Just Another Day

"Hammer," she said and held out her hand.

Shanku looked at a rack of tools near the end of the table. She picked up a strange tool that had a block of metal at the top which was flat on one end and pointed on another. Arloda took it from her and began to refine the oddly shaped block.

"Chisel," she said and held out her hand once again.

Shanku had a better idea of what this one should look like and chose a sturdy-looking tool with a wedge-shaped end to give to Arloda.

Arloda carefully lined her chisel up and carefully began to cut away some of the block with her chisel and hammer.

"Pick," she said and once again held her hand out to Shanku.

Shanku took the tool that tapered from the handle to a sharp point and gave it to her.

Carefully, Arloda began to whittle out a hole in the top of her creation.

"Scalpel," Arloda said one final time.

Shanku picked up a tool with a small knife on the end and gave it to her.

Carefully, Arloda began to carve lines into the top of the metal block. She made a few more adjustments before taking a piece of twine from a drawer nearby and lacing it through the hole she made earlier.