The Creation of a Turret Clock

Checking things out...

  Well the storm disrupted things for a bit and work has been busy so haven't had as much chance to do forge work but I have been working on the clock in another way.

  When I was speaking to my contact at the British Museum, he cast some doubt on whether or not metal cutting hacksaws existed in the middle ages.  This took me off guard because in his original info he sent to me, the going theory was that was how the teeth were cut.  He said that he had some others in his field jump his case about suggesting such a thing.

  Well, I'm been digging around on the internet, talking to some of my blacksmithing friends around the country, have some books on the way, etc...  and I think I have enough evidence to argue that the middle ages did have hacksaws capable of cutting metal.  There is not, as of yet, any definitive proof but I suspect that a book that should arrive within the next few days has what I am looking for.  According to one of my contacts, the book actually makes reference to a hacksaw being used to cut metal so we shall see.

  Getting some more coal on Friday.  It will be a lower grade coal but it will get me by until I can get the better stuff.

  Also, I think I am going to make some Viking artifacts, maybe even a lock and key.  Just think it would be cool.