I made a gun rack when I took Shop in HS, had space for 4 guns and a drawer for ammunition.
My father got it mounted on a wall in our house.
I made one of those too, back in 1982 - had it for years!
Absolutely impressed. That takes massive patience and attention to detail. Besides the pride you got from having it on the wall, you learned things so far beyond simple carpentry from that.
Catholic girls high school here. We learned how to sit on a chair without looking behind us by using a leg to touch the chair. Your classes sound FAR more useful.
Yep, gun rack here and a full size grandfathers clock. Our High School in Ashland,Ky. had an industrial arts building. Full wood, metal and electonics shop. We learned milling, wood and metal lathes even a small aluminium foundry. Most cans were steel so we had to forage for any aluminium to melt. This was ‘70-’72. The arts department had their own building. Along with”art” they also taught drafting and blurprints.
They also had a vocational program off campus. Glad to see it’s coming back.
I did okay in shop class (woodworking) in 7th grade. I think I got a C+ on my cutting board. However, my mother used it for years and I brought it to my 50th high school reunion.
The 8th grade shop class was metalworking. I made a dust pan which we still use today!