Rings and Things

Ciao a tutti!  I am now finishing my third week of school, yet oddly it feels like it's been more like three months.  It seems as though time is moving quite faster than normal.  I guess a good measure would be the amount of work I have accomplished, which doesn't seem like much but the learning curve is high so perfection will take time.  Here is what I've done thus far--

My first project was an assignment on right angles, sawing straight lines and drilling.  We were all given a piece of brass to cut, anneal (process of heating metal to make it more workable), hammer and file into a square.  Then we had to drill small holes into the metal and saw straight lines from one end to the other.  It's not so complicated, it just take a lot of patience and accuracy. 

The next assignment was to make a ring.  Fairly simple, and since my first piece was a ring I thought is would be more like a refresher for me but turns out I didn't remember much of anything.  Here is a photo of the first and second assignments after completion.

First and Second Assignments

Now I am into my 3rd assignment.  It's starting to get a bit more complicated.  We are creating a hollow ring.  This one should be interesting, as there are many components to it.  I'm still in the process of making it, but here of some photos of the progress I've made thus far.

This will be a hollow ring.  Lots of components to this one.

Hard at work

This should be completed soon.  I'll post photos of the end result next time.  Now, I will leave you with a couple of random shots of Florence in the fall. 

The Storekeeper

Lady walking dog

Street Walkers

Buona giornata!