critical thinking is an important skill to have when working with metal. I use my critical thinking skills everyday when working to figure the best solutions for problems i encounter. For my vase project there were things that well and things that didnt. Things that well were the brazing on my vase i used a small washer to cover up my messy welds. What i learnt is that to always check that your gas and to make sure the setting on the micweld are correct. Because the mistake i made was forgetting to turn on the gass which resulted in my welds being hallow and looking quite strange. However i solved this problem by sanding down the ungased welds and redoing the welds on top which went well. Another that i used my critical thinking skills y was that when welding my spider legs wit was hard to get them to stand up correctly which i welded, but i solved this problem by using a magnet underneath so the metal legs would stick to it and it became really easy to weld. I also used a full circle too, instead of small curves to make the spiderweb. Overall im happy with my project.