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Poisonedbyyou · 01-16-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes

"Yes we are. The galdr is the next thing we're going to use. For those of you who haven't yet, put your wands away."

He waited for everyone to comply.

"The galdr can not carve the wood on its own. The galdr is the incantation element of a spell, the other two elements, wand movement and intent are comparable to the shape and form of the rune, and of course the focus you need to carve. However, without a wand, you still need a tool to use to actually do the risting."

From a cupboard under the chalkboard, Truebridge withdrew a box containing enough burins for the entire class.

"These are engraving tools, a type of cold chisel that works fairly well for carving runes, particularly in wood. They're called Burins. Each burin has been charmed so that it will only carve wood, and therefore they are perfectly safe to use, and you need not worry about cutting your skin by accident. Naturally you will all still wear the gloves and goggles provided." Because Truebridge did not want another probation. No thank you. And already this class had proved themselves well able to injure themselves and others regardless of safety precautions.

"You will need to use the burin, and chant the galdr for the rune you are carving. You don't need to be exact about the galdr either, as you will see in your textbooks, chapter seven."

He placed the box on his desk at the front of the room.

"Come and get a burin and try it out on your test pieces of wood. If you need another piece of wood you can get one of those too." He placed a stack by the burins just in case. "When you think you have the hang of it and are ready to carve runes directly into the table, put your hand up and I will check your work and answer any questions you might have."

Wands away. Charisa glanced down absently at her hand, still clutching her wand. Ohh, right. She slipped the wand into her pocket and then got up out of her seat. She made her way over to the professor's desk at the front of the room and picked up a burin out of the box, as she was told. Woot, following directions.

Sitting back down at her desk, Charisa looked at her piece of wood. It still contained areas unblemished by her previous botched attempts, and one successful attempt, at creating her rune. Deciding it was still good to use for her next try using galdr, she proceeded to adjust her gloves and goggles.

Flipping through her Ancient Runes book to chapter seven, as Professor Truebrige mentioned, she scanned the pages for the basic galdr for the rune in question, Thurisaz. Then, burin in her left hand and poised over the wood ready to carve while the other hand pointed to the galdr she needed in the book so she wouldn't lose her place, Charisa began the chant.

"thurisaz thurisaz thurisaz
th th th th th th th th th
thur thar thur ther thor
thu tha thu the tho
th th th th th th th th th."

She spoke slower than usual, making sure each syllable came out sounding exactly as intended. She didn't want to mess up, even if the burins were charmed and she was focused fully on the task. The tool in her gloved hand carved easily through the wood, until the rune was completed. Charisa put down the burin and gazed at her work. The rune had come out much better than last time. Not as lopsided, with each carved stroke less shaky than before.

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Poisonedbyyou Ramora Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GMT -5 Posts: 5,628	Pet, Nuzzle, Bite. Mherrfph. \| Paris, Roma, Home Again \| Possible Lovegood Quote: Originally Posted by Con_Stripes "Yes we are. The galdr is the next thing we're going to use. For those of you who haven't yet, put your wands away." He waited for everyone to comply. "The galdr can not carve the wood on its own. The galdr is the incantation element of a spell, the other two elements, wand movement and intent are comparable to the shape and form of the rune, and of course the focus you need to carve. However, without a wand, you still need a tool to use to actually do the risting." From a cupboard under the chalkboard, Truebridge withdrew a box containing enough burins for the entire class. "These are engraving tools, a type of cold chisel that works fairly well for carving runes, particularly in wood. They're called Burins. Each burin has been charmed so that it will only carve wood, and therefore they are perfectly safe to use, and you need not worry about cutting your skin by accident. Naturally you will all still wear the gloves and goggles provided." Because Truebridge did not want another probation. No thank you. And already this class had proved themselves well able to injure themselves and others regardless of safety precautions. "You will need to use the burin, and chant the galdr for the rune you are carving. You don't need to be exact about the galdr either, as you will see in your textbooks, chapter seven." He placed the box on his desk at the front of the room. "Come and get a burin and try it out on your test pieces of wood. If you need another piece of wood you can get one of those too." He placed a stack by the burins just in case. "When you think you have the hang of it and are ready to carve runes directly into the table, put your hand up and I will check your work and answer any questions you might have." Wands away. Charisa glanced down absently at her hand, still clutching her wand. Ohh, right. She slipped the wand into her pocket and then got up out of her seat. She made her way over to the professor's desk at the front of the room and picked up a burin out of the box, as she was told. Woot, following directions. Sitting back down at her desk, Charisa looked at her piece of wood. It still contained areas unblemished by her previous botched attempts, and one successful attempt, at creating her rune. Deciding it was still good to use for her next try using galdr, she proceeded to adjust her gloves and goggles. Flipping through her Ancient Runes book to chapter seven, as Professor Truebrige mentioned, she scanned the pages for the basic galdr for the rune in question, Thurisaz. Then, burin in her left hand and poised over the wood ready to carve while the other hand pointed to the galdr she needed in the book so she wouldn't lose her place, Charisa began the chant. "thurisaz thurisaz thurisaz th th th th th th th th th thur thar thur ther thor thu tha thu the tho th th th th th th th th th." She spoke slower than usual, making sure each syllable came out sounding exactly as intended. She didn't want to mess up, even if the burins were charmed and she was focused fully on the task. The tool in her gloved hand carved easily through the wood, until the rune was completed. Charisa put down the burin and gazed at her work. The rune had come out much better than last time. Not as lopsided, with each carved stroke less shaky than before. __________________