Last night was the first class of the Intermediate woodworking course. We started with a thrilling and exciting field trip to Reno Depot (that’s like Home Depot or Wickes for my international readers). We all tied ourselves to the rope behind instructor Gary, and toting our packed lunches we headed in. We examined the different types of wood and sheetstock, then investigated the bewildering array of nails, screws, bolts and other widgets. After that we were taken around the power tool section (cue Tim Allen style macho noises). Time to add some things to my wishlist. Finally, appropriately, we looked at finishing products. Varnishes, stains, sealers, fillers and all that good stuff.
After that we headed back to the workshop to start work on our next project. Everyone has chosen the same project, which is a small “colonial style” (whatever that means) cupboard with dadoed shelves and a panelled door. My skill with the backsaw has apparently improved, I can now do a square cross-cut with almost no bevel.
I was joking about the rope and the packed lunches.
