The class starts in ten days.  I've been flattening my water stones and sharpening my plane blades and chisels.  How do I pack up the tools to take to Maine?  I don't think the solution will be elegant.

Today my copy of Iain Oughtred, A Life in Wooden Boats, by Nic Compton arrived.  It is an attractive, well illustrated, volume that addresses Mr. Oughtred's life and his career as a designer of beautiful small boats.  It has some fine photographs and line drawings.  I'll give a brief summary as soon as I finish the book.