Web Sites of Interest to Amateur Clockmakers
| http://www.clockmaker.it/ingle39.htm |
Carlo G. Croce's site. Has plans for a wood movement clock as well as descriptions and photos of many of his brass clocks. |
| http://www.onlineclockbuilding.com/gallery/ |
John Shadle’s site. Many superbly crafted clocks. |
| http://wooden-clockworks.com |
Marc Tovar's site. Wood movement clock plans for sale. |
| http://www.scrollsaws.com |
Rick Hutcheson's site. Wood movement clock plans for sale. |
| http://www.clockplans.com/page2.html |
The Thomas site. Several wood movement grandfather and wall clock plans for sale. |
| http://users.erols.com/don.bruno/bruno-g2.htm |
George Bruno's site with plans of an Eli Terry clock movement for sale. |
| http://www.oxley40.freeserve.co.uk/CLOCKS.htm |
Wooden skeleton clock plans for sale. |
| http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk |
Brian Law's site. Free wood movement clock plans. Has great 3D computer renderings of the finished clocks. |
| http://www.timesavers.com |
Mail order suppliers of a great range of clockmaking materials, tools, books and parts. |
| http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/ |
Camden Books (will have many book titles, including John Wilding’s books) |
| http://www.bhi.co.uk/gifts.htm |
The British Horological Institute – a great site. Much interesting information. Books by John Wilding, W R Smith, John Tyler and E J Tyler are available. The BHI also sells a kit for the Repton clock. |
| http://www.lautard.com/ |
Guy Lautard’s site. US and Canadian clockmakers may get copies of Colin Thorne’s books from this site which includes pictures of these clocks - very useful if you don’t know what they look like!. |
| http://horology.magnet.fsu.edu/wrsmith.htm |
W R Smith's site. Purchase his books and three videos (on tooling for clockmakers, wheel cutting and graver making & hand turning). He can also supply John Wilding's books to American and Canadian clockmakers. |
| http://www.sherline.com/gravers.htm |
W R Smith's article on sharpening and using the clockmakers graver on a lathe. Very comprehensive advice for beginners and for the experienced alike. |
| http://www.atmos-man.com/corepair.html |
Mikes Clock Clinic site. A listing of suppliers of clock parts and repairers of clocks. Many references, USA mainly. |
| http://www.pathcom.com/~u1068740/ |
Gary Mahony's Wooden Clock site. Drawings and 3D graphics of wooden clocks. |
| http://www.geocities.com/mvhw/antiqueclockrepair |
Great site, clock gear information and escapements in motion. |
| http://www.wooden-gear-clocks.com |
Kits for wooden clocks. |
| http://members.iinet.net.au/~andronis/index.htm |
Downloadable plan for an all wooden grandfather clock. Great story behind the clock as well. |
| http://www.modelworks-int.com/html/clocks.html |
Clock kits for those without machines. Expensive, but nice designs and fine looking pieces of solid metal. |
| http://www.modelworks-int.com/html/clocks.html |
New plans (2003) for accurate 3-hand peg-gear grandfather clock made with basic power tools. |
| http://www.clockmaking-brass.co.uk |
Brass and steel supplier for clocks as well as cut wheels and pinions for John Wilding's and Bill Smith's clocks. Books on clock design by Lionel Bowen and John Payne. |
| http://www.abbeyclock.com |
Mark Headrick's site. He is a professional watch and clock repairer in the USA with a great site with animations of escapements and a wealth of information. Well worth a visit. |
| http://lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm |
Clayton's wooden clock site. Original designs in wood. |
| http://clocksmagazine.com |
Clocks Magazine web site. |
Know of more useful clock links not listed here? email me with details and I will include them in this list. Everyone will benefit.
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