Today in the Clear Spring wood shop, the 9th and 10th grade students, as part of their earth sciences class, began making working model sailboats. The intersection between the sailboats and their studies are two fold: oceanography and meteorology. We used a folding paper and scissors technique for designing the hull and keel, so each is unique. Next week we will make masts, booms, sails and rudders. Tomorrow, my small shop and home will be visited by a bus load of 45 arts patrons and enthusiasts from Little Rock. Too much to do, so no time for the blog.

The sail boats are made from white pine and the keels are made from scrap galvanized sheet metal from a local heat and air installer.