Passed my first bend test today

Not quite flying colors, but I'm glad it held. I was super nervous about the whole thing

2G 7018 all the way up, 92a 30%dig

Photo 1-2 are before prep, 3-4 are the root bend, 5-6 are face bend.

I've tried a few different techniques to avoid that amount of drip(shown in the first two photos) but I'm not really getting it. Anyone have any advice?