Thursday May 9th, 2019: 1 hour

Today was another short day because the woodshed was locked. I walked over at about 9:30 in the morning to see if anyone was there or if it was unlocked because we don't need an adult in the woodshed to glue. However, it was locked so I walked back to the dorm and Netburn and I talked about how we were going to sell the cutting boards. We thought that we could send out an email sometime tomorrow telling everyone why we are selling and where are all the funds going. We also went to get mineral oil for the cutting boards. The mineral oil is what keeps the wood from breaking down the cutting board over time.

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