whittling away at the time

Alma · 11-29-2011, 02:30 PM

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Been feeling kind of crappy lately and haven't felt like replying to anything.

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"The outer layers are the easiest, but the further you go, the harder it gets." Alma said. "Some trees have useful outer-layers - sapwood, it's called, - and in some, it's all weak and useless." She chattered as the woman carved. It was obvious that she loved talking about wood, and rarely got a chance to do so. Busy as she was with talking, she still kept her eye on how Vesper's hands were placed. However, after the first time the woman cut herself, she didn't need any correcting.

She tilted her head and considered the stick, after Vesper had finished carving away the bark. "You could carve the tip into a sharpened point." She made a V-shape with her paws, to demonstrate. "That's good for a basic arrow or spear, if you're too busy to shape a stone into an arrowhead. Though this stick is far too small for a spear." Unless it were a spear for an exceptionally tiny wolf. At that thought, Alma suddenly wondered how insulted Zana would be if she gave her a 'spear' like the one Vesper held in her hands. The edge of her lips curved into a smirk. She might try that later.

For now, she returned to the task at hand. "Be careful with your blade. Don't get too concerned with finishing the piece, or you'll cut too much off. Or cut yourself. Try to make small cuts." Not that she really needed the advice - Vesper seemed to be more patient than Alma was when she learned to whittle.

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