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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Last updated: 5th September 2004.