Wheelchairs and sharp tools: A match made in the Tetra woodworking shop

Deep in the sub-basement of Vancouver’s Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, a room that smells of sawdust is filled with laughter, the satisfying clap of wood on a bench, the buzz of the band saws. 
Here, Shara Gutsche, who is partly paralyzed by a brain injury, uses a single hand to manipulate the articulated arm of an Elbo tool, used for hollowing out material on a lathe. She is making a bowl. With one hand she guides the blade so that it peels across the turning wood, from the centre