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Beyond Top Notch

Episode 5

First impressions of the iPhone X. Chris flies an ultralight over New Mexico and shares some tales from his travels. He and Jon discuss the iPhone X they each acquired and the potential future the device hints at.

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Bonny Doon
Bonny Doon hydraulic presses and tooling
bonnydoonengineering.com

Rio Grande
Official website of jewellery supplier & manufacturer, Rio Grande
riogrande.com

Santa Fe Symposium
An annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico
santafesymposium.org

Phil Poirier
Video of Chris working in Phil’s shop, using one of his straight line engines
instagram.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFwItdLi3Hw

Deep Drawing
Video demonstration of deep drawing metal, from Rio Grande
youtube.com

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Fred Armbruster
Video of Fred giving a talk in his workshop
vimeo.com

Lienhard Rose Engine
A photo of Phil’s Lienhard rose engine, with an Armbruster ornamental lathe in the background
offhours.show

Original image from https://www.peterwgilroy.com/shop/granite-bar-ring

Peter Gilroy
Mountain inspired jeweller, Peter Gilroy
peterwgilroy.com

Original image from JFoley https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/106668485/taos-foleyphoto

Rock Climbing in Taos
mountainproject.com

Original image from http://www.artifexgallery.com/michaelknives.html

Michael Walker
Some examples of knifemaker, Michael Walker’s work
artifexgallery.com

Julie Lake
The work of welder, designer, structural fabricator, jeweller, & artist, Julie Lake
lakeobject.com

Chris Dahl-Bredine
Shots From Above, the Instagram account of ultralight flyer and aerial photographer, Chris Dahl-Bredine
instagram.com

Rich Littlestone
The work of independent pen maker, Rich Littlestone
argentblue.com

Original image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saturn_V_Q2_Report_-_J2_Engine_electrolytic_erosion.ogv

Die Sink EDM
An overview of die sink electrical discharge machining
wikipedia.org

Paul Burberry
The Instagram feed of pen restorer, and friend of the show, Paul Burberry
instagram.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/user/saunixcomp

John Saunders
John Saunders’ CNC NYC channel
youtube.com

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Wireless Charging Pad
The Qi wireless charging pad Chris uses with his iPhone X
amazon.com

Original image from https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Headphones-Hands-free-Blackberry-Smartphones-S530/dp/B01D8BCLW2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1512266734&sr=8-3&&linkCode=ll1&tag=ohshw-20&linkId=ac7ddb1fc1d6ce83c79e9ead95ae77c6

Bluetooth Earbud
The Bluetooth earbuds Jon has been using for the last few years
amazon.com

Focos
iOS app for editing depth mapped photos taken with Apple’s dual lens cameras
itunes.apple.com

Hiding the Home Indicator on iPhone X
Official Apple documentation on how to programatically request that the Home Indicator on the iPhone X be hidden
developer.apple.com

Alternate Control Center Concept
Jon’s recollection of Guilherme Rambo’s alternative concept for accessing Control Center on an iPhone X was incorrect, here’s the original Tweet
twitter.com

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Inside Microsoft’s Edison Lab
Prototype of an early stereographic, glasses-free, 3D display
youtube.com

Original image from http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~mhirsch/bidi/new_4.jpg

BiDi Screens
Research into bidirectional screens at MiT
alumni.media.mit.edu

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oklrq8MZkhs

Proof of concept BiDi OLED Screen
Demonstration of a small BiDi OLED screen from Fraunhofer FEP
youtube.com

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Cochlear Implants
A new generation of iOS compatible cochlear implants
techcrunch.com

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Bose QuietComfort 35
The wireless, noise cancelling headphones Chris uses around the shop
amazon.com

Watchmaking Schools

Episode 4

What exactly is a watchmaker? Chris poisons himself and Jon ponders a career as a whitesmith, before the two dive into a discussion about watchmaking schools. Oh, and they both encounter a dragon roaming the streets.

