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fandomhigh2021-08-31 05:24 am
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Shop Class; Tuesday, First Period [08/31].
"Morning, everyone!" Amaya said, greeting all of her two students, but that didn't bother her much, because that just meant that there was much more room for individual attention and, hopefully, being able to tailor the class to their particular skills a little more, which could open the door for some exciting new projects! "And welcome to Shop Class, where we build things, and that's pretty much it. We'll be working with a lot of different projects and materials here, and since we're a small class, if there's anything in particular you'd like to focus on, you just let me know, and we'll probably be able to do it. And since it's just the two of you, I figure we'll all get to know each other through the course of our work, so I say we just jump right into it with our first project: the classic birdhouse!
"Now, sometimes for this class, I'll get everyone started with some precut pieces that they can just put together, but we've got the time and resources to start out with a even more imprtant lesson, and that's how to use a table saw. Now, before we get into anything, let's talk a little bit about safety..."
Which, naturally, lead into a well-detailed description of what sort of safety precautions were considered to be requirements for this class, including a nice and colorful decription of exactly why, especially when working with power tools and saws, it was so important, descriptions that were probably a little much for this early in the morning, unless you were into that sort of thing.
And once the safety lecture and the safety equipment was dolled out, it was time for a practical demonstration on how to cut your pieces of wood for the birdhouses, and then a little explanation on how they were going to then put those pieces together.
"I've got some patterns for pieces here if you'd like to use them," she explained with a gesture, "although if you want to try and freehand it, too, I'll definitely encourage that. Mistakes are just opportunities to learn more! And if you're going to make mistakes, best make them in the shape of your pieces rather than in the shape of your hand, if you get what I mean!
"If there aren't any questions, I'll let you two get to it, then!"
"Now, sometimes for this class, I'll get everyone started with some precut pieces that they can just put together, but we've got the time and resources to start out with a even more imprtant lesson, and that's how to use a table saw. Now, before we get into anything, let's talk a little bit about safety..."
Which, naturally, lead into a well-detailed description of what sort of safety precautions were considered to be requirements for this class, including a nice and colorful decription of exactly why, especially when working with power tools and saws, it was so important, descriptions that were probably a little much for this early in the morning, unless you were into that sort of thing.
And once the safety lecture and the safety equipment was dolled out, it was time for a practical demonstration on how to cut your pieces of wood for the birdhouses, and then a little explanation on how they were going to then put those pieces together.
"I've got some patterns for pieces here if you'd like to use them," she explained with a gesture, "although if you want to try and freehand it, too, I'll definitely encourage that. Mistakes are just opportunities to learn more! And if you're going to make mistakes, best make them in the shape of your pieces rather than in the shape of your hand, if you get what I mean!
"If there aren't any questions, I'll let you two get to it, then!"