Well, Ben and I went to the weekly forging night in Princeton and I made a feather, just in case I can use my own for the judgment. Ben found out what happens when your knife blade sparkles - it's not a good thing. He won't let me take a photo.  At least railroad spikes are cheap.

The feather is from 3/4 angle iron so its about 1.75" wide by 6 inches long. I plan to bronze it later.

Noah, meanwhile, is laminating a urn for TAPS competition.  That's the second of his "craft" entries. He starts on etchings and prints next. ( I worry about that boy; he's not asking female classmates to pose.) His pen and ink are coming along nicely.

It's about 18" tall, of black sassafras and bois de rose. The ring is an 8 piece laminate.