SVEČNIK IN BOŽIČ
PRAKTIČNO DELO (Povečaj slike)

Zavihali smo rokave in se lotili izdelave božičnih svečnikov. Ob delu smo ugotovili tudi lastnosti kovinskih gradiv. Vihteli smo s kladivi, upogibali pločevino, kovičili .

V učilnici je donelo kot v pravi kovaški delavnici. Učiteljica nas je pri delu spodbujala in nam dajala nasvete za varno in uspešno delo.

  

Učenci režejo pločevino v sestavne dele svečnikov. Stojalo preoblikujejo s kovanjem, ki je lahko hladno ali vroče.

   
Še utrinki iz delavnice tehnike in tehnologije

  

Pri delu so se posebej izkazala tudi dekleta.

To pa so naši izdelki.

 

 

SVEČNIKI ZA BOŽIČNE PRAZNIKE

Pri  praktičnem delu smo učenci ustvaralci od ideje do končnega izdelka. Vsak učenec je pred izdelkom naredil skico svečnika, po svoji lastni presoji in želji. Pri izbiri gradiv smo razpolagali predvsem z kovinami, lesom in keramično maso, z dodatki stekla, zrcal, kamenčkov.

Učenke pri skici ideje za svečnik.

Narisane skice nato primerjamo in presodimo, katere izvedbe svečnikov so dobre in izvedljive. Ne smemo pozabiti, da svoje delo lahko planiramo na šest šolskih ur. Pripravimo tudi spisek materiala in predračun potrebnih stroškov za svečnik.

IZDELOVANJE MODELOV IZ PAPIRJA

Priporočlljivo je, da pred izdelavo svečnikov izdelamo makete iz papirja. Tako šele lahko vidimo pravo trodimenzionalno podobo in preučimo statične karakteristike konstrukcije

Pri spenjanju smo uporabili kar spenjač za papir. Na teh mestih bodo pri pravem izdelku kovice iz aluminija.

 

GRADIVA

Učenci imajo na razporago:

  • Kovine: pločevine (bakrer, aluminij, jeklo) prazne pločevinke, kovinske profile, pocinkano mrežo,

  • Les: lipovina, vezana plošča, deščice

  • Keramična masa

  • Dodatki in barve: steklo, okrasni kamni, barve in lak

ZGODOVINA SVEČNIKOV

V raziskovanju po slovenskih muzejih smo zasledili okoli 600 kosov svečnikov, ki vsak zase govori svojo zgodbo. Prepoznali smo prve svečnike v oblik preprostih skledic (čelešnikov) do dragocenih baročnih steklenih in srebrnih lestencev iz 18. stoletja. Svečniki so bili izdelani iz različnih materialov, od lesa, različnih kovin,do stekla in keramike. Različni so bili tudi v viru svetlobe. Goreča snov je bila lahko iz loja, voska, olj, petroleja, stearina, parafina, plina.

Najbolj so nas pritegnile lanterne, ki jih najdemo v marsikateri otroški slikanici in nas spominjajo tudi na čarobno božično vzdušje.

   

  

CANDELSTICKS AND CHRISTMAS
PRACTICAL WORK
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We prepared everything for making candlesticks. That was also very educational fro us as we fund out the characteristics of metal materials. We hammered and bent sheet metal.

There was noise like in blacksmith's workshop. Our teacher gave us a lot of useful advice, specially for safe work.

  

Students at work, cutting sheet metal into parts for candlesticks. They shape the stand with hammering (cold or hot.).

   
Some snapshots from our craft classroom.

  

Girls proved to be specially skillful at that work.

Here are our products.

 

CHRISTMAS CANDLESTICKS

At craft we students give ideas and realise them alone. Each student first makes a sketch of a candlestick acording to his wishes. Then we choose the apropriate material. It could be metal, wood or cheramics with some extra pieces of glass, mirror or stones. 

Two students creating an idea for their candlestics.

After drawing the plan for it we compare sketches and decide which one is possible to realise. We have to make it in 6 lessons (45 minutes per lesson). Then we prepare a list of needed materials and estimate the cost for one candlestick.  

MAKING MODELS FROM PAPER

It is recommended to make models out of paper before we start real work. So we could see how it looks like in three dimensional shape. We also study static characteristics of the construction.

We simply tied the paper stripes with metal clips. There would be later aluminium clips.

 

MATERIALS

Students can use:

  • Metal: sheet metal (copper, aluminium, steel) empty teens, metal pieces, zinc mesh

  • Wood: lime, wooden boards...

  • ceramic material

  • additional things and colours: glass, decorative stones,  colours and  varnish.

CANDLESTICK HISTORY

We searched about candlesticks in Slovenian museums  and found about 600 different pieces and each of them can tell its own story. First ones are in the shape of simple cups while the others can be very luxurious baroque ones made of glass and silver from 18th century. Candlesticks were mad of different materials from wood to different metal, glass and ceramics. They also differ for the source of light. The burning material can be suet, oil, petroleum, stearin, paraffin wax, gas.

We liked lanterns most as we can find them also in the child's picture books and reminds us of Christmas atmosphere.