J W Bennett Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) Thought I'd take a moment and post pictures from the 3 sessions we've had so far. We have 16 students so far. There are 2 students per station (4 stations) per session. One morning session 9-12 and one afternoon session1-4. There are 5 - 3rd year 5 - 2nd year and 6 1st year. I am proud of all of them. It shows there are positive things in store for the future. John Vanada and I are the instructors. John has the hat on and I'm the fat guy in the bibs. John Edited April 12, 2009 by JWBIRONWORKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Here are a few more shots. Cody made a replacement set of tines for an old garden culivator. Adam,Heath,Dallas,Cree and Jayden are working on their first set of tongs. Garrett is working on a letter opener. I would like to see pictures from other youth groups. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Martin Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Great job, looks like everyone was having fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Bly Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I think that it is a wonderful thing that some of our youth will actually take the time to learn and do something of value. So many people worry so much about their kids. This is what it's all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Good job, John. Glad that you had such a good turn out. How many sessions do you run to complete the class? I'd like to start a beginners class up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 George, We have 10 weeks scheduled. Beginners are usually done in 5-6 weeks. After that we spread the other students out evenly between morning and afternoon. Second year students make a project which involves the skills they learned in the first year. Scrolls,tapers,punching etc. Third year is more concentrated on tool making and this is our first year with 3 year students. All the 3 years will make a pair of tongs and do a story board (step by step layout of a part of their project) and then a project also. It is very much a learning adventure for both students and instructors. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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