On March 11th my employer saw fit to fire me as a woodworking instructor. He and his partner had decided to focus the business efforts on increasing membership and put less energy into instruction. I finished out the busiest month of my tenure there. Here are a few photos from those classes.
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Layout skills |
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Cutting 4 pieces to the same length |
This was class #1, which although explicitly a prerequisite for the succeeding classes, I taught few sessions of.
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Chopping the waste after making stop cuts |
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Proper use of a combination square |
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Ably observed by my assistant, Lao Wang |
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A triumvirate of satisfied students |
Some examples of the promotional materials that accompanied my class offerings. It says that I teach American style woodworking.
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Marketing |
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The free English lessons are an added bonus! |
Class #5 introduces dovetailing and, in theory, builds upon the skills from lessons #1 and #2. This was the first class with me for these four students.
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Fully on task |
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Ryoba saw for cutting dovetails |
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Trimming flush with a blockplane |
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Ably assisted as usual |
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Second day: rush to the finishing line |
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Brace and bit |
I also hosted a banker for a series of classes. He proudly arrived in class #1 with a set of Lie-Nielsen paring chisels with leather roll. His work schedule: 6 days on, 2 days off, dictated the erratic class dates. He worked with me for thee classes in total, having the April classes cancelled, and being the only student to have taken class #3. Despite his membership in the parasitic class, I did not find myself with the usual urge to throttle enemies of the proletariat.
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Ripping the bottom panel to size |
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Shaving bench put to proper use |
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Inspecting a tapered chair leg |
He posted the results of his efforts on his own wechat account.
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Class #1 |
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Candle box, class #2 |
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class #2 |
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Mallets, class #3 |
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Staked stool, class #3 |
2 comments:
Sorry to hear that you were made redundant.
Will you be able to find another teaching job in China?
Hope all will be well.
Brgds
Jonas
@ Jonas Jensen There are many teaching jobs to be found in China. Finding a good one is the main challenge.
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