Manufacturing process. Making the Knibb by hand using traditional techniques.

Designing the movement.
Very early stages.
Very early stages.
Back cock.
Back cock.
Back cock.
Back cock.
Wheel cutting.
Wheel cutting.
Train wheels cut.
Plates and dummy pillars.
Cutting the barrel grooves.
Cutting the barrel grooves.
Cutting the barrel grooves.
Cutting the barrel grooves.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Cutting the barrel grooves.
Making the barrels.
Cutting the ratchet teeth.
Machining the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Great wheels.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Making the barrels.
Great wheel crossing out.
Great wheel depthing.
Intermediate wheel test pinion.
Cutting a pinnion.
Great wheel depthing.
Testing the going train.
Test assembly.
Planting the trains.
Beginning on the strike train.
Hour wheel bridge.
Motion work.
Pallet arbor.
Pallet arbor.
Pallet arbor.
Escapement cut out.
Making the pallets.
Pallet cock.
Plates.
Plates pinned for construction.
Construction mark.
Hammers and bell stands.
Adjustment wing nut.
Adjustment wing nut.
Mounting the back cock.
Mounting the back cock.
Raw stock.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
Making the pillars.
From this to this.
Bells.
Bells.
Checking pillar clearances.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Fitting the pillars.
Latches.
Bell springs.
Removing construction pins.
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Latches.
Test assembly.
Test assembly.
Test assembly.
Test assembly.
Strike lifting.
Escapement drawing.
Victorian modifications to the dial.
Replacement dial pillars.
Boring the Victorian winding holes
Restored dial components.
The repaired dial
Disguised plugs.
Victorian winding holes.
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