Renaissance Men...

If Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo or scores of other renaissance men were to walk into my studio they would not bat an eyelid.  My working methods as a sculptor have changed little since their time and my day’s work encompasses a number of different skills. 

Like my father and grandfather before me, I originally trained as an engineer.  My machine shop is the best equipped on the island and I am often called upon to make replacement parts.  A couple of days ago it was a crane turntable drive shaft and today it was the main frame for a hundred and fifty year old clock.

My grandfather was a clock maker and I am sure his spirit was looking over my shoulder as I worked.  The tools I used were once his.  He handed them down to my father and in turn, my father handed them down to me.  One day I will hand them down to my son. 

                                                                   

Above is the crane turntable drive shaft being turned in my lathe

and below the 150 year old clock mechanism.