woodworking

My woodshop classes continued this summer with a short course at Palo Alto Adult School. This time I managed to cobble together a wooden toolbox. There were a fair number of new skills to pick up, including the use of a router for box joints, and various bits and pieces. I completely screwed up the dado creation, which resulted in the walnut inlay you’ll see in the photos. There were other minor screwups (like blowing up the entire handle), but I think it turned out functional....

Before January of 2018 I hadn’t set foot inside of a wood shop since 2001, in my 6th grade intro class. We made the beauty you see pictured above in that short course, along with a small whistle and cutting board. At the time I enjoyed the class, and I find myself looking back on the experience in an increasingly positive light. My schooling and career have taken me deeper into the fascinating world of software....