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Wooden Clocks: 31 Favorite Projects & Patterns (Fox Chapel Publishing) Cases for Grandfather, Pendulum, Desk Clocks & More with Your Scroll Saw; Includes Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Designs
From fancy fretwork grandfather clocks to classic pendulum clocks and whimsical desk clocks, this book offers projects for clock makers at all levels of expertise.
- GenresWoodwork
151 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2009
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January 21, 2018
I judged the book by its cover. Bad idea. There is ONE wooden works clock in here. All the rest are just frames to stick a battery operated clock into. That doesn't mean it's a bad book, just not quite what I was looking for.
The clocks are interesting, although I doubt anyone would want to make more than 1/4 of them since they're all over the board in styles. The wooden works clock is one of the simplest, but still beyond my skill level & patience on the scrollsaw. There are a lot of good patterns that can be used for other things besides clocks, too. There are puzzles & fretwork that can be adapted for toys, picture frames or what not.
While the paper book is nice, it's a PITA to get a decent copy out of unless the spine is taken apart. I kept getting warped & black edges, so I did some searching & found a PDF copy. It's not done by the publisher & isn't complete, but it does have all the patterns I wanted so I could copy them into a program (Irfanview, a super, simple, free graphics program) & print them out in various sizes.
I've had this book around for years & have read through it several times. I'm currently doing a couple of projects using parts of it, so I thought I should add it to my library here on GR.
The clocks are interesting, although I doubt anyone would want to make more than 1/4 of them since they're all over the board in styles. The wooden works clock is one of the simplest, but still beyond my skill level & patience on the scrollsaw. There are a lot of good patterns that can be used for other things besides clocks, too. There are puzzles & fretwork that can be adapted for toys, picture frames or what not.
While the paper book is nice, it's a PITA to get a decent copy out of unless the spine is taken apart. I kept getting warped & black edges, so I did some searching & found a PDF copy. It's not done by the publisher & isn't complete, but it does have all the patterns I wanted so I could copy them into a program (Irfanview, a super, simple, free graphics program) & print them out in various sizes.
I've had this book around for years & have read through it several times. I'm currently doing a couple of projects using parts of it, so I thought I should add it to my library here on GR.
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