Make Your own Sundial

MAKE YOUR OWN SUNDIAL

Tutor: DAVID BROWN

Course description
Students will need no previous knowledge of sundials or skill in stone working. Students will make their own 20cm square working horizontal slate sundial. The course will include: an introduction to the theory of sundials; laying out the dial for the student's own location; incising details; inserting a brass gnomon; colouring details with enamel paint; finishing the surface and aligning and using the dial.

Materials/Items to Bring:
•Notepad and pencil
•Large Plastic Protractor
•Pair of Compasses
•A Scribe...available for use during the course ,but may be purchased from Axminster Power Tool Centre
•Clothes should be comfortable and practical. Substantial shoes are essential. Please bring a pair of protective glasses or goggles and your own face mask if you are sensitive to dust.