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Gold alloys
Optimizing gold alloys for casting
ganoksin.com

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Metallurgy of Precious Metals
A primer on the metallurgy of precious metals
santafesymposium.org

Watchmaker
Definition of a watchmaker
merriam-webster.com

Watchmaking
George Daniels literally wrote the book on watchmaking
amazon.com

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Roger W. Smith
A detailed look at a one-of-a-kind tourbillon crafted by Roger W. Smith
watchesbysjx.com

Whitesmith
Some early watchmakers identified as whitesmiths, because of the high degree of post-processing they performed on blacksmithed parts, which rendered the metal shiny and white
merriam-webster.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ae5GQDFUw

Black Polish
A demonstration of black polishing a spring for a watch, by RGM Watch Co.
youtube.com

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Aluminum Value
Aluminum was at one point more valuable than gold
slate.com

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Bauxite
The most common source of aluminum on our planet
wikipedia.org

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Aluminum Smelting
How bauxite is processed to create aluminum
youtube.com

La Machine
Creators of the massive mechanical dragon and spider puppets Jon & Chris saw in the streets of Ottawa
lamachine.fr

Original image from Government of Canada

Canada 150
La Machine was in town as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration
canada.pch.gc.ca

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École Nationale de l’Horlogerie
Canada’s National Watchmaking School
ecolehorlogerie.com

WOSTEP
The Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program
wostep.ch

BHI
The British Horological Institute’s distance learning course
bhi.co.uk

NAWCC
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors training and education courses
nawcc.org

AWCI
The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
awci.com

HSNY
The Horological Society of New York
hs-ny.org

SAWTA
The Swiss American Watchmakers Training Alliance
sawtacertification.org

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Lititz Watch Technicum
A watchmaking school established by Rolex in Lititz, Pennsylvania
lititzwatchtechnicum.org

Patek Philippe Horology Programme
The Patek Philippe Horology Programme in New York City
abc7ny.com

Finnish School of Watchmaking
The Finnish School of Watchmaking, located in Espoo, Finland
kelloseppakoulu.fi

Kari Voutilainen
The work of master watchmaker, Kari Voutilainen
voutilainen.ch

Stepan Sarpaneva
The work Finnish watchmaker, Stepan Sarpaneva
sarpanevawatches.com

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Mika Rissanen
A video interview with Mika Rissanen (in French)
youtube.com

Torsti Laine
The work Finnish watchmaker, Torsti Laine
lainewatches.com

Antti Rönkkö
The work Finnish watchmaker, Antti Rönkkö
ronkkowatches.fi

Alfred Helwig School of Watchmaking
Watchmaking school in the German town of Glashütte
glashuette-original.com

KHWCC
The K&H Watchmaking Competence Centre
khwcc.ch

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Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University offers a bachelors program in horology
bcu.ac.uk

Hiko Mizuno
Watchmaking program at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry in Japan
hikohiko.jp

ETA
Switzerland’s largest producer of watch movements
eta.ch

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Eterna Caliber 39
A series of watch calibers Chris has been looking at using
eterna-movement.com

Any Sufficiently Ancient Technology

Episode 3

Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, discuss the ancient art of lost wax casting and its application in Chris’ work making pens today.

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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”
– Arthur C. Clarke

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Lost Wax Casting
wikipedia.org

Jeweller’s Wax
Chris uses Matt Wax for the waxes he casts
dumatt.com

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Carbide Cutters
Bits and Bits carbide cutters Chris uses for milling wax
bitsbits.com

Original image from https://www.rhino3d.com/

Rhino 3D
3D modelling software that Chris uses
rhino3d.com

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Rubber Molds
Sheets of rubber for replicating waxes for casting
amazon.com

Investment Plaster
Chris used SatinCast 2000 until it was discontinued, UltraVest is an excellent replacement
riogrande.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPcuX0gp1Vs

Sling Casting
Old school sling casting, with some modern twists
youtube.com

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Centrifugal Caster
A Neycraft centrifugal casting machine
amazon.com

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Vacuum Caster
An example of a vacuum casting machine
amazon.com

Original image from https://youtu.be/XO0i6VAHyTM

Vacuum Casting at Scale
An overview of the processes Rio Grande employs to manufacture the tools and components they sell
youtube.com

