Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack

Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing!

7 step-by-step projects, arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced6 different clocks, including a 30-Hour Gear Clock, Flying Pendulum Clock, and Electromagnetic Gear Clock, plus a bonus project for a kinetic sculptureFull-size pull-out pattern pack is included, attached to the book in a handy pouchComplete patterns, material lists, and intructions so woodworkers of any ability can successfully build a clockFun, ingenious plans to make a simple wooden machine with your own two hands that actually moves and keeps timeHandmade clocks make wonderful gifts and are popular items at arts & crafts fairs

Inside this book you’ll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop.

Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don’t expect atomic precision—after all, they’re modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these clocks you’ll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today.

Six well-illustrated step-by-step projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch.

With a little perseverance you’ll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565238893
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565238893
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.5 x 10.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #105,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Engineering Design #8 in Scientific Measurement #151 in Woodworking Projects (Books)
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