Micro-Project_5

In this project I was to apply the action word roll to an object that I use on a day-to-day basis. I chose to use a pocket knife which I carry everyday and use on a regular basis. I looked up the many definitions of roll and decided to apply the definition, to wrap around onto self. I really wanted to do something more difficult than simply rolling something across a surface. I wanted to take something rigid like metal and roll it. Unfortunately there was no gas in my Dad's torches and I didn't have the time or money to fill them and I had to settle for using a handheld propane torch. I had originally planned to roll the entire blade but as the metal became thicker it was hard to heat it to a hot enough temperature with the small torch. I even broke a pair of my needle nose pliers in the process which I added above. I even found a little irony in this process because a slang definition for roll is to jump or rob someone. This is ironic because a common weapon used to "roll" someone is a knife and in this case it is the one being rolled.