Knights in Shining Armor

Fifth Grade boys were inspired by knights of the Middle Ages in this metal tooling project. They designed their knights' armor by looking at books for inspiration and adding authentic details like chain mail textures and weaponry. Students used special wooden tools to emboss pieces of 36-gauge aluminum. Then the covered the metal in black ink and used steel wool to buff them before cutting them out. The knights stand about a foot tall and are displayed gallantly above the 5th graders' lockers!