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fandomhigh2023-08-07 07:02 am
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Blacksmithing!; Monday, Second Period [08/07].
"Everyone loves hitting things on the anvil," said Amaya, by way of introduction and getting things started in class that morning, "but a true blacksmith's favorite part of an anvil is going to be this guy," she tapped her hammer a little on the pointed bit, "the horn! And that's because it's with the horn that you can really take your metal and shape it and bend it in interesting ways, and that's what we'll be working on today. Specifically, I'd like us to build up to making some good rings, but it might be a work in progress. The concept is simple, but the technique will certainly take practice.
"Now, of course," Amaya continued, as after explaining a little bit of what she was doing as she was doing it to demonstrate, "you can use the rings for all sorts of other projects. Maybe you're working on chainmail or decorative features, maybe you're trying a hand at some jewelry or need something for a chair or other connective piece. Maybe you're into very personally made napkin rings. Maybe you need machine parts! There are a lot of uses for rings and ring-shaped things, so knowing how to effectively use the horn to bend them into shape can be a very useful technique some day!"
Amaya held up the fairly perfect little round ring proudly, then held it out to pass it around for further inspection.
"So!" she concluded cheerfully. "Who'd like to give it a go first?"
"Now, of course," Amaya continued, as after explaining a little bit of what she was doing as she was doing it to demonstrate, "you can use the rings for all sorts of other projects. Maybe you're working on chainmail or decorative features, maybe you're trying a hand at some jewelry or need something for a chair or other connective piece. Maybe you're into very personally made napkin rings. Maybe you need machine parts! There are a lot of uses for rings and ring-shaped things, so knowing how to effectively use the horn to bend them into shape can be a very useful technique some day!"
Amaya held up the fairly perfect little round ring proudly, then held it out to pass it around for further inspection.
"So!" she concluded cheerfully. "Who'd like to give it a go first?"