the volunteering community. Kynd Leaders, for example, work closely with volunteers to make sure that events run smoothly.

Other duties that Kynd Leaders perform include being present at events to greet community members. In addition to volunteering, Leaders are the point-of-contact person. They help volunteers answer any questions and take pictures and videos of the event.

The events last between two and four hours on a regularly scheduled day (i.e. third Sunday of every month). Leaders are only required to head one event a month comprised of between five and 15 volunteers.