AH BLESS, HOW CUTE!
Jokes aside, after the trip to Finch Foundry, back in November for St Clemence day(patron saint of Blacksmiths), where an annual Snail race is held, i thought i would attempt one myself.
For me this was a major stepping stone, it may not be perfect, but it sure looks good!
After watching the professional Smiths during the race, this attempt was made from memory.
The object of the snail race is to make a snail that will stay upright, resemble a snail, making it in the fastest possible time. All entries are not judged on looks, so they would not be polished like this one.
If memory serves this one probably took about 25 minutes to make then a couple of minutes on the polishing machine.
The eventual winner of the race at Finch completed in 8 minutes. Now i realise that 8 minutes is probably not attainable, seeing how my second attempt three weeks later was a complete disaster. But maybe i can practice over the coming year and get down to a respectable time.
Jokes aside, after the trip to Finch Foundry, back in November for St Clemence day(patron saint of Blacksmiths), where an annual Snail race is held, i thought i would attempt one myself.
For me this was a major stepping stone, it may not be perfect, but it sure looks good!
After watching the professional Smiths during the race, this attempt was made from memory.
The object of the snail race is to make a snail that will stay upright, resemble a snail, making it in the fastest possible time. All entries are not judged on looks, so they would not be polished like this one.
If memory serves this one probably took about 25 minutes to make then a couple of minutes on the polishing machine.
The eventual winner of the race at Finch completed in 8 minutes. Now i realise that 8 minutes is probably not attainable, seeing how my second attempt three weeks later was a complete disaster. But maybe i can practice over the coming year and get down to a respectable time.
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