I am writing this letter to thank Vance from Shinola Jewelry on behalf of the Orcas Island High School Applied Physics class. For the last few weeks, our class has been focusing on making rings out of wax models. It has been a fun, interesting, and educational experience, and Vance deserves much thanks for this.

He came into our class for an entire two-hour class and generously donated his time, knowledge, and tools to help us with the project. He spent time teaching the class some of the special tricks and techniques he uses to cast rings. He also donated an array of tools of his to the class which were very useful, including files, wax tools, spiral saw blades, some wax, and books.

So thank you, Vance!

Taylor Diepenbrock

High school senior