Carpenter Planing Wood in Athens Workshop

Copper-toned light spills across a rough-hewn wooden trestle where a hand plane glides over a pale oak plank. Thick, spiraling shavings curl away from the blade, revealing the fresh grain beneath. The workshop shelf behind holds dust and faint marks of early winter work. Shadows stretch softly along the adjacent walls, deepening the golden warmth of the hour before dusk. The plane's iron gleams against the matte wood, catching the low sun. A pile of fresh curls rests in the corner of the trestle, their edges sharp and pale against the darker background.