The Creation of a Turret Clock

2 down, 2 to go...

  Well, somewhat.  I removed the excess material from the second post and created the thin post for the finial on the end.  I've decided against doing any more decorative work on any of the posts until most of the hot work is done.  That way, I don't accidentally screw up the decorative work.

  The second post went much quicker and much cleaner.  After I removed the excess material, the cleanup hammer work only took me about 20 minutes.  I think the very first post (which I've since rejected) took me about 2 hours of cleanup work. 

  I'm glad I decided to go ahead and start working on the clock.  Even though I have a lot to learn, I'm one of those types that learns much better if I'm working on a major project instead of a bunch of little ones.  I don't mind having to throw away and retry stuff over and over again.