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Graphite Crucible
A complete gold melting setup, with graphite crucible
amazon.com

Original image from http://youtu.be/nOzGi_2Ojm0

Selective Laser Sintering
3D printing directly in metal
youtube.com

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Specific Gravity
khanacademy.org

Gate & Sprue
An overview of designing sprue systems for casting
ganoksin.com

Sterling Silver
wikipedia.org

Argentium
wikipedia.org

Beginner’s Mind
A book about seeing & experiencing things with fresh perspective
amazon.com

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Gothic Architecture
The inspiration for many of Chris’ pens comes from architecture
wikipedia.org

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British Houses of Parliament
wikipedia.org

Parliament of Canada
parl.ca

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Jaipur
wikipedia.org

Jaipur Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his time in Jaipur
silverhandstudios.com

Taj Mahal
wikipedia.org

Taj Mahal Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his visit to the Taj Mahal
silverhandstudios.com

Prototyping a Career

Episode 2

Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, delve into Jon’s backstory, his path to becoming a watchmaker and how he came to develop apps for iOS.

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Joseph-Armand Bombardier

The founder of Bombardier enjoyed repurposing pocket watches in his childhood
wikipedia.org

Star Caliber 2000

A pocket watch, crafted by Patek Philippe, that stoked Jon’s interest in watchmaking
youtube.com

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Glen Keane

A Disney animator whose work Jon admires
wikipedia.org

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coYU-INP3E

Rescuers Down Under

The eagle scene animated by Glen Keane
youtube.com

Original image from https://youtu.be/dL--LwIgXo4?t=19s

Glen Keane Anatomy Studies

youtube.com

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Sheridan College

The animation program at Sheridan College
sheridancollege.ca

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WETA

Visual FX studio in New Zealand
wetafx.co.nz

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How Will You Measure Your Life

A book by Clayton M. Christensen, author of the Innovator’s Dilemma
amazon.com

Original image from http://designingyour.life/

Designing Your Life

A book by Stanford professors, Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, who’ve both worked for Apple
amazon.com

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George Daniels

George Daniels in his own words, interviewed by Roger W. Smith
webofstories.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNKHXj0K8Q

Roger W. Smith

Trailer for The Watchmaker’s Apprentice
youtube.com

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The Watchmaker’s Apprentice

A documentary detailing Roger W. Smith’s apprenticeship under world renowned watchmaker, George Daniels
amazon.com

Herstmonceux

Jon’s alma mater, as well as the observatory where George Daniels’ chronometers were graded
wikipedia.org

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Greenwich Observatory

rmg.co.uk

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Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Guild

clockmakers.org

What is an Escapement

An overview of watch & clock escapements
wikipedia.org

Watch Jewels

An overview of different jewels used in watchmaking
alliancehorlogere.com

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Asprey

asprey.com

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Peter Speake-Marin

An early interview with independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin
timezone.com

École Nationale d’Horlogerie

The watchmaking school Jon attended
ecolehorlogerie.com

Shortage of Watchmakers

Supply of watchmakers predicted to be as high as 50,000 shy of demand by 2025
europastar.com

Batch Files

microsoft.com

Original image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer_XT#/media/File:Ibm_px_xt_color.jpg

XT Computer

Jon’s first computer
wikipedia.org

Steve Jobs’ Letter on Flash

apple.com

CS193P

An early iPhone OS course taught by iPhone Engineers Evan Doll & Alan Cannistraro
stanford.edu

Nokia 7650

wikipedia.org

Original image from Coldflower Design Corp.

Kello

An iOS app Jon created to evaluate the rate of a watch using the microphone
coldflower.com

Twixt Time

Another iOS app Jon developed that uses a combination of NTP servers & the camera to evaluate the accuracy of clocks & watches
coldflower.com

Original image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVrxXVqoOxY

Dynamic poising

A long & comprehensive overview of dynamic poising the balance wheel of a watch
youtube.com

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NTP

Network Time Protocol
wikipedia.org

A True Polymath & Autodidact

Episode 1

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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