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This is watershed moment in my woodworking craft. Up til now, construction was achieved using power tools. canoes though, are curved and power tools can not necessarily be used in in curvy applications. This is where the artistic side of a craftsman has to come out.
This marks my first experience with a spokeshave. A spokeshave is basically a plane with two extending handles. Its used to plane wood where curves exist.
I honed the blade before beginning. I used a 1000 grit Japanese waterstone for the primary bevel and a 4000 grit stone for the secondary bevel. The end result was a razor sharp blade that easily carved through the ash stem.
The use of hand tools is almost spiritual. You start to work on and develop a talent, you didn't realize you have. I can now appreciate the feeling and artist or sculptor gets, while creating a work of art.
NaCCA organises a five-day workshop on the development of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. Held at AH Hotel on 13th June to 17th June 2022
The East Midlands STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathmatics) Partnership held their Student Journalist Awards at the National Space Centre Leicester on Wed evening.
In the picture, Stephen Bennett of the Humphrey Perkins School is receiving his award.
With him are, Des Coleman, (left) the BBC weatherman, who was the compere for the evening.
Julie Owen of 3M, sponsors of the event and Andrew Morgan, Skills and Communication director of EMDA.
These students from Kashmere, North Early College, and Wheatley High Schools worked in cooperative groups to solve a real world problem. Each group of 3 to 4 students posed as an engineering firm that would submit a robotics solution to a geophysics problem. Teams used the LEGO Mindstorm NXT robot to design a vehicle that could climb to the top of a Mountain to retrieve rocks that stored energy. Their vehicle should be able to climb the mountain and continue its motion as the slope of the mountain increased. The team whose robot climbed the highest would win the bid with my company.
Recognizing the growing need for college graduates from the fields of science, health science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Bloomsburg University's College of Science and Technology is establishing a regional center for math and science education to address this need through a wide range of programming. bloomu.edu/stem