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fandomhigh2020-03-13 05:23 am
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Shop Class; Friday, First Period [03/13].
"Morning, everyone," said Amaya, grinning faintly as she greeted them all with a nod. "Now, with the trip last week and my having to miss the week before that," due to reasons that were obviously her being Not Sick, Clearly, "I figured we'd ease back into things with a very simple but very useful skill that will be getting us back to wood for a little with, and that's with some good old fashioned wood carving. Whittling, actually, to be specific, which just means it's carving done specifically by hand.
"Now, taking a knife to a piece of wood might not necessarily seem as exciting as melting down or shaping molten metal, 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," not even Beaker!, "and I'd rather like to keep it that way.
"Everyone come in close now 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. Those of you who've had this class before will know what I'm talking about, of course."
She nodded. The repeats were definitely familiar with Amaya's 'stick withshit you've already written what works' approach for this class.
"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. 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?"
"Now, taking a knife to a piece of wood might not necessarily seem as exciting as melting down or shaping molten metal, 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," not even Beaker!, "and I'd rather like to keep it that way.
"Everyone come in close now 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. Those of you who've had this class before will know what I'm talking about, of course."
She nodded. The repeats were definitely familiar with Amaya's 'stick with
"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. 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?"
Listen ot the Lecture - Shop Class, 03/13.