Seth Thomas #2 Regulator, Inspired Clock

Beautiful work Bob. It was worth the effort to get the plans and mechanism you wanted.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Outstanding Bob! How about sharing your sources?

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Nice looking clock. I have always liked these style of clock. You did a beautiful job on it. You were lucky you could find the movement. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice clock. Does anyone really know what time it is?

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Bob that is a nice clock. How did you finish it?

I tend to be the same way with my tools when I am in the middle of a project. It seems that I eventually go through every tool in the shop and all the hand tools end up on the assembly bench because I don’t want to have to search for them but then I can’t find what I want due to the tool “clutter”. :)

Thanks for the post.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Can you list the name or website of the company where you got the clock mechanisms from? My wife wants a mantel clock, but most of the mechanisms I’ve found have been less than suitable.

By the way… great looking clock!

-- Ethan, http://thekiltedwoodworker.com

Beautiful clock!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thanks for all the comments.

If anyone would like a copy of the plans I can send you a PDF file if you email me at bigbobclark@sbcglobal.net . Ask for the plans for the #2 regulator. It may take me a day or so to get back with you because I will need to scan them first.

The good place to get the movement and hardware is Bradley Woodworks. This is their website http://www.bradleywoodworks.com/regulator2.htm . I do not think that that the kit is listed in the website but I called him and he sold me one.

As for the finish I sealed it with Minwax pre-stain and stained it Minwax wood stain. I think I used a rosewood stain then I went over that with a walnut stain. Then three coats of Minwax Antique Oil Finish.
http://www.minwax.com/products/specialty_products/antique_oil_finish.cfm
http://www.minwax.com/products/wood_preparation/oil_based_pre_stain_wood_conditioner.cfm
http://www.minwax.com/products/wood_stains/wood_finish.cfm
If anyone has any questions when building this just email me.

-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker

Nice set of clockworks!

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

Bob,

Very nice work. I have a weakness for clocks so this one pleases me a lot.

Charles Mullins Fayetteville, Tn

-- God makes the wood beautiful--I simply rearrange it to make it more useful, hopefully.

That’s a great looking clock. I have a friend that has a room with about 30 clocks!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

That is a terrific looