B. in Grade 9 took on a huge challenge for their first-ever jeweller’s saw project! She wanted to make something special for her grandma, and spent many lunch hours and flex blocks cutting out these intricate roses. Once cut out, she worked hard to sand and finish the piece, and then we tempered the metal to get some beautiful colors out of the copper. So proud of this student and their perseverance – way to go!
Y.K., a creative and committed student visiting from Japan, designed and created these incredible collar clips! Y. cut out the copper shapes with a jeweller’s saw, enamelled them with her colors of choice, and arranged them into this gorgeous piece. Wonderful work, Y!
Tongue twister of the year for sure, but look at this thing! A keen and creative Grade 9 student wanted to try their hand at stone setting, and did their first ever bezel setting with a piece of sea glass. They cut out the shark profile by hand as well out of sterling silver. Awesome work, F!
I had to get a shot of one of our international students trying out welding for the first time ever, and on our new combo MIG/Arc/TIG welder at that! So proud of you, F! What a badass, hey?!
WOW. What more can you say to these amazing castings?! All of these (except for the heart ring) were hand-carved in wax by students, mounted and invested, and cast with molten sterling silver to create what you see here. The cross (done by one of our German ISP students) was cast from his dad’s gold filling! Phenomenal work, y’all.
H.C. in Grade 10 took on this HUGE challenge to make a NIN ring out of hand-cut copper and nickel silver. It was definitely a labor of love (and unfortunately, very hard to photograph, ha!). Excellent work!
The Belt Buckle is our big skill-builder in Jewelry/Metalwork 11 – it pretty much contains most things we learn in the shop, including some MIG welding and lathework. Way to go, everyone!
For a lot of Jewelry/Metalwork 9/10 students, the STP is their first foray into working with steel. This project gets everyone acquainted with cutting and drilling through steel, as well as using the belt sander, tempering colors with the oxyacetylene torch, and engraving a design of their choice. Fantastic work, y’all!
B.M. in Grade 10 loved our Steel Tempered Pendant and decided to create a nameplate for her family’s business. This turned out so great!
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