4.2 Make your own laminated bracelet

Technology

Grade 7

Structures and communication

Module 21

Make your own laminated bracelet

Make your own wooden bracelet by laminating wood

[lo 2.1]

Requirements :

• a tongue depressor
• a bowl of warm water
• a clean empty frozen-juice container
• rubber bands
• poster paint and a paint brush
• sequins
• clear varnish

Method :

1. Soak the wooden tongue depressor in warm water for about an hour, until you can gently bend it around a frozen-juice container. Place rubber bands on top of the tongue depressor to hold it in place. Let dry for one day.
2. Remove the tongue depressor, cover it with poster paint, and let dry.
3. Glue on sequins or other trims. Let dry.
4. Cover with clear varnish.

Assessment