MAN TEACHES HANDS-ON ART : CLASS TURNS KIDS INTO WOODWORKERS.Byline: Ann-Marie Sanchez Daily News Staff Writer Cutbacks in industrial arts industrial arts n. (used with a sing. verb) A subject of study aimed at developing the manual and technical skills required to work with tools and machinery. Noun 1. funding in the 1980s forced Don Law to switch from teaching wood shop to Spanish. But the 41-year-old Camarillo High School teacher continues to practice his woodworking vocation out of a specially designed trailer equipped with enough work stations for 20 children. ``I've always been a kind of entrepreneur,'' said Law, who was sharing his talents with 18 children Wednesday morning at Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Tapo Community Park. ``It was the best of both worlds.'' With his wife, Joanne, and 10-year-old daughter Emily often by his side, Law turns out for birthday parties, school programs and other events to teach children to build everything from helicopters to doll houses. ``I like teaching things that are useful to other people and practical,'' said Law during a break from his outdoor class. ``There's a value to working on something and completing it at the end of an hour. That's not the case when you're watching TV.'' During Wednesday's two-hour class offered by Woody Woody Slang to describe when the market has a strong and quick upward movement. Notes: For example, you'll hear "the market has a woody," when the market is performing well... seriously, we don't make this stuff up. Woodworkers through the Rancho Simi Rancho San José de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi is one of the land grants in California by the Spanish government. The name derives from Shimiji, the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. Recreation and Parks District, kids pushed and pulled saws, learned basic safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and for woodworking and pieced together simple shapes to form their favorite toys. Justin Galvis, 7, attended the class for his second time this summer and worked on perfecting the smoothest jet-fighter plane he could sand. Dressed in green denim shorts and donning blue safety goggles goggles, n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures. goggles see periocular leukotrichia. , Galvis made plans for the smooth, wooden craft once he got home. ``I'm going to load it onto the back of my truck and crash them into my Legos,'' said Galvis. The summertime activity has also won the hearts of older woodworkers, such as Brandon Willis, 15, who now assists Law with his young proteges. ``I started it when I was around 9 or 10 years old,'' said Willis, who attends Royal High School. ``I liked it and have been doing it ever since.'' Woody Woodworkers can be reached at (805) 482-4214. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color in SIMI only) Budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. craftsmen get towork building toys Wednesday after learning about safety at Woody Woodworkers in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . (2) ``I like teaching things that are useful to other people and practical There's a value to working on something and completing it at the end of an hour. That's not the case when you're watching TV.'' Don Law Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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