I don't know about this shaping technique. It doesn't look like any sort of a slipper I've ever seen. I googled ciabatta to see just what they are supposed to look like and all I've got to say is man, there are some funky shaped feet out there!
Not much going on around here but the usual. Though.....some floor guy came out to look at our floors to gather information for an estimate in case the floors beneath the ugly carpet this house came with can't be refinished. That was pretty exciting for me because I really want hardwood floors. I don't think we will be laying a new floor any time soon, but it's nice to have a price range in mind so as to properly set aside money. <---That's Rick's part. =P My part is to envision how good it will look!