DAY 7: Sand all the 5 wooden pieces perfectly until they are very smooth.

Since today was a single lesson, I was not able to do much work. Nevertheless, today's lesson was very productive and I am proud about the fact that I used my time well today and did not get distracted. Usually I get very distracted while working, but today I stuck to my task and worked until I accomplished it! I was the first one to enter class because I wanted the disk sander. So I went and held on to it until I finished my job which took me around 20 minutes. This job was sanding the longer stick. Initially, I thought I might break the stick if i use such a sander on it. But then my friend told me that as long as I clamp it well and provide it with all the support that it needs, it will not break. And that is what I did- I took 3 clamps and tightly clamped the stick and slowly and gently sanded it! It took a very long time for me to finish sanding the long stick only because first of all, I needed to go slow and gentle and make sure the stick does not get damaged or break because to be honest, I do not want to go through what I did, day before yesterday! Secondly, I had cut this long stick using the scroll saw which gave it many cuts and curves and made it look very unprofessional and straight. That is the reason why i had to sand every edge, side and face of it! I faced a major challenge when I was working, which was pressure by my other class mates. My peers also needed to use the sander and they kept pestering me to hurry up and kept complaining that it was not fair that I was wasting their time. Even though, I understood that they needed the sander too, I did not bother much because I hurried myself and booked the sander first. Additionally, there was no way I could compromise on the quality of my work, taking into consideration, the disaster that occurred day before yesterday! Eventually, they stopped complaining and found other equipment that they could use! I admit that I was being selfish today, but I needed to me selfish because I was already falling behind schedule after my long stick  broke. Nevertheless, I feel guilty and bad about what I did today and will make sure I do not behave the same way I did today. After sanding the long stick, I tore out a small piece of sand paper from a sander which was not working. Then I started manually sanding the smaller piece of the stick. I could not sand the smaller piece using the electric sander because it is too fast and could break it! Therefore, I had to sand it manually using my hands. I had expected it to be very difficult, but I was able to finish it within 5-10 minutes. After that, I started figuring out a way in which I could make the depression on my surfing board. i started doing it with a chisel and a hammer when I realized that I was going nowhere by doing so. That is why i consulted the teacher and asked hum if there was anything that I could use. He said there is something called the router. But he said that we will not be able to use it during the lesson time, which is why he asked me to come tomorrow during ACSU time. Here are some pictures of my work today: