#metalcraft

I had my first metalworking class today, and I made these! Be proud of me!

No, seriously. Those tiny little bits of metal? They involved two and a half jewelry saw blades and way more than two and a half attempts to get a taut blade in place, numerous methods of filing and over an hour just trying to get three flat edges filed, determining that sawing a tiny circle is way harder than it looks, and discovering the joys of flattening bent pieces of copper with a rawhide mallet. (The turkey vulture sketch took about two minutes.)

This is definitely going to be one of those things where I have to remind myself that it's okay if I'm not really good at it right out of the gate. Yes, I was that gifted kid who did really well and lots of stuff, and so I'm not always patient with myself when I run into something that has more of a learning curve. Thankfully I am stubborn, and by the end of the class I was pretty happy with my silly little copper shapes. The edges that will be stuck together are nice and even, and the pieces that will be sweat soldered have a good texture. They're not pretty, but that will come with time and practice (or so I need to remember again and again.)

People pick up one of my rings and go "oh god it's pointy"

Yes. on purpose.

The spike isn't aggression for the sake of aggression. it's a boundary. it's a tiny silver sentence that says I am here and I take up space. for so many of us, especially the quiet ones, the weird ones, the kids who were called 'too much' and 'too little' in the same week, wearing something with edges is the closest thing to armor we get.

Siouxsie Sioux once said "I have always relished the role of being an outsider" I have that line scratched into the corner of my workbench.

The spike is for the outsiders. the ones still walking their own path. the ones who refuse to be tamed.

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How much would you be able to wear?

Bonus: would it be made outta spoons?