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

A True Polymath & Autodidact

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