Today in the Clear Spring School wood shop, I used the making of
trains in lower elementary as my excuse to play on the new Oneway
lathes, turning boilers from hickory and ash. The lathes are a pleasure to use.
My apprentice Greg helped me to move things around the shop and
to clean and get ready for our ISACS accreditation team visit next week.
My lower elementary school students began making trains and one
finished his dragon he had started last week. One of the best things
about wood shop is the children rarely have any hesitation about
learning when it comes to wood.
My middle school students worked on their
hiking staffs and then helped to vacuum the wood shop. Between Greg's
help in the morning and the students' help in the afternoon, I am in
good shape.
I am also continuing to read through
the loop of my 8th book, looking for small errors and things I can fix. I
am on my third reading. Today I also took more box photos to use in a
gallery at the end of the book.
Tomorrow I plan to
spend in my shop to get an order ready for Appalachian Spring Galleries
in Washington, DC.
My 6"x 48" belt sander motor had malfunctioned and
the new motor arrived yesterday. It was not something I could fix
myself, so I replaced it and I'm ready to make boxes again
Make, fix and create...
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