He was also there to resolve the first - and for a change, only - problem of today's project. The base metal head pins slipped right through the beads we had selected. grrr. And making a loop at the bottom of the bead spoiled the rounded look we were after.
So he took a length of 18gauge non-tarnish brass plated copper core wire, filed the cut end smooth, gripped the wire in a pair of pliers and then flattened the end with a brass hammer. Sweeeeeeeeeet!
You can see the wire below the pliers if you look hard. The copper core wire is soft enough and the 18gauge is big enough so that the wire flattens out into a headpin effect.
Armed with perfect caliber headpins, it was a quick draw to Day 14's pair. Bang!
Sure as shootin, we're aiming for just 351 more!
Corny, no?
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