tell me, sister

Banshee watched as the younger boy scraped off layers of wood and spat it out. She did catch the uneven bits but didn't comment as of yet. Eventually the gal would access his work and that would be the time for critique. She idly took off a few more even layers of her own spear to-be. Evening out any protruding bits or notching out thick knots that shot out. She liked when the outer layer of the wood was gone and it was all that lovely fresh light brown wood. - Banshee looked up from her work as he asked what's next. The babe nodded, "Well, once you take off all the imperfections and have a smooth surface to work with you begin forming a point. " A pause. "Layer by layer you shave off enough of the wood. You want the angle to be even on all sides and the point to be sharp enough to puncture skin."

The yearling began to demonstrate by shaving off the end of her stick to form a point. "In the beginning you can start by applying more pressure as you go towards the point. But, you don't want to press down too much. Once the point gets thin enough you could potentially snap it off and that means you have to work harder to get it sharp again."  She worked a bit more before eyeing the boy. "You try now. Once you are done show it to me and I will critique your weapon." Banshee paused for only a moment, "But feel free to ask me questions." With a fleeting smile Banshee went back to working diligently on her own spear.