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A True Polymath & Autodidact
Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, reflect on how they first met, then dive into Chris’ backstory and how he came to make the highly valued pens he creates.
Maker Faire Ottawa
Where Chris & Jon first met in person
makerfaireottawa.com
Debug Episode 62
Jon talks watches with John Gruber alongside Debug hosts, Rene Ritchie & Guy English
imore.com
Straight Line Engine
An image of a Plant 14″ straight line engine
offhours.show
Rose Engine
An image of a Plant rose engine
offhours.show
Fabergé Eggs
wikipedia.com
Parker Sonnet
A fountain pen like the one Chris’ grandmother gave him
amazon.com
Pen World Magazine
penworld.com
David Oscarson
davidoscarson.com
Yard-O-Led
yard-o-led.co.uk
Lee Valley Pen Kits
The style of pen kit Chris first used when getting into pen making
leevalley.com
Silver Hand Studios
The company Chris founded to pursue his craft
silverhandstudios.com
Engine Turned Pendant
An example of a pendant Chris has engine turned in silver
offhours.show
Custom iPhone
An example of a custom rear panel for an iPhone 4, that Chris engine turned in silver
offhours.show
OTI
Ornamental Turners International
ornamentalturners.com
Coburg Ivories
ivoryexperts.com
Four Generations of Watchcase Making
DVD featuring Martin Matthews
www.bdvideos.co.uk
The SOT
The Society of Ornamental Turners
the-sot.com
John Edwards
The “other” John Edwards, who hooked Chris up with his first engine turning machine
ornamentalturning.co.uk
Octopussy Egg
A scene from the James Bond film Octopussy, that served as Chris’ first introduction to the art of engine turning
youtube.com
James Miller
A master goldsmith who helped create the Fabergé egg replicas used in the James Bond film Octopussy
guildofjewellerydesigners.co.uk
George Daniels
Master watchmaker, George Daniels, made extensive use of engine turning in the watches he hand-crafted
danielslondon.com
Roger W. Smith
Roger W. Smith was the sole apprentice of George Daniels, an accomplished engine turner in his own right
rwsmithwatches.com
Breguet
Engine turned dials at Breguet
breguet.com
Vacheron Constantin
Engine turning at Vacheron Constantin
youtube.com
BHI Distance Learning
The distance learning course offered by the British Horological Institute that Chris has enrolled in
bhi.co.uk
Santa Fe Symposium
An annual conference Chris has spoken at
santafesymposium.org
Metiers d’Art
The Metiers d’Art division of Vacheron Constantin is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with engine turningyoutube.com
Rich Littlestone
The work of independent pen maker, Rich Littlestone
argentblue.com
Autodidacticism
Adam Savage on autodidacticism
youtube.com
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Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, reflect on how they first met, then dive into Chris’ backstory and how he came to make the highly valued pens he creates.
Maker Faire Ottawa
Where Chris & Jon first met in person
makerfaireottawa.com
Debug Episode 62
Jon talks watches with John Gruber alongside Debug hosts, Rene Ritchie & Guy English
imore.com
Straight Line Engine
An image of a Plant 14″ straight line engine
offhours.show
Rose Engine
An image of a Plant rose engine
offhours.show
Fabergé Eggs
wikipedia.com
Parker Sonnet
A fountain pen like the one Chris’ grandmother gave him
amazon.com
Pen World Magazine
penworld.com
David Oscarson
davidoscarson.com
Yard-O-Led
yard-o-led.co.uk
Lee Valley Pen Kits
The style of pen kit Chris first used when getting into pen making
leevalley.com
Silver Hand Studios
The company Chris founded to pursue his craft
silverhandstudios.com
Engine Turned Pendant
An example of a pendant Chris has engine turned in silver
offhours.show
Custom iPhone
An example of a custom rear panel for an iPhone 4, that Chris engine turned in silver
offhours.show
OTI
Ornamental Turners International
ornamentalturners.com
Coburg Ivories
ivoryexperts.com
Four Generations of Watchcase Making
DVD featuring Martin Matthews
www.bdvideos.co.uk
The SOT
The Society of Ornamental Turners
the-sot.com
John Edwards
The “other” John Edwards, who hooked Chris up with his first engine turning machine
ornamentalturning.co.uk
Octopussy Egg
A scene from the James Bond film Octopussy, that served as Chris’ first introduction to the art of engine turning
youtube.com
James Miller
A master goldsmith who helped create the Fabergé egg replicas used in the James Bond film Octopussy
guildofjewellerydesigners.co.uk
George Daniels
Master watchmaker, George Daniels, made extensive use of engine turning in the watches he hand-crafted
danielslondon.com
Roger W. Smith
Roger W. Smith was the sole apprentice of George Daniels, an accomplished engine turner in his own right
rwsmithwatches.com
Breguet
Engine turned dials at Breguet
breguet.com
Vacheron Constantin
Engine turning at Vacheron Constantin
youtube.com
BHI Distance Learning
The distance learning course offered by the British Horological Institute that Chris has enrolled in
bhi.co.uk
Santa Fe Symposium
An annual conference Chris has spoken at
santafesymposium.org
Metiers d’Art
The Metiers d’Art division of Vacheron Constantin is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with engine turningyoutube.com
Rich Littlestone
The work of independent pen maker, Rich Littlestone
argentblue.com
Autodidacticism
Adam Savage on autodidacticism
youtube.com