One of Two - Making a Pendant -

I'm cornered. If someone asked me what I wanted to be, I'd answer 'a thousand-armed Kannon' without hesitation because I just don't have enough hands.

I knew I had a meeting scheduled with a client. But nobody told me there would be a birthday party for the president that day.

Now that I know, I want to give a gift.
And so, into my already packed schedule, the mission of making a present was added.
If I don't finish it by the morning after tomorrow, I won't make it in time for the party.
Make it, or don't make it. This is the ultimate choice.
I decided to hang myself out to dry.

I quickly decided on a design based on the person's name. The goal is to present something of a quality I wouldn't be embarrassed to wear myself.

First, cutting.
I cut the silver and copper plates with a jeweler's saw, matching the shapes as best I can. Ideally, it's better to match them more precisely. But since I'm the one making it, and above all, the time limit is looming, I can't hope for high quality.
My strategy is to fill the gaps with solder (adhesive) that has as high a melting point as possible.

Next, I join the cut silver and copper.
Joining metals together is called 'soldering,' where you melt a metal called solder into the gaps between the metals you want to join.
The melting point of solder is 700-800 degrees. Since the melting point of silver is about 960 degrees, the mechanism is to heat it to a temperature where only the solder melts, just before the silver reaches its melting point.

I apply an anti-oxidation agent (flux) to the parts to be joined, but if you have any cuts on your body, it hurts like crazy if the flux touches them.
If it got in my eyes, I think even a Kabuki actor right before a performance would wash their face with everything they've got.

Solder is no good if there's too much or too little, and I always fail by using too much.
Since I know the points where I'm likely to fail, I should just take countermeasures.

This time, too, was a standard failure. It's so routine that I don't even feel depressed.

If there's too much, the solder flows to places other than where I want it to, increasing the work of filing it down.
But if there's too little, gaps open up at the boundary between the silver and copper.

It's a choice between too much or too little solder.
Since it's definitely more annoying to fill the gaps later, I tend to choose the failure of using too much.
Of course, if I used the correct, moderate amount of solder, it would save me the trouble later and look beautiful, but... if a mindset aimed at success has been dropped, it's probably mine, so if you found it, please contact me.

When I filed down the excess solder, it looked pretty good.
And here, greed got the better of me.

I want to add the moon, some moonlight...!

When you do unnecessary things when you don't have time, you usually end up in pain.
But I hate the idea of giving a present while thinking, 'I really wanted to add the moon.' I'm forced to make another choice. As a result, I hurriedly cut out the moon.

That's why it's important to decide on the design properly at the beginning and simulate the steps in advance.
Even though I always carve that into my heart, the fact that I repeat it without learning suggests that my mental notebook is made of paper that dissolves in water.
Because I changed the design, the detailed work of cutting, pasting, and adding became a mountain of potatoes. It constricts me like an anaconda.

After that, I even melted the moon I had worked so hard to make, and thought about giving up on it after all.
But, as a result of making that choice, I went through a miserable time, such as making a second one, but I continued to make the parts. Still, it might be smoother than usual.
Now that I've come this far, I don't want to turn back.

All that's left is to polish. This also takes a huge amount of effort, but it should be finished by today.
I want to finish it today and use tomorrow for things like choosing a chain and wrapping it.
Even though it's a birthday party, I'm going for work, so if possible, I'd like to get some work done and play the part of a capable professional.

Here is the final choice.
Write a Note, or polish.
Looking at the process so far, it's obvious which one I will choose.
And so, I am always being chased.