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fandomhigh2021-06-18 06:01 am
special_rabbit) wrote in fandomhigh2021-06-18 06:01 am
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Blacksmithing Basics; Friday, Third Period [06/18].
"Welcome back, everyone." Amaya greeted the class with her usual stout nod and the focusing pound of her fist into her palm. "We've still got a lot more work to do on our handles, so let's get right into it! Where we left off last week, hopefully you'll have marked where you need to cut your block to form, so we'll get right into that. You'll want to be careful, of course, and take your time with the cutting so you've got a nice shape ready to go for when we spruce it up a little. If you're having some trouble, just let me know, I could probably saw out a shape blindfolded, which I'm not actually going to do because that's just dangerous and ill-advised, but, point is...we'll get you there.
"And once you've got the general shape carved out, we'll be refining it with some rasping and smoothing, sanding and staining, keeping in mind the curves and angles that'll suit the hand that'll eventually be holding the dagger. By the end of the class, I suspect we'll have some rather nice looking handles to go with our nice looking knives, and then next week, the finishing touches!
"I'll go over some of the basic techniques for a refresher before we begin, and then we'll just get to it!"
"And once you've got the general shape carved out, we'll be refining it with some rasping and smoothing, sanding and staining, keeping in mind the curves and angles that'll suit the hand that'll eventually be holding the dagger. By the end of the class, I suspect we'll have some rather nice looking handles to go with our nice looking knives, and then next week, the finishing touches!
"I'll go over some of the basic techniques for a refresher before we begin, and then we'll just get to it!"