Shop, Tuesday, period 3

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"Welcome back," Eliot said at the top of class, which met once again in the warehouse simulation in the danger shop they'd been in last week. "Today we're going to use some power tools, so everyone make sure you've got protective eyewear and any hair or loose clothing is secured. We're starting nice and simple with an earth shop class staple:

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[vdistinctive]

With a little birdhouse in your soul

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[vrajna_kralis]

Hyacinthe

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada Miller

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[goodforsix]

Isabela

Listen to the lecture

[vdistinctive]

A lot of it ie. the handwaved bits is shouted over the sound of power tools. Eliot's making sure to point out the flying sawdust and its tendency to get into delicate orifices if you're not careful. Like eyeballs.

He's got some basic paper filter masks (and extra elastics) for anyone worried about breathing the dust in -- or the dust clogging up their usual respirators.

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[vrajna_kralis]

Hyacinthe saw the tools that they would be using today and immediately pulled his hair back, even before Mr. Spencer spoke of it. He watched the demonstration wearing a conflicted expression. He could see how much more efficient the machines were and yet, it seemed so much less personal than doing it with one's own hands and strength.

Of course, he only whittled for the fun of it. He was sure than any carpenter that made their living from working with wood would appreciate such creations.

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada had shown up to class with her hair elaborately braided back, an effort which had taken the better part of an hour to tame her wild mass of curls in to something more stable.

She was taking a few notes, but not many. Mostly doodling pictures of birds as she thought about how to make the birdhouse.

Re: Listen to the lecture

[goforthe_optics]

Yeah, Tali had decided she didn't want to take the risk on having to burn through a dozen filters in one day, so she'd definitely taken one of the filter masks. It looked goofy as hell strapped on over her mask, sure, but see how much she cared.

By the time the lecture was done (and she was listening, really, she could multitask!) she'd already put together a 3-D model of her birdhouse plans using her omni-tool.

Was that cheating? Maybe a little bit, but not as much as using said omni-tool to actually fabricate all the pieces out of omni-gel would have been. (Had to do something with the omni-gel since the kinds of security locks that could be unlocked with it were starting to get phased out around the galaxy, anyway.)

Construction time

[vdistinctive]

Four walls, a floor, and a roof, with a hole to go in and out of and a perch. Bonus points for thinking about how to hang the damn thing once you get it out of the shop. Also for making it pretty.

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[vrajna_kralis]

It took Hyacinthe longer than he liked to admit to get the hang of using the saws. He stubbornly refused to use any but the smallest one and did the sanding all by hand. He also used dove-joints because the glue just looked like messy beeswax and who wanted to spend money on nails for a birdhouse? That just didn't make sense! Iron was expensive!

The whole experience was vaguely unsatisfactory until he discovered the wood-burner. It was close enough to heating a knife and using the edge that Hya was able to quickly adapt to the modern version and from there he was able to start merrily decorating his birdhouse.

What. Was he supposed to leave his birdhouse undecorated? Perish the thought. After all, he was (half-) D'Angeline.

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[boneyard_girl]

"How're you doin' that?" Ada asked, staying out of the way but leaning in a little bit to watch.

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[vrajna_kralis]

"What do you mean?" Hyacinthe asked, making another loop for a petal. "This tool? Tis heated. I'm burning designs into the wood itself. Usually I use a heated knife, but I misdoubt Messire Spencer would approve."

He glanced up at her and gave a smile. "Morning, rinkeni."

Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

Note the look of glee on his face when using power tools. Or the way he spins the hammer every time he picks it up. He honestly doesn't even notice he does that, anymore. He just likes spinning things.

OOC

[vdistinctive]

On the Leverage commentary, Rogers and Frakes both comment on how Christian Kane can't pick up a prop without spinning it. Seriously. Except the EMP gun, which was too big. You can see he wants to, though.