Working Wood

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Week two of my 6-week Artisan Program at the Inside Passage School of Fine Woodworking: complete! Also complete: a smoothing plane and a "Gumby" table leg. Didn't get around to finishing the coopering plane or the jointer plane though... Oh well, there's always Monday morning at 7:00am!  Sigh... Too bad I'm not a morning person.

I *have* managed to get out on a few mountain bike rides on the trails here in the Sunshine Coast. All I can say is: *WOW!* These trails are a blast! Not really what I'm used to though, what with a whole lot of uphill and subsequent long descent. On one ride near Gibsons, I climbed for about 90 minutes straight up a mountain, and the trail took me straight back down in 10 minutes. Probably one of the hairier descents I've ever done, I could smell my brake pads burning when I got to the bottom. Can't wait to do it again...


Unfortunately, long days perfecting skills and making piles of shavings haven't left much time for adventuring outside the classroom or for taking pictures. I've met some cool and like-minded folks and am learning a lot though, so I'm definitely having a good time!

Making shavings