At some point, I may run out of things to say about the hands without plunging into the dark side. While the Wisdom of the Hands is about the wonder of it all... There is a dark side, and I guess I'll take a moment or so to bring it to light. Required hand positions and gestures are a tool through which societies and political or religious cultures impose intellectual conformity. Just think Nazi, here for the extreme, but what about the hands folded neatly in prayer? Of course the danger is when the conformity is reached, the mind is numbed, and the zealot is allowed to be in control.

All this is worth mentioning because it highlights once again, the direct connection between the hands and thought.

On a much brighter subject (a bright yellow school bus), the photo below is from a project bringing woodworking to kids in LA. The images above are from students at work on the bus. The project was featured in this month's Woodshop News. The Alternate Routes Education on Wheels Woodworking Program is in its 10th year and has served over 10,000 children in Los Angeles.