Select materials and sketch
Creative Arts and Sports · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Select a suitable pole, sketch the javelin (centre line, grip, point, tail) and mark the wood before cutting.
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- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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- Carving as sculpture in Kenya
- Materials and tools for carving
- Javelin appearance
- Select materials and sketch
- Carve shape and pointedness
- Craftsmanship to specification
- African pattern on the javelin
- Sanding, texturing, smoking
- Safety in carving and throwing
- Five phases of the throw
- Carry, approach, cross over
- Release, follow through, appreciate