☀️ Arselia and Akonia

-- Alright, here's the first woodworking tool, -- Ment hands Beata a knife, holding it by the blade. She takes one just like it.

-- You have a wooden blank; according to the design, it should become the base for the stand, -- he points to a hastily drawn sketch. -- You do this: chop, chop, chop, and cut off the corners. The blanks are square, but the globe is round. Pay attention to the direction of the grain; cutting across it is pointless. So, we need to orient the wood correctly.

-- Also, let's practice sawing with a handsaw. It's not a difficult task, but it requires skill, and yes, we need it because the blanks aren't the perfect size; we'll have to shorten them...

-- But the knife is the main thing; we'll have carved elements. So, I won't even give you a lathe yet. You need to be responsible for the carved elements of the stand and the equator, and practice is important in this. If you can't cut off the corners, you won't be able to carve the pattern...

-- I'll start with casting bronze and creating hemispheres. The latter is a slightly tedious job; I'll have to cut a bunch of discs, glue them together, and then grind them into a sphere with a milling cutter... But you can watch. I'll probably even let you participate a little so you can get a better feel for it.