WOODWORK
It was another really busy year in our Woodwork rooms, with countless projects designed, constructed and taken home. Our Woodwork subjects across each year level give plenty of scope for our students to be creative and produce high quality pieces, whether the aim is for aesthetics, functionality or both. All students that participate in Woodwork develop an appreciation for the craft and an awareness of the importance of sustainability when working with natural products. Students are taught hand-skills to shape and manipulate various species of timbers and apply finishes that enhance their natural beauty, and are skills that will remain with our students long after they leave the College.
CREATIVE CARPENTRY Our Year 9 classes have produced some fantastic Intarsia pieces. Intarsia is a woodworking technique that uses varied shapes, sizes, and species of wood fitted together to create a mosaic-like picture with an illusion of depth.
The infinity table requires students to develop other skills such as low voltage electronics, glass cutting and application of foil tinting. The effect is mesmerising – when an observer looks into the glass table top the lights from the LED’s appear to recede into infinity, creating the illusion of great depth.
Intarsia takes both patience and skill, and we have been delighted with the quality of work produced this year.
It was a busy year also for our Year 11 students who are completing the Certificate II in Timber Manufactured Products. Students are developing industry-standard skills that will make them highly employable across a range of vocations. A field trip to a working sawmill and timber museum in Jarrahdale gave the students an appreciation of the history of the timber industry in Western Australia and current best practices employed to protect it.
We have also lost count of the number of laminated bread boards that have gone home – usually with decorative engraving from our laser-engravers, to enhance and personalise the pieces. Year 10 students have honed their skills designing and manufacturing roll-top storage boxes, skateboards and infinity tables.
Congratulations and thank you to all students who have been involved and embraced the opportunities this year. Mr Brad Nicholas Head of Technologies
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