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self-directed senior projects

Gorgeous earrings made with re-purposed dimes by Grade 11 student J.A., and hand-cut and shaped fishing lures by Grade 12 student M.F.

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Posted in earrings, Home, Jewelry Projects, Self-Directed Jewelry Projects, Uncategorized and tagged earrings, jewelryprojects, selfdirectedjewelry, seniorjewelry on December 16, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Steel Tempered Pendants!

Check out these unique steel-tempered pendants, all done by C.H. in Grade 11. After tempering the steel, students choose and engrave a unique design for their pendants/keychains. Great work!

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Posted in Home, Jewelry Projects, Steel Tempered Pendants, Uncategorized and tagged engraving, jewelleryprojects, seniorjewelry, steeltempered on December 16, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Decorative boxes

Beautiful boxes by C.M., R.T., J.M., and B.B. in Grade 11! Wood-burning and resin-epoxy fill done by hand, and lathe handles are uniquely designed by each student.

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Posted in Boxes, Home, Uncategorized, Woodwork Projects and tagged box, lathe, toolbox, woodburning, woodwork on December 16, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Excellent hand-cut pendants

Some amazing work by A.C., C.B., C.H., and A.B. in Jewelry 9/10. Each student chooses their own design and metal, then cuts it out by hand with a jeweller’s saw (definitely a key skill in jewelry-making!). These folks nailed it: great job!

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Posted in Home, Jewelry Projects, Saw Pendants, Uncategorized and tagged jewellerssaw, jewelryprojects, juniorjewelry, sawpendant on December 16, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Creative pendants

Impressive jeweller’s saw work by A.F., K.M., and K.L. (four-leaf clovers), as well as J.D. (wolf), and M.T. (Shy Guy! Super Mario 2 is timeless!).

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Posted in Home, Jewelry Projects, Saw Pendants, Uncategorized and tagged jewelryprojects, juniorjewelry, sawpendant on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Wood boxes

Excellent work by J.M. (Black Walnut box), and B.B. (in-progress handle on the lathe).

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Posted in Boxes, Home, Uncategorized, Woodwork Projects and tagged box, lathe, seniorwoodwork, toolbox, woodwork on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Earrings

Self-directed projects by Grade 12 student C.S.: chainmail/jump-ring earrings, and pewter-cast earrings. Fantastic work!

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Posted in earrings, Home, Jewelry Projects, Pewter Casting, Self-Directed Jewelry Projects, Uncategorized and tagged chainmail, earrings, jewelryprojects, jumprings, selfdirectedjewelry, seniorjewelry on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Rings, rings, rings!

An assortment of rings made in Highland’s Jewelry shop. Lost wax casting (with leaves) by T.G., braided copper wire ring, copper friendship ring by H.G., and overlapping forged ring by K.T. Keep up the creative work, everyone!

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Posted in Home, Jewelry Projects, Lost Wax Casting, Rings, Uncategorized and tagged braidedring, creativering, jewelryprojects, juniorjewelry, lostwax, solderedring, twistedring on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Wood-burning

Excellent wood-burning skills by students K.W., T.U., E.B.,  C.S., S.B., and R.M.! Maybe we’ll see your work at the Filberg Festival sometime? 😉

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Posted in Cutting Board, Home, Uncategorized and tagged cuttingboard, juniorwood, woodburning, woodwork on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

Colorful cutting boards/serving platters

Check out these beautiful cutting boards by students L.W., C.B., S.J., K.B., L.M., A.P., & R.S. Each student chose their own unique design and wood types. Impressive work, everyone!

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Posted in Cutting Board, Home, Uncategorized and tagged cuttingboard, juniorwood, woodwork on December 2, 2016 by ktancon. Leave a comment

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Welcome to our shop class website and gallery! Mx. Tancon teaches Technology Education and Social Studies at Highland Secondary School on the unceded and traditional territories of the Pentlatch, Ieeksun, Sahtloot and Sasitla (today referred to collectively as K'ómoks) First Nation. I am glad you are here!

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