The Creation of a Turret Clock

Very fun day, new toys...

  Went to the Florida Artists Blacksmith Associaton conference today.  A few merchants were setup but I homed in on the one that had my anvil and vise.  I also went ahead and bought a new hardie (tool used to cut metal) for the anvil.  I want to make all the anvil tools but the hardie is needed to get started.
  I also picked up a blower.  My current one is a bit small and unsteady.  The one I just got is very nice.  I will post pics when I get back home.
  They had a gallery going with members displaying pieces so I put my Viking chest on display and got a lot of good comments.  Also won a big hunk of real wrought iron.  I've never had wrought iron to play around with so it will be fun to give it a try.
  The hightlight of the day (other than the new tools) was Tal Harris.  He does very nice ornamental work and I picked up a few methods of work that I can apply to the clock.  Going to note them here so I don't forget.

* absolute precision.
* Using a rig to gauge length of axles.
* aboslute precision.
* S1 for punches.
* absolute precision.