Comments on: Lever-driven clock

Question: Lever-driven clock

asavage — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:19:32 -0800

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?

By: disillusioned

disillusioned — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:37:43 -0800

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.")

By: Danelope

Danelope — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:37:23 -0800

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.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:19:54 -0800

I think Danelope's got the link. And you probably found the link on growabrain.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:15:15 -0800

Jim "KrazyDad" Bumgardner constructed a wooden clock called The Ascent - it was featured in Gizmodo and a number of other sites.

By: asavage

asavage — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:07:51 -0800

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

Are there any SF mefite gatherings?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:29:23 -0800

Are there any SF mefite gatherings?

all the time but you just missed the last one, good looking bunch too.

By: zsazsa

zsazsa — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:54:41 -0800

Aha, that image of the Moon Phase clock is actually high res; check it out.

By: roboto

roboto — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:16:42 -0800

"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

By: UnclePlayground

UnclePlayground — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:54:46 -0800

This is the guy that has always fascinated me.

By: blind-watchmaker

blind-watchmaker — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:15:59 -0800

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

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

Inspiring! isn't it?