Best Manual Woodworkers Clocks

Make time to scroll a beautiful clock case!

• 31 favorite projects from the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazine
• Step-by-step instructions, patterns, photos, and tools & materials lists
• Projects for all skill levels including beginner, intermediate, and advanced designs
• Includes cases for grandfather clocks, pendulum clocks, desk clocks, and more
• A wooden gear clock project is included, to make the entire timepiece

Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts is proud to present this collection of 31 beloved clock projects hand-selected from the pages of 8 years of issues of the #1 magazine for scroll saw woodworkers.

In addition to patterns, you'll find tips and techniques for cutting, finishing, and assembling, as well as suggestions for designing your own timepiece cases. Whether you're a beginner or have been scrolling for years, you'll be inspired by the unique designs and personal stories from renowned clockmakers like John A. Nelson, Gary Hawkes, Paul Meisel, Sue Mey, and Diana Thompson.

For your convenience, the projects are broken down into sections according to skill level—including beginner, intermediate, and master clocks. Choose a project that suits your current abilities or build your skills by working your way up to the more advanced projects! You will find expert step-by-step instructions along with all of the crisp photos, detailed patterns, and tips and techniques you will need to guarantee clock-making success.

Clocks do more than just tell the time. They can handsomely accessorize your desk. They can adorn a wall as a piece of art. They can frame a photo, emphasize a favorite pastime, and even make a creative statement. Handmade clock cases make wonderful gifts and are even popular items at arts and crafts fairs!

Some of the beautiful timepiece cases inside Wooden Clocks include:

• Elegant fretwork clocks
• Whimsical desk and mantel clocks
• Keepsake boxes with inlay clocks
• Classic wall clocks
• Gift clocks for any occasion
• And the amazing Wooden Gear Clock that runs without any batteries!

The beautiful cases inside Wooden Clocks each fit some type of clock insert (usually a self-contained clock) and will transform any average timepiece into an heirloom to be enjoyed for generations!

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 advanced
• 6 different clocks, including a 30-Hour Gear Clock, Flying Pendulum Clock, and Electromagnetic Gear Clock, plus a bonus project for a kinetic sculpture
• Full-size pull-out pattern pack is included, attached to the book in a handy pouch
• Complete patterns, material lists, and intructions so woodworkers of any ability can successfully build a clock
• Fun, ingenious plans to make a simple wooden machine with your own two hands that actually moves and keeps time
• Handmade 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.