Ranking project week 1

After visiting a couple of neighbours farms near me.. I soon learnt that there was a lot more to faarming than I realised and how a farmer loves his tools...   Theres the disc harrow which I am really drawn to and the various types of ploughs and the potatoe seeder.  These were very large pieces of machinery but thanks to Franchesca she brought me in a piece of the seeder..  I also had a tool that sheep shearers use.   This is quite a very simple tool that does so much work.   The cutting tool that I got is very old but I belive that the modern wool cutters are still the same.  How these guys cut the wool with this tool I'll never know. 

Sheep shearer's cutting tool.  Realling like the different angles and curves to it.

                                           Taking a closer look

some mark making. 

in depth drawing of the tool

                                            this is a tool that farmers use for cutting the calfs hoofs

I spent a lot of time mark making and then created some 3d pieces.  Working with wire and tyring to deconstruct the cutting tool.  Then with the potatoe seeder, I used wire and plastice and cellotape again looking at the form seeing what different forms I could create..  I worked with plaster paris, wool.