Friday, 6th of October, 2006
1:11 pm on the 6th of October, 2006Not much to do today! A third year class first off, started making dovetail joints for a box. I took the quite small class through making out four dovetails. In a 50 minute period it’s amazing how little I seem to achieve. I knew I would struggle to get them all morked out but we got there by the end, there was a long time getting some of them to use the tools properly - is there a good way of showing pupils how to use a rule? So many put the rule down however it lands and just look for the 20mm (or whatever number) mark without looking for where the 0 is, there is the same struggle getting them to hold the stock of the marking gauge against the wood before marking with the spur.
Also had a 4th year class working on their folios. Next up I’m given my crit lesson to another 4th year class. I’ve made a few changes to it so we’ll see what happens. Not got any copies of the homework sheet so many run out of material, but I can just do the old chalk and talk for a while.
