Wooden Geared Clock

[Graeme Butcher]

I am new here and i haven't read all the threads so please stop me if i am running over old ground.

 

I have noticed that i am not the only one here wanting to make a Wooden Geared Clock.  I have, after many years of research and up-skilling and up-tooling, made just the escapement wheel.

 

 

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Obviously it has yet to be sanded and finished.

 

Who else out there is keen on making a Time Piece of Art?

 

Have you made or will you make your own plans?

 

What sort of wood will you choose? 

 

 

What hints can you give for improving cutting accuracy?

 

What traps are there to fall into?

 

I am keen as mustard to see some of your finished clocks (or indeed some in the making).

 

 

 

Ghost  (Graeme)  

[Scrappile]

I am interested as a future project.  I will not make my own plans.  I can't live long enough to learn what I would need to know to do that.  I will more than likely us baltic birth plywood with some other wood to give it show/color.  That is as much as I know about it.  I have looked a some sites for plans and one of these days I will buy a set of plans.

[amazingkevin]

I am new here and i haven't read all the threads so please stop me if i am running over old ground.

 

I have noticed that i am not the only one here wanting to make a Wooden Geared Clock.  I have, after many years of research and up-skilling and up-tooling, made just the escapement wheel.

 

 

.

Obviously it has yet to be sanded and finished.

 

Who else out there is keen on making a Time Piece of Art?

 

Have you made or will you make your own plans?

 

What sort of wood will you choose? 

 

 

What hints can you give for improving cutting accuracy?

 

What traps are there to fall into?

 

I am keen as mustard to see some of your finished clocks (or indeed some in the making).

 

 

 

Ghost  (Graeme)  

I see you have researched this thoroughly before attempting making any fire wood.I will follow you posts to learn from you,thanks

[oldhudson]

Here's a link to the thread for the WGC I made last year.

 

http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/7800-wooden-gear-clock/?hl=%2Bwooden+%2Bgear+%2Bclock

 

I think reading through it will answer your questions but feel to send me an email if you have more questions and I'll try to get back here regularly.

 

Good luck they are great fun.

[DWSUDEKUM]

Graeme although I have not made a wooden marvel ( clock ) myself I do know several folks that have.  One of the things that you have to be aware of is wood will absorb moisture from the air.  Almost everyone I have talked to has made their gears and other moving critical parts out of BB ply.  The reasoning is that the Baltic Birch Ply is dimensionally stable and the plys are glued together with marine glue.  Another thing that has been told to me is that they tend to cut the piece slightly bigger and sand and file to the finished dimension.  Oh and do not forget that unless you have a penetrating drying oil such as Tung, BLO or Teak any finish that you apply will increase the diameter of the work by the thickness of the finish.  This can keep you from assembling your masterpiece.

 

DW

[ike]

There is plans for a wooden clock in the Fall 2014 issue of Scroll saw Woodworking Crafts  issue # 56 . I have often thought about making  one, but never got around to it .

[Travis]

A wooden gear clock is on my bucket list.  I won't design my own, though.  I'd rather just buy the plans.

 

If you do a build, be sure to document it in the Works In Progress forum.  I'd love to see it come together.