fandomhigh | Blacksmithing!; Monday, Second Period [07/24].

When the students started filing into the forge that week foro this week's lesson, they'd find one of the worktables...well, not cleared out, but very specifically cluttered with a collection of different variations on what looked like they might be the same tool. So if they came in and imagined they'd be learning all about what that tool was and how it worked, well...congratulations! They knew how as class went!

"Morning, everyone," Amaya said, greeting them with the usual nod, and gesturing toward the table. "Today, we're going to be learning about guillotine. Not in the revolutionary sense, but rather in the blacksmithing sense, but I assure you, you'll find it just as satisfying, without all the mess! What does that mean, you may ask? Well, let me show you."

Thus, Amaya started in on her lecture about the blacksmith's guillotine, diving with loving admiration for the simplicity of the design and its effectiveness in manipulating your hot metal in interesting ways. Dips! Divots! Notches and nooks! Create interesting lines around a rod or blade by hammering and turning at the same time! And of course there's be demonstrations, as he voice lifted above the hammering of the guillotine and the bits biting into the steel to shape it.

"And so," she concluded, "that's what we'll be working with today, familiarizing yourself with the guillotine, how various bits will make different kind of dents and divots in the metal, and how varying your swinging strength can also be effectively used to different effect. For example, hammering too hard with a pointed bit is a good way to snap right through your metal, but a few light taps an create a interesting groove to make your piece far more interesting.

"Just, please," she added, "let's make sure the only thing going between the bits of your guillotine is metal."

Beaker.

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Off with their heads!

Beaker

It's using a neat tool to do cool things to metal, so you know Amaya is definitely in her zone as she demonstrates how the guillotine works and all the different things you can do with the various bits, as well as talking about the slight differences in various styles of guillotines, complete with a disdainful look at more automatic ones, which basically boiled down to where's the fun in that?

And now it's your turn to give it a try! There's plenty of bars and rods in the forge waiting to be formed and shapes, so step on up to an anvil when it's your turn and play around with it a little.

Please, please watch your hands and fingers, though.

BEAKER.

"MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

Guess who'd just smacked a finger? Go on, guess.

Who might be thinking she needs to just work on some metal latticing when class is over just for the heck of it, because the only thing more satisfying that guillotining a bunch of notches in a bunch of pieces is then fitting them all together.

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