The Creation of a Turret Clock

Rain delay...

  Taking this week off to play on the forge.  I started today by splitting the cutting saddle I made for my Russian anvil in half.  I am using the two pieces as jaw protectors for my new vise.  The vise has serrated teeth and when clamped on metal will leave a mark.  The pieces from the saddle cover the teeth and make it so the vise does not leave a mark.
  What was interesting about splitting the piece of metal was that I did it cold by clamping it in the vise and performing a shearing cut.  I use a chisel and cut as close as I can to the vise.  This acts like a beverly shear and cuts the metal pretty nicely.  You can't do it with thicker stock but on thin stock it works great.
  I then went back to work on the clock posts.  I finished up the mortises on the bottom of the corner posts.  Then I moved up to the top mortises.  I got the spots marked out but a heavy rain band chased me in before I started any real work.  Hope to get back out for at least a few hours later.