Daily blog #19


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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