Trimmin' Sheaths and Checkin' Humidity

While the knifemaker teaches the family of three boys and a dad, the knifemaker's aunt trimmed the sheaths in preparation for sewing. Of the 110 sheaths, it turns out there are 34 left-handed sheaths. That would be 33% for left-handed need, which is the upper end of the spectrum for left-to-right-handedness in the population. Some people will not care which way the knife turns, but next time extra care will be taken when tracing the template. For now, however, all is ready for the next step.

If you can see the mountain from the shop deck,
then the humidity is low. See the light blue haze
 of mountain in the distance? Low humidity.

Until then, the outdoor humidity has dropped (the knifemaker showed his aunt how to check the mountain) and a pleasant Tennessee breeze is wafting through the shop. It was the perfect time to go outside and sweep out the windblown debris that has accumulated under the front deck over time. When the area was cleared, the bags of waste await a trip to the landfill. The knifemaker and the knifemaker's dad are now preparing to do a lattice-work underpinning in the next couple weeks to keep the trash from blowing underneath their work deck in the future. This will be done after the July show when all the knifemaker's posse (dad, aunt, and lady friend) is on board to do the repairs on the entrance ramp. It will be a new look!

There are no classes tomorrow, so the day will be devoted to firing up the forge and making nail knives.