Hi Karon, To see how a stone-mason / letter cutter is working see the youtube movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vvrcGm9vX8 To see the sundials he has cut in stone in my region see on my website http://www.wijzerweb.be/geusens.html Click on the thumbnail-pictures to enlarge.
The language is Dutch but the images speak for themselves. Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be Op 26-jul-2011, om 23:22 heeft karon het volgende geschreven: > Ok, I made my first practical dial using JUST protractor, straight edge and > compass. NO SOFTWARE! (except online to triple check Longitude and > latitude<G>) I even made adjustment for longitude. > > Lo and behold, it WORKED! Still had to add 1 hour to compensate for daylight > savings time but, other than that, it was watch accurate! WOOHOO! > > So, now I understand the geometric relationships that create the hour lines > relative to the gnomon. Now I need to learn how to calculate the declination > lines. That is my next hurdle. > > Meanwhile, I will be playing with making nicer looking dials of wood and, > perhaps, stone. > > I am going to be looking for nice stone I can use to make dial faces. For > those who work in stone, what tools do you usually use to cut and etch in > stone? > > Karon Adams > Accredited Jewelry Professional (GIA) > You can send a free Rosary to a soldier! > www.facebook.com/MilitaryRosary > www.YellowRibbonRosaries.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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