While the knifemaker, knifemaker's dad, and the knifemaker's lady friend are at the Gatlinburg Craftsman's Fair, the knifemaker's aunt busied herself with sweeping, wiping, and gathering all the stray pieces of metal and antlers. Yes, yes, yes, she knows the first couple knives that are made after the show will produce more dust and debris. However, dust in the can is not dust in the lungs...trite but true. It's kind of like folding clothes -- sweeping up is a repetitive activity following other actions. Why fight it? Once done, it makes anything that follows a little easier.
It was particularly satisfying to pick the globs of epoxy off the worktable -- better than popping bubblewrap! When done, the table was still stained but smooth. Most satisfying indeed!
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| Completely flat and smooth! |
The knifemaker's aunt put a box of parchment papers on the table so the knifemaker can just pop out a sheet, cover the surface and catch blobs easily. Then, the paper can be crumpled up and thrown out, leaving the tabletop flat and smooth!
