Solo [ED]A Day a Divot

[Crylon Stonecraft]

25 Summer 521 Letting out a sigh, Crylon lay resting in his bed. For some reason on this morning the Isur, normally an early riser, was having trouble getting out of bed. But at the same time he knew he was not asleep, and did not think he would fall back asleep, and so did not see much use in just sitting there... Finally after a chime or two the Isur opened his eyes and levering himself out of bed got up. Lightly patting himself on the face with his palms Crylon shook his head, feeling more awake but still dragging at the moment. Today all of the things he needed doing where done. The smithy was stocked and fed. No piles of ruined metal items needed reforging. Overall, he did not feel like he had much to do today... Thinking on this, Crylon realized that might have been part of his problem getting up. He was feeling undriven, as he had nothing specific to do. Perhaps then he could find something? Or at least help someone else in their tasks. Getting up Crylon made his morning ablutions, making sure to stop and splash some water in his face, before heading down to check to see if anyone had any food going. Crylon did not doubt his ability to build a house if needed, but building much more than a sandwich was more or less beyond the Isur. When he did arrive he was glad to see a familiar face, and ladling a bowl of some mysterious bubbling food that smelled nice, Crylon gave Toni a wave as he tucked in. "Hello Toni! Any plans, on day?" Toni, eating something that Crylon could not determine was meat or plant due to its odd coloration, nodded quickly. "Yeah, someone requested a bench be made. They had one, but somehow it got broken so they are requesting a new one. I don't suppose you would want to help Have you got the time?" Crylon nodded quickly enough, taking a few more bites of the food from his bowl. "Yes. have time. Is help. What need do?" Rather than telling Toni waved the Isur off, finishing up his food before finally rising and gesturing for Crylon to follow. After that it was a short walk to a clear spot where Toni was clearly planning to do his work. In it he had numerous tools, not just the hammers and saws and things Crylon usually used for simpler tasks. "This one isn't just simple cut pieces, it will need some detail work. People don't want to just sit on a plank of wood. It will need rounding, buffing, and the like. So, wanna get started? The plans are over there." With a nod Crylon rushed over, picking up the papers where Toni had laid out his work. The seat was more or less flat, but with an indication of rounding at the front. It had two legs, but rather than a single solid rod on either side, there was a much more solid shape... A four sided shape with a wider bottom and a narrower top, and a straight edge on either side. The back though he was having trouble understanding, due tot he markings Toni was using. "Well, lets get to it, shall we!" WC: 548

[Crylon Stonecraft]

Looking at the piles of wood, Crylon checked from one to the other. The first task was marking some pieces out, but he soon saw that what they were using were not just the pre cut boards from the sawmill. This one was much more complex, and much thicker. From its nature he was unsure if it was a whole tree, or perhaps some kind of drift wood even. Regardless it would serve as a strong base, which seemed to be Toni's intent. "Alright, first things first. We need to make some markings. Then we can cut out the layer we want. I've got this saw here, using it together we should be able to cut it off right. Just follow my lead." And with that Toni headed over to the wood, beginning to man handle it. Coming behind him he took the ruler and things for measuring, along with some chalk, and began marking off the details. They needed a nice solid bit here... About this deep... This wide... And this long... Looking it over he could tell where they needed to cut into the wood, and measuring out the dimensions began marking them one by one. First the front, marking a line where the front end would be. First a point at one end, and then measuring again to ensure he was in line and straight a make at the other end. After that was the width, marking at each end the bottom of the front. Bit by bit Crylon worked on putting in the details, but found it trickier than planks and things he usually worked with. With that done Crylon marked along the sides, noting where to cut to end at the correct points. He tried to do what he usually did when crafting, picturing the final product and imaging changing from one state to the one he foresaw, making reality from the potential. He was unsure but he imagined such was how Izurdin saw things all the time, always seeing the potential in a craft and just how to make it into what it could be. With depth, length, and width, it seemed the initial marking were done, though once they got most of the mass cut off he was fairly certain more would be needed. However before anything actually got going both Crylon and Toni checked over the markings, making sure each was measured right. Crylon started on one end with Toni at the other, passing over each other and ending on opposite ends. Making a few small edits to the markings Crylon and Toni continued until both felt satisfied, and then began working on the actual cutting away of the material. WC: 448

[Crylon Stonecraft]

With the measuring finally done Toni and Crylon began the actual physical work, taking up the saw at either end and bringing it to the wood. Beginning carefully they both made a small cut, before pausing and checking over the markings. Once they knew they were still on track they began again, now putting in more force behind the small indentation they had created. Back and forth, back and force, cutting as best they could in a straight line into the meat of the wood. After working a few inches into the wood the two paused again, this time using some measuring devices to make sure they were still on track and going straight. It could be eyeballed, but checking by hand with tools periodically meant a much more likely straight and true work. This was a bit trickier, but trying with a few tools they were able to confirm they were on track. However seeing a slight drift they did take this into account, and work work now to counter that slight drift. This would likely need to be buffed out later, but still was workable. Continuing their cut Crylon and Toni worked back at it, straining their muscles at the tools and already both beginning to sweat from their labors. Such cutting was not easy even with purpose built tools for the craft, and the two were soon both huffing and putting away as sawdust built up in the cuts of the wood. With the mass of the wood their task did not get any easier over time, straining to find a way through the wood in as clean a cut as possible. This was how they worked for a while, it being a big piece of wood. Cutting a few inches, checking their progress, and measuring again. Then either modifying their cut or keeping it straight based on their readings. And then cut some more, measure, adjust, over and over again. By the time they were even nearing their first cut through the wood, having gone a bit on the fatter side to err on the extra material over not enough, Crylon felt a lessening of pressure... And then, they were out the other side. With a sigh both Crylon and Toni took a short break, catching their breath from their exertions and taking a swig of water, before getting back up again. From what he had seen to far he did not expect the two would finish their work today, rather they would likely need to keep at it after another session. Eyeing their progress Toni and Crylon walked around the partially cut wood. As they did they made a few mutterings to each other, pointed out some things, made a few marks with chalk, and otherwise chewed the fat as they rested before getting back to work. Finally such delays were done, and there was nothing left to do but to get back at it. Next on the list of their work was to cut downward, getting deeper into the wood rather than more of simply cutting along. With the top part of the wood freed Crylon and Toni removed this, before checking their measuring and beginning anew on a new incision. WC: 537

