Weekly Blog #2

Weekly blog #2
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
This Week I started to work on my shields and I also start to plan out some other projects like spears and swords. The week started off with me trying to come up with a system that would form my shield in a way that would be comfortable to carry and also strong. Eventually got a piece of wood and hollowed out the center of it, and then took a ball playing hammer and word from outside to inside of the shield. This gave the texture I wanted and I also created a nice dome shape which I was trying to get. My other Spears came together quite well I went up to the woodshop to cut out pieces that I didn’t need and also to send away parts of the wood that got in the way. While I was doing this I got some ideas for additional speakers and I made sure to write them down before moving on. Looking back on today and this week I think I made very good progress but I realize that if I want to do more I’m gonna have to pick up the pace. I’m gonna need more time to do another shield and more speakers. I think that if I organize my time well enough I will be able to do more work, two more projects and still have time to brainstorm on other things. Looking ahead to next week I really want to try another shield and other speakers. I’ll try a different tactic on my next shield I think the other one was really cool, but I can I want diversity and I wanna try something different to challenge myself. But once I’m done with all my speakers and swords I will have to go up to the woodshop and construct handles for them and then polish the wood so it won’t get damaged. I will make sure to as much as possible with the time I have left.  

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