Islip High School Senior Urban Fashions Lamp With Lathe

Islip NY

17 January, 2021

9:54 PM

Description

Press release from Islip School District: Jan. 17, 2021 Islip High School senior Tom Urban, an independent study student working under teacher Jesse Eilbeck, recently took on an advanced lathe turning project. Urban used two types of wood, jatoba and common pine, to fashion a unique lamp. Due to the pandemic, the design was completed in segments over a period of two months. "Tom is a young man that has awesome abilities in woodworking and a bright future in whatever he chooses as his path," said Eilbeck. This press release was produced by Islip School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.