M7 - Brown Sugar Clock

WOW, WOW, WOW … you are truly an artist … what a great piece !

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Wow!! That is a piece of functioning art if I do say so!! I love it…..

I have to ask, how long does it take to build something like that, and what do you use to cut the gears?

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

A truely spectacular piece of art! I have to go along with odie and say WOW!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Breathe taking to say the least!
Fabulous job Charles!!
Thanks for sharing it with us

dayton

I am in awe.
I’ll have to look at this several times to see all the intricate pieces to this.
Extraordinary

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Charles;

You workmanship never ceases to amaze me.

Incredible.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Great work! That is beautiful.

-- - You begin thinking less, and feeling more.

This is humbling.

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

gosh I cant even see were the batteries go.truly very lovely I take it it keeps good time ? are you an engineer or clockmaker?Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Absoulutely Amazing! Well done.

This is Outstanding! I would love to make something like this . Job Well Done!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Not only the woodworking , but the finish is awesome as well ! Fantastic project …. I have to wonder how many hours it took just for the design to be born !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Charles this is stunning…Great Job!

I love the design and the contrasting woods used, and it’s obvious you’ve spent an incredible amount of time on this. Are the clockworks, gears, etc, your own original design? (great photos too)

Thanks for posting this.

-- Martin, Kansas

If LJs had a Masters club you would surely be inducted. very beautiful an inspiring clock.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That’s really something. How long did it take you to build it?

-- "I'm a lumbrjock and I'm OK..."

”.............................................................” (speechless)

I’m happy share and humbled by your too kind comments. Some answers are in order. It does take a lot of time to finish one of these. I don’t have any plans other than inspirations in my thoughts and some memories from my studies. Someday, I’ll put all of that in writing, pictures and share it all. I’ve been threatening that! I really haven’t even a guess as to how long, just long. The gears are routed with a jig I designed and a custom router bit, also of my design. Some in this and other forums have asked for the jigs and I will get that on paper and share soon. For Alister … I’m not an engineer in the formal sense. But, having spent many years in US Navy ships, you get a fair helping of engineering smarts because your life at sea depends on it! School of hard knocks I suppose! Judging from your login screen name”Scotsman” I will also say that I spent many happy days in the UK and operating with the very professional Royal Navy. Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

That’s just crazy cool!! There’s a controlled madness here. Careful your brain doesn’t explode. Love seeing these works of yours. Thanks…........

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

That is a tremendous work of art, like all your clocks. I have seen a wooden gear clock kit for sale that has templates for the gears, a special compression bit, and a device you add to your router table to do a pattern routing process to make the gears…I am assuming that is something like what you are doing, only with all custom made stuff..no kit. Amazing work…these clocks are pure eye candy.

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Genius!! I love your work!! Have you ever considered combining the idea of “clock” with another form like “table”. Just a thought, I’m sure that was the best gift hiis wife ever recieved.

-- Rogue

WOW! that is incredible! Great Job Charles.

-- Dennis Zongker

Koodoo’s Charles, that is one awesome looking clock bud!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Stunning. Leave’s me speechless with its beauty. Wow!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! that is the most beautifull piece of craftmanship i have ever seen

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Good were you ever here in Dunoon ? we had a large US navy repair sstation for subs here for may years in the holy loch across from my house in Hunter’s quay.I made alot of friends with navy personel good friendas too Thanks and good luck Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Truly incredible

-- Vince

Alister, I spent some time up your way. In fact, my family namesake castle (Maxwell) is near Glasgow. I was at the Sub Base for a week and had a glorious time in a bed-n-breakfast at Loch Lomond! Also, visited the Dumbarton Castle just across the Erskine Bridge. Love Scotland. You’re a lucky, lucky man! Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

Charles. Another beauty. A work of art. A classic, beyond classics.

You do such wonderful work.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Absolutely stunning, I love seeing technical items reconstructed in wood. You have done an outstanding job on this project and the others.

-- www.woodshopdude.com

That is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Mart

Exquisite detail and design. Beautiful work of art. Thanks for posting.

God bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Truly beautiful. The styling reminds me of Leonardo Devinci.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

AMAZING. What more can you say. Your detail is what truly makes it exquisite.

-- Marty Ohio

Definitely the work of a master!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I am truly impressed. Thank you for posting.

-- http://www.kennethbirdine.com/

Superb, the finish, the workmanship, all shows a master at work here. Don’t know what else to say, everyone else has said it all. I echo all their praise, and comments.

-- Dan Wiggins

Amazing. We live out near Buffalo and I cannot wait to get to RMSC to see M3.

-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com

”...............................................speechless is right”. Truelly an amazing fete and you did it from the brain. With no plans? WOW, WOW,WOW…........

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Write the book! This is work that will endure. Awed again.

-- Whatever

Highlevel artwork. The mind reels at the prospect of such a project.
Wow.. :)

-- JMP

Sorry I missed this one: Great piece of work and art!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

i too missed this one .
your work is truly special and unique !
you are one for the annals ,
time will tell !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

it doesn’t keep very good time does it I saw this a few weeks ago and it’s still the same time now.LOL well done again how did you index it for gearcutting?Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

What? It keeps perfect time twice a day! As regards the gear cutting, I created a system of indexing wheels that I use with a router. I’ll send some photos of the gear cutting box that I created. It’s pretty crude but, does a bang-up job. I call the gear cutting box – GearTrude! She’s a honey! Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

A real work of art and engineering.
Look forward to any additional photos and info you have to share.
Definitely going to be one of my favorites.

-- Wade, Nashville, www.casetn.com

Wow – that’s really amazing. Solid wood engineering combined with a functional art form! I’ve seen wooden clock kits and things around, a few original designs – no comparison, this one is over the top! I love the complete exposure of all the workings.

I’ve gone as far as making small “gears” if you could call them that, more like little oddly shaped pieces of wood, we’ve used them in in civil war era noise makers. I don’t think that really counts for much in bragging rights on this page!

You’re doing these with a router and not a CNC machine or at least an indexed manual milling machine? I’d someday love to build a piece like this but wouldn’t even think of attempting it without first buying a milling machine.

Very cool!

-- Eric M. Saperstein, Master Craftsman www.artisansofthevalley.com

How many hours did you spend building that???? and from scratch, unbelievable. I saw one similar to that when I visited Savannah a few months ago…it was awesome too ( not one of yours, by any chance?) It was actually a reverse clock, if you can picture it…the small clog wheel in the back was actually a large clog wheel in the front…very impressive but a real piece of art.

-- George..." I love the smell of a workshop in the morning!"

One very nice clock.

I was just reviewing the clock tags and found this.
Holy s—- thats incredible!

-- The only thing wrong with instant gratification is that it's not fast enough.

Bake says it all HOLY S* thats awesome…I dont know what else there is to say!!!

-- Measure twice, cut once then go get more wood