I was eager to continue on, so I did.

January 17th, 2007 I threw in the towel and spent roughly $80. Wood ran about $35 and four clamps cost about $45. I felt like I’d sunk all my resources into this and so it had better turn out.

I laid the wood out and pulled out my glue, …tested the technique, … and smashed it all together … and waited. Meanwhile I told everyone I could that I had started the process and they should be happy for me. Some people were.