Steady progress

Fired up the forge today.  I started on one of the central horizontal cross pieces.  These will hold vertical bars that will hold the ends of the axles for the clock.  The cross pieces are 1" x 3/8" except in the middle where there is a central bulge of 2 1/2" by 3/8".  I am making this bar by starting with 2" x 1/2".  The central bulge is made by spreading the metal in the middle.  The ends are then squeezed down to form the ends.  I will post a picture of one of them when I am done.

I also spent some time squareing up the frame.  It looks a little better and its getting tighter.  That is, it tends to shift around a little less.  I also uncovered a mistake I made last week that I corrected.

Finally, I made a small rectangular punch that will be used to make some holes used to hold the clock together.