[Crylon Stonecraft]

Since the entire block was one bit piece, downward would have to come last. Instead they would need to get the bottom and top chunks cut off, which would free them to cut downward along the edges. :Luckily for them the base was good and stable, and so it was not too hard to settle it in a good position and begin their work. Like before they began with a small incision, cutting and carving into the flesh of the wood in slow bits at first. With that first mark or notch done they both stopped and measured again, checking one side then the other, before satisfied with their beginning they continued their cutting. as before it was slow work, cutting a few inches deep by moving the saw back and forth with them at either end of the extended tool, before pausing. There they would measure again, consider their markings and distances, and then make a judge again if they should proceed or alter their course. As before the erred on the side of too wide, seeing as they had both excess wood and it was easier to take away wood than add it. At least, Crylon thought, without his Isurian arm... But then with this level of complexity he did not think the result would look too good without proper tools and would still need much more work. His mind wandering freely as they completed their repetitive work and tasks, Crylon almost seemed better at such tasks when he did not focus on them to much. Or at least he felt his cuts and lines were a bit more accurate when he simply settled into the task, got it right once, and then just settled into repeating the action while he mind focused on other varying things. Like before it was slow going, cut a few inches, stop and measure and adjust or mark, then cut some more. By the time they finally neared finishing and coming out the other end Crylon felt like they had been working at the task for days, and that had the sawdust been blood and the wood a beast said beast would have bled out several times over. It was not until he felt the lightening of pressure and saw them finally saw through the other end that he let out a sigh of relief and sat down. Once more taking a break having finished the two largest tasks of their cutting, Crylon and Toni rested again for a moment so that their arms could get a break and to take in some water. By now both were sweating quite well, enough to soak a shirt. Crylon for his part was long since shirtless, but Toni was still stubbornly keeping his on. "Right so... That is the hardest part. But lets keep this piece here so that we wont lose our level. Now lets just cut off the sides, and then once those are done we can get to work on actually finishing the seat." WC: 503

[Crylon Stonecraft]

Their break done, Crylon and Toni got back up and continued, beginning on one end. As the only had to cut the depth of the wood this was much easier than sawing across the entire length of the seat, and so did not take as much time. First the make a small cut to serve as a pocket. Then they measured again and checked, before cutting more deeply. It only took a few chimes to get some progress on this, checking their direction and pausing to measure before cutting through into the wood beneath. The excess falling off Crylon and Toni moved this aside, changing over to the opposite end. There they did the same as the first side, cutting a bit to get a good starting point, then measuring again. Then they cut some more, measuring their way in increments, before sawing through this one as well with some stops to measure things. Now on the longer sides, they saw that they could not simply move long ways across and would need to alter their path. The back and front were the last two remaining, but also the hardest. This meant going longways, cutting vertically up and down, but that would not work well as the base of the tool would hit into the wood... "Nothing for it Crylon, we'll need to move the wood over to get to the edge. Just watch for a wobble, or we'll end up getting a jagged edge which will be a pain to fix." With a nod Crylon helped Toni move the wood slightly, getting it over the edge, where their tool could reach. This was a longer cut than the long ways top and bottom, but much easier as the layer they were cutting through was much thinner being only the length of wood they had already cut out.. Working through this Crylon and Toni began on the back end, working their saw up to the end and cutting a small divot again. All of this was clearly a series of repetitions in new form, but Crylon knew each step was needed. Take out any one cut or step, and none of it would work. Breathing heavily Crylon and Toni continued their cutting, doing their best to stay stable. This meant stopping and measuring, checking their distance and alignment from each side regularly, avoiding getting too far one way or the other over and over. Cut a few inches, stop and measure, mark or adjust, and then repeat. Cut, measure, adjust, repeat... Cut, cut, cut... Crylon had almost lost track of his word when he felt the saw cut through the end into empty air, and knew they were done with that part. This left... Just one more large piece of work to cut. However here Toni stopped Crylon, indicating he did not want Crylon to cut. "The front is different. People dangle over that. And nothing attaches directly to it like the sides or back. So we will want to keep this side natural and smooth. So rather than using saws we will remove excess other ways, alright?" With a nod and a sigh Crylon nodded his confirmation, looking over their work, While in some ways they had done much, at the same time they had not done too much. At the end of the day they had much work to do, and were not nearing completion. Toni knew this, Crylon knew this, and as he had thought before they would not be finishing on this day. "Alright, lets stop for today. We'll come back to this one when we have time. Its not a rush job, they know this will take time as I've got to fit it into other more urgent things. I'll let you know when we are going back though, and we can work on it, alright." With a nod Crylon agreed, settling on the floor with a bed of sawdust. He was tired by this point even though the day was early, and he needed to take a rest before doing anything else today. WC: 679