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Shop Class; Wednesday, Third Period [11/09].
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 04:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
special_rabbit"Well," said Amaya, giving Graham and Guillermo a discerning look at the start of class with an approving nod, "good to see you're both currently person-shaped again, with hands and opposable thumbs, so we can get back on tract with our next set of projects.
"This one's going to start a little simple," she said. "And while he nice thing about a shop class in this day and age is that you do have an awful lot of mighty machines that can do a lot of the big work for you. They're fun and impressive, sure, but sometimes, it's just nice to get back to the basics, and really know how to do something with nothing but your own two hands and a fine knife. Which is why today, we're focusing on wood carving. Whittling to be precise! Which just means it's carving done specifically by hand. And now that the two of you have proper hands for whittling again, let's get right to it.
"Sure, taking a knife to a piece of wood might not necessarily seem as exciting as metal working or using a jigsaw, but you'll find it's a bit more involved than it might at first seem. And the knives we'll be using are sharp, so make sure you've got some safety gloves on and that you're minding all the basics, the most important of which is to not rush and to pay attention! I've got a good track record of no one losing any fingers in my classes, and I'd rather like to keep it that way.
"Come in a little closer so that I can show you some of the basic whittling cuts that should make it easier for you to carve out something that hopefully resembles what you're going for." And she did just that, going over the different approaches in detail, talking about wood grain and everything in there, too, and then showing the students how to employ those methods to do what you want it to, with the example of carving out a quick owl.
"Most importantly," she added, once she really felt she'd covered most of the basics, "we're not just whittling something out for the heck of it; what you work on today is actually going to be used next week, so to make things easier for you in the future, I recommend you don't try to whittle out something too complex. Keep it simple, but interesting, and not too many fine details, since those won't do you much good coming up.
"I've got a few project guides if you'd like a little inspiration, but definitely feel free to get creative as well and try something on your own. I want this to be something you like, maybe something a little reflective of who you are or your personality, something like that, that you wouldn't mind working with again, because you will be working with this again. If you can't quite get it right, we'll see what needs doing to get it there. We've got plenty of time and plenty of wood, too, so don't hesitate to give a few things a try. Any questions before we begin, then?"
"This one's going to start a little simple," she said. "And while he nice thing about a shop class in this day and age is that you do have an awful lot of mighty machines that can do a lot of the big work for you. They're fun and impressive, sure, but sometimes, it's just nice to get back to the basics, and really know how to do something with nothing but your own two hands and a fine knife. Which is why today, we're focusing on wood carving. Whittling to be precise! Which just means it's carving done specifically by hand. And now that the two of you have proper hands for whittling again, let's get right to it.
"Sure, taking a knife to a piece of wood might not necessarily seem as exciting as metal working or using a jigsaw, but you'll find it's a bit more involved than it might at first seem. And the knives we'll be using are sharp, so make sure you've got some safety gloves on and that you're minding all the basics, the most important of which is to not rush and to pay attention! I've got a good track record of no one losing any fingers in my classes, and I'd rather like to keep it that way.
"Come in a little closer so that I can show you some of the basic whittling cuts that should make it easier for you to carve out something that hopefully resembles what you're going for." And she did just that, going over the different approaches in detail, talking about wood grain and everything in there, too, and then showing the students how to employ those methods to do what you want it to, with the example of carving out a quick owl.
"Most importantly," she added, once she really felt she'd covered most of the basics, "we're not just whittling something out for the heck of it; what you work on today is actually going to be used next week, so to make things easier for you in the future, I recommend you don't try to whittle out something too complex. Keep it simple, but interesting, and not too many fine details, since those won't do you much good coming up.
"I've got a few project guides if you'd like a little inspiration, but definitely feel free to get creative as well and try something on your own. I want this to be something you like, maybe something a little reflective of who you are or your personality, something like that, that you wouldn't mind working with again, because you will be working with this again. If you can't quite get it right, we'll see what needs doing to get it there. We've got plenty of time and plenty of wood, too, so don't hesitate to give a few things a try. Any questions before we begin, then?"