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fandomhigh2024-05-16 06:35 am
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Arts & Metal Crafts; Thursday, Fifth Period [05/16].
Having a class so late in the day was a pretty novel experience for Amaya, truth be told, but she'd had plenty of time to get back into the swing of things after the extended trip to Daventry (and zounds was she glad that was behind her now!) and she was eager to be back in the shop classroom for another class.
"Morning, every--" she started, then caught herself with a shake of her head. "I'm sorry, afternoon! Which, honestly, is probably a good idea, considering that it always did make me a bit nervous, having people working with power tools and dangerous equipment when they were still shaking out their sleepies. But, anyway, welcome to Arts & Metal Crafts, the class where we focus on making lots of things....with metal! And, since introductions are pretty customary with the first week of classes, we're also doing our introductions with metal, too. Metal stamping, to be specific!
"Now, metal stamping by hand is quite the process, but it's quite commonly used with the creation of jewelry, and things like that. What I've got here are plenty of stamping kits that include what we'll need: stamping hammers, a steel block to work on, a variety of stamps for numbers, letters, and symbols, and some metal to actually stamp onto it, as well as a few other thing to make the process a little easier. And the process is pretty simple."
She pulled out a large A-letter stamp, showed the class, then showed how to set up the metal sheet over the block. "You just hold it very upright and still over the spot you want to stamp, and..." One firm and decisive hammer later, "...stamp! Just the once should be enough, although if you're not as used to hitting things with precision like I am, it might take a couple good trial whacks to really figure out how to get a nice clean stamp like this."
She held up the fancy A on the metal to show them.
"So," she said, "what I'd like you to do is go ahead and take some time to pick out some stamps and make something to use to introduce yourself. Ideally, that'd be your name, but if there's something else you'd like to stamp that you feel is more representative of who you are, then, by all means. We're all about creativity and trying new things in this class, as long as they stay within the parameters of safety.
"Which, by the way, watch your thumbs. But I've got ice packs if you need 'em, too. With that, I'll let you guys get to trying out the stamps, and get to stamping, and toward the last bit of the class, we'll have a look at what you've got and get to know each other!"
"Morning, every--" she started, then caught herself with a shake of her head. "I'm sorry, afternoon! Which, honestly, is probably a good idea, considering that it always did make me a bit nervous, having people working with power tools and dangerous equipment when they were still shaking out their sleepies. But, anyway, welcome to Arts & Metal Crafts, the class where we focus on making lots of things....with metal! And, since introductions are pretty customary with the first week of classes, we're also doing our introductions with metal, too. Metal stamping, to be specific!
"Now, metal stamping by hand is quite the process, but it's quite commonly used with the creation of jewelry, and things like that. What I've got here are plenty of stamping kits that include what we'll need: stamping hammers, a steel block to work on, a variety of stamps for numbers, letters, and symbols, and some metal to actually stamp onto it, as well as a few other thing to make the process a little easier. And the process is pretty simple."
She pulled out a large A-letter stamp, showed the class, then showed how to set up the metal sheet over the block. "You just hold it very upright and still over the spot you want to stamp, and..." One firm and decisive hammer later, "...stamp! Just the once should be enough, although if you're not as used to hitting things with precision like I am, it might take a couple good trial whacks to really figure out how to get a nice clean stamp like this."
She held up the fancy A on the metal to show them.
"So," she said, "what I'd like you to do is go ahead and take some time to pick out some stamps and make something to use to introduce yourself. Ideally, that'd be your name, but if there's something else you'd like to stamp that you feel is more representative of who you are, then, by all means. We're all about creativity and trying new things in this class, as long as they stay within the parameters of safety.
"Which, by the way, watch your thumbs. But I've got ice packs if you need 'em, too. With that, I'll let you guys get to trying out the stamps, and get to stamping, and toward the last bit of the class, we'll have a look at what you've got and get to know each other!"