We start each week with a discussion question. This week it seemed apt to ask, “What you thankful for?” Our answers ranged far and wide from family and friends, to lots of kinds of food (cheese, pasta, turkey), to great adults and teachers and r.s.y.p (really smart young people), and to doctors and medical technology without which many of us and our loved ones might not be alive. And we are thankful for the Girls’ Boat Project!

After practicing our reef knots and reviewing our bowlines, we tried out our knots by trying to lift chairs (trusting our knots to hold). We also tried to work in pairs to tie reef knots with each of us using only one hand.

Down in the boat shop we continued to work on fitting frames to the boat. We are getting into the precision stages of this work. After roughing out their frames, girls are starting to find the gaps where the frames fit and use planes and chisels to take down the high spots.

Girls also continued work on their tool trays- planing end grain, grooving boards and starting to mark and cut the half lap joints.

We closed our day with a reflection– what is your favorite tool and why? We liked the flexibility of the hot glue gun, making curls with the grooving plane, the adaptability of the bandsaw, and the sharp and precise chisels.