Here are four views of a padlock I made recently.
by Pete Stanaitis, spaco@baldwin-telecom.net

Tom Latane', blacksmith extraordinaire, from Pepin, Wisconsin 
recently put on a padlock making workshop at the Tunnel Mill 
School south east of Stewartville, MN.  I had a chance to attend.  
It was a great workshop! The 8 students each  made a 16th/17th ce  

We each received a 3 ring binder with good instructions and drawings.  
We learned a lot about filing and fitting, too.  Tom also talked about 
padlocks in general, focusing on the various "defensive" measures that 
go into lock design.
  
My lock is basically done, but I have decided not to rivet the case shut. 
That way I can dismantle it to show how it works.  My 4 year old grand 
daughter loves to take it apart and reassemble it, too!
  
John and Carol Adams, the proprietors of the school have convinced Tom 
to put on a similar workshop in March of 2006.  They are still working 
on a topic.  No matter what the focus of that next workshop will be, I 
certianly plan to register.

Tom can be reached at tlatane@centurytel.net