Thursday night, June 16, 2011. June 18th is the ceremony.
I have long planned to create gifts of tribute for their Majesties as the opening to my ceremonies. They are largely finished. A sword for the King, a felted and couched hat for the Queen. I had some issues with the sword but they are largely resolved apart from a rattle from the two piece pommel.
I complete most of the hat, some hand sewing left but it can wait till tomorrow in the car. I decide if I insert some copper shims I can tighten up the pommel and eliminate the rattle. It is aprox 3am. I insert the shims only to cause the brazed pomel to break and become loser. 3:30am.
Not good. I go to sleep. I have a breakfast with good friends in the morning. at 7:30am I am back in the shop cleaning the pomel as best I can so I can solder the whole thing down before we go. This goes off ok. When we get back from breakfast I clean it up as best I can and give it a quick polish. not great, but overall it will suffice for what I am doing. I will need the sword back to finish it up after, but it will be a passable gift for the time being.
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