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Ryan Methven Corby Leith Senior Project May 21, 2019 The  Forge Looking back to the beginning of this project and its planning stage, I would’ve never thought I could do what I’ve done. My original plan was to create one sword, one shield, and one spear. I have tripled that. I have gained more skills and knowledge than I thought I could with the time I had left, and I also managed to have more fun than expected as well. When I was still taking classes in the spring and I was planning out my senior project, my first choice was to go out west and work for a company called Outward Bound. This company mainly does studies on permaculture and wildlife. When I was on Mountain Classroom last spring, we did some work with them for a week, and I got really engaged with the work, as I was really intrigued about what they were doing. So when the senior project came around, I emailed the head of the company whom we met last spring, and I asked if I could come out and work for him again
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Daily blog #19

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Daily Blog #19 Monday, May 21, 2019 Today I spent my time spray painting my shields with a protective coating. And then I used Tape and color spray paint to finish my shield work. I am very pleased with my work so far but tomorrow will be a very hard day. I have to put handles on six of my swords. I believe that I’ll be in there for at least eight hours. Even though it is hard to manage the time and work I feel like I’m gaining a lot of skills. It is very fun to see my work come to an end.
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Daily Blog #18

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Daily blog #18 Saturday, May 18, 2019 Today was interesting, I tried to but all different kinds of materials on my spears to cover up my screws. I tried copper and aluminim wire and different types of rope. I eventually got all the spears heads done so all I have to do is get the bottoms fitted with metal spikes. That will be for next week as will be finishing mt sword handles and shields. I did a lot of work with my shields and only have to put handles and decoration on two and then I can spray paint them with colors. I will be very busy trying to finish everything I've made but I am up for the challenge.
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Weekly Blog #3

Weekly Blog #3 Saturday, May, 18 This week was definitely the busiest week of the three so far. Every time I got a new idea I wanted to bring it to life and make it. Started off with spears. I put all the spearheads on the shaft and put screws in them so they would be stable. I Shields I finished putting the handles, decorations and the protective spray paint on all but two of my shields. I now have only two shields left to finish. I Made my last two today using the same technique as I used on my first one. I used a piece of wood that has been hollowed out in the middle so it creates a dip for the flat metal to sit on and when the hammer hits it and creates a divot in the metal and has a nice texture to it. I still need to put the handles and decoration on both of my shields and when I’m finished with that I will spray paint them with the protective coating. Once I have all my shields at the same stage I will spray paint them with color and that would be the end of my work on th
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Daily Blog #16

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Daily Blog #16 Friday, May, 16, 2019. I spent 6 hours in the forge today. Today I did a lot with my shields and spears. In the morning I finished putting on all my polisher on my spears. I took a paper towel and rubbed two cotes of  this special oil on the wood, this keeps it from getting banged up and rotten. I finnished my third shield today, I got both hands on and the detective piece on the front. Tomorrow I will be starting my forth shield and also start to construct handles for my swords. It feels like I'm in a bit of a hurry but I'm confident that I can meet the deadline.     
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Daily Blog #15

Daily Blog #15 Thursday, May 16, 2019 I spent 6 hours in the gorge today. Today I did a lot. I cut out my second shield and put my handles on it. That took all morning and some of the afternoon. Once I finished my handle I started to polish off my spears and put the spears hands on the shafts. I finished polishing all but one of them which I will do tomorrow right before I put the decoration on my shield. I will also start to put handls on my swords and make them comfortable to handle. I think I made very good progress today and am in a very good position with my work.
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Daily Blog #14

Daily Blog #14 Wednesday, May 14, 2019 I spent 4 hours in the forge today. Today I mainly worked on my spears and swords. I have all the wooden shafts that I want and all the spearheads I want. My first tast today was to cut a seem in each of the shafts that would allow each spearhead to fit in and to be able to have two screws be drilled into them. I haven't done the screws yet, that is for tomorrow. But before I put the spearheads in I need to spray them with protective spraypaint. That is all for tomorrow, I will also be cutting my other shield and welding my handle and artwork onto it.  
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