##Creativity Log -- 11/28

I ended up with so many pencils extended that I am able to 
give away a baker's dozen as a gift, and still have plenty 
left over for my classroom. 

=>gemini://gemlog.blue/users/NetCandide/1636825195.gmi first mention of the project
=>gemini://gemlog.blue/users/NetCandide/1637383580.gmi me working on them

I worked out a way to use the papers "wires" I have been 
working on to make holders for the pencils.  It was an 
interesting sculpting project. . . I think the first one 
turned out better than the second, which always a bit of a
let-down, so I will keep the second one I made, as I much 
more pencil rich than the other teacher, so this is just me
storing my surplus, trophy style.

Another kind of holder I made is an organizer for my 
classroom's color pencils.  I made a series of tiny boxes 
out of cardboard and glued them down to a thin bit of scrap
board and then the sides to each other to both add strength
and compensate for imperfections in how I cut the sides.  

Another method of strengthening was to cut little strips of
cardboard that I formed into Ls by folding on a grain line
and gluing it on the inside of the box, joining the sides 
together.  I found that clothes pins worked as nice, little
clamps for that purpose. 

Before I glued the boxes, I made u-shaped handles out of 
plywood using my scroll-saw, the real work horse of my odd,
little shop.  

As you can imagine, all of these pieces looked very mis-
matched, and the cardboard looked down-right junk punk, 
which is not the look I try to go for in a classroom 
setting, so paint became the solution.  I really dislike
painting as an operation, at least for three-dimensional 
pieces, but what must be done. . . must be done.  

I put the first coat on tonight and will do the next coat
tomorrow. 

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