Build Wooden Gear Clocks – A Hobby For All Times | Casio Centre

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Build Wooden Gear Clocks A Hobby For All Times
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• Pillar and displacement type shelf clocks were
  manufactured by several American watch
  manufacturers in the early 19th century. Before
  that long case, grandfather clocks were
  manufactured quite frequently in the 1700s. The
  long case allowed a greater fall distance for the
  weights that drove the clock movement. The shelf
  clock and the wall clock with wooden works were
  also made and were more popular in the 19th
  century.
• British embargo
• In the late 1700s and early 1800s there was a
  shortage of metals due to the British embargo.
  This led to the production of wooden gear watches
  by some manufacturers. If you want to buy one of
  these Wooden pattern design of this period,
  prepare to spend thousands of dollars. Now they
  are precious and highly sought after antiques.
  Several thousand dollars is commonly the selling
  price that is beyond the reach of many watch
  fans.
• Museum of Science
• The Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago
  exhibits a very fine wooden clock that was
  manufactured in the early nineteenth century.
  This watch is still working correctly after 200
  years. Detailed plans and drawings of this watch
  have been made and are available for those who
  wish to build a reproduction of this excellent
  piece of yesteryear.

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You can build your own version of this beautiful
old clock in your carpentry workshop. You can
make a wonderful watch with excellent timing
capability from these plans with careful
workmanship. Building a wooden clock is not
difficult, but it requires time and careful
workmanship. Hundreds of years before, wooden
watches of a more primitive design were commonly
manufactured. You can also build a wooden gear
clock from the 15th century from the available
plans. This is a wall clock and is weight driven.
This is a much simpler clock construction project
that has fewer moving parts. However, the clock
will keep time and will look great on your wall.
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Beautiful Wooden Clock Today there are a few
manufacturers of wooden watches that are sold
mainly in the form of kits and plans. The average
homemaker can easily build a really beautiful
wooden clock from a plan. With attention to
detail and careful workmanship, the final product
is a good watch that will be a center of
attention in any home. The ticking of your own
wooden clock that you created is sweet music for
the ears.