Bernard Walter

Tag: Learning

  • June 12, 2024

    Last week, I bought a fair bit of wood. If nothing else, I spent a good bit of money on felled trees. That was an entirely new experience for me.

    Because I got the wood, I bought new tools, the big one being a router and router table. I’m having to learn how to use them all.

    I bought a miter lock router bit and I spent a good three hours messing around with it until I ended up with a decently jointing edge.

    I tried milling the Black Walnut on the table saw tonight. It produced a lot of smoke, so I’m going to have to figure out how to fix that.

    All of this to make boxes. I drafted a plan on paper, created a CAD model, and have dreamt of these boxes. It feels like I’m having to learn a lot to get my vision to come together and to do it well. That’s a big part of the challenge that I enjoy so much.

  • April 26, 2024

    I have to learn bookkeeping.

    I took a finance course in high school but have since lost my notes.

    I’m even thinking that I might need to take a course or find a book about how to run a small business. Some guidance would be good for me, because I’m at a point where I need some help.

    I have to do some research.

  • April 24, 2024

    I’m trying to run a Mother’s Day sale and am unsure of how to do it. I made up some Instagram posts with Adobe Express and then posted them to Instagram.

    Nothing so far.

    It’s hard, this learning. It’s hard, keeping motivated. It’s hard, the idea of not trying.

  • April 4, 2024

    I realised something this morning that put me on my back foot a little. At once, there was relief in the acknowledgement and an unsettling in the realisation.

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  • February 24, 2024

    I’ve been trying to 3D print pieces that’ll fit together. I thought it’d be so much easier than it’s proving to be. I’m not sure what I’m getting right and what I need to fix.

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  • February 22, 2024

    My mom is an incredible cook. Very slowly, I’ve been trying to learn some of her recipes. Tonight, I made chana batata (chickpeas and potatoes) for dinner.

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  • February 13, 2024

    I haven’t been getting to the shop as much lately. A friend I’ve made there called it my sanctuary. It is.

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  • February 5, 2024

    The heart-shaped puzzles have proved to be a small hit. Tonight, I tried to print a few. It didn’t go so well.

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  • September 27, 2023

    We went out for dinner tonight. During the week is a tough sell, but we had to do it to celebrate a birthday. The server must’ve come by three times before we were ready to order a round of drinks. She came by twice more before we were ready to order our meals.

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  • September 12, 2023

    Just outside the school, there are two bus stops. It’s really annoying to have to stop at the south end of the school yard and then again at the north end when following a city bus that’s dropping off students. The staff parking lot is a right turn after the bus stop to the north. How come students can’t walk those 150 metres? I’m probably getting late for work…to teach them.

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  • September 9, 2023

    September 9, 2023

    I bought HSS chisels and a bench grinder today. Using them scared the shit right out of me.

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  • September 5, 2023

    Today was the first day of school. It was a good day, despite the scorching heat. Within 20 minutes of entering the building, I was dripping with sweat. It continued like that throughout most of the day. Luckily, the library has air conditioning. The classrooms, however, do not.

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