Workshop today was full of classmates getting the finishing touches done on their saw stool assignment.
A few fast fella's were making groovy boxes to hold their very own oil stones for sharpening their tools... it's pretty stink to know I haven't even started (man it sucks to miss a few classes, you end up being way behind everyone else).
The worst part - it doesn't look like the easiest of projects, with nails going the wrong way, joins not fitting tightly together, lots of chiseling & goodness knows what else. Lets hope its easier than it looks to do!
My skills today were limited to learning how to use the grinder & oil stone to sharpen a chisel. Quite an interesting process - grinder better if there is a chip off the tip of the chisel so that it can be evened out quickly. Water is used to lubricate if metal is getting too hot & you know you're on the right track when the sparks fly straight down the face of the chisel. Oil stone also great to use, its amazing how sharp the chisel edge can get from a few circular motions... lets hope the saw stool is as easy to do as the oil stone was to use!
A few shots from class. The boys all hard at work!
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