Today I finished sharpening the tool to cut out the shapes for the anxiety prosthesis. I got a whetstone, and went to town. I have a newfound respect for the skills necessary to do that kind of thing–keeping the blade straight enough to sharpen over the course of maybe a hundred strokes while trying to ensure that the blade isnt curving or getting any part of the edge off of the surface is tough.

In any case, I punched out the hackles and trimmed them off with an xacto knife. Now I’m in the middle of assembling the hardware to eventually control them. As usual, here are some pictures: