Lever-driven clock

January 29, 2006 1:19 AM

WoodenClockFilter Saw a link a few months ago, lost it now. Guy who built a wooden clock with no gears, ONLY LEVERS. Help me find it again.

I found this site through Boingboing, this site, growabrain, fark, or some other site like that. But searches of all those sites yields nothing now.

This guy was great. He hand-built tons of wooden clocks, and and had built one that used no gears, only lever. Absolutely incredible. Google searches for:
"wooden clock" handmade lever gear

and variations on the same were fruitless

Anyone else see this?

posted by asavage to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (10 answers total)

Not entirely wooden, but gearless nonetheless. Designed by Phillip Woodward, as he describes in his book.

Perhaps what you were looking for?

(Googled for "gearless clock.")
posted by disillusioned at 2:37 AM on January 29, 2006

Best answer: This site showcases a ton of hand-made wooden clocks including one called the "Moon Phase Clock" which, according to the author, operates entirely via levers and pulleys.
posted by Danelope at 6:37 AM on January 29, 2006

I think Danelope's got the link. And you probably found the link on growabrain.
posted by jessamyn at 7:19 AM on January 29, 2006

Jim "KrazyDad" Bumgardner constructed a wooden clock called The Ascent - it was featured in Gizmodo and a number of other sites.
posted by Smart Dalek at 8:15 AM on January 29, 2006

Response by poster: I just purchased the kit for "the ascent" and Danelope got it.
I love this site.

Are there any SF mefite gatherings?
posted by asavage at 11:07 AM on January 29, 2006

Are there any SF mefite gatherings?

all the time but you just missed the last one, good looking bunch too.
posted by jessamyn at 11:29 AM on January 29, 2006

Aha, that image of the Moon Phase clock is actually high res; check it out.
posted by zsazsa at 12:54 PM on January 29, 2006

"There used to be three stumps lined up here. Inside of the third stump was this torsion clock. All I had to do was chip away everything that didn't look like a clock."


heh
posted by roboto at 5:16 PM on January 29, 2006

This is the guy that has always fascinated me.
posted by UnclePlayground at 1:54 PM on January 30, 2006

What you are looking for is the Clyde Boyer's web site:

http://lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm

Inspiring! isn't it?
posted by blind-watchmaker at 5:15 PM on March 22, 2006