The Creation of a Turret Clock

Finally...

  Got back to the forge after the last bit of work today.  Quickly forged a chisel that is 3/4" wide.  This will be used to make the holes for the horizontal bars on the short side of the clock.  I then did a test of making the end bars.  I will have pictures to help with this description soon.

  End of bar is rounded on the corners.

  A thin slit that is 1/2" from the end and 3/4" long is made on each end of bar.

  That hole is then drifted to a round 1/2" hole.

  I then compress the hole to make it an oval.

  Finally, the hole is drifted with a drift that is 3/4" x 3/8" (same drift that was used on other pieces of frame)

  The first test attempt went pretty well.  I want to practice one or two more before I try to make the pieces for the clock.