Yesterday my high school class began making foot stools from white oak. Two inch thick white oak will be used to make the legs. To get familiar with the wood and the processes of traditional woodworking I passed out hands planes so the students and their teacher could get their muscles and minds into the work.My lower middle school students glued up blanks from cherry and walnut to begin turning plates on the lathe, and my elementary school students finished planters to used for starting a garden.
My assistant Curtis took a scrap of white oak home from making legs for the footstools. He and his sons counted over 100 annual rings.
Make, fix and create. Assist others in learning likewise.
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