Getting close to finishing my vessel which has been a grueling process but it was still very enjoyable. I'm on to sanding the outside of the vessel and then I just need to solder it to the base.

The kinetic movement project was giving me some trouble but then I came up with making a bracelet/ring combo that wraps up the arm and works like a track for a small ball (hopefully of niobium) and ends up in a cage on the looking like a set stone. I think that if I get thick enough gage wire I should be able to make it work.

Base problems

The planishing of my vessel is coming along nicely. Probably one or two more courses and then I'll be happy with the surface, then all I'll have to do if file down the top of the vessel and then wallow in misery while I try to come up with a base for it.  My new idea for the base was to have it look like it's sitting in shattering glass, well not glass but copper. But I have to draw up some sketches to see if that would be feasible and still look alright. I guess I could also always alter my original idea and have it still look like it's hanging off of something but just solder it to what it's hanging from. I guess we'll see what happens.