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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2481302, member: 15588&quot;]I was also in the Medieval die making class and thoroughly enjoyed every nanosecond (I also already praised it heavily earlier in this thread, but since it has appeared again). It was extremely difficult and frustrating, as the medium is very unforgiving, but it gave an unindelible appreciation for the medieval money making process - unobtainable from anywhere else I know of. Those people had tough jobs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope the ANA offers the class again. I would seriously consider going through the entire process a second time. Or a slightly more advanced class that combined punching with some simple engraving.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Bart Saxton is the billon man!!! We struck a few coins in billon, some in brass, some in silver, most in aluminum. GREAT class... it&#039;s all coming back to me like one of those dramatic movie flashbacks as I type... voosh voosh...</p><p><br /></p><p>I also happened to capture a photo of the work space.</p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/MedievalWorkspace.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The disemboweled bowling balls held the dies firmly in place during punching. A group of actual punches sit on the table to middle left not far from a hammer that struck their varied shapes into the steel. We also used magnification visors, which helped immensely. The little frame with cut out shapes next to the upper hammer also kept the Sharpies steady for marking punch locations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, it was a great experience and definitely worth the trip out to mountainous Colorado Springs. My only regret is that I don&#039;t have the equipment at home to build on and practice what I learned. I would love to do more of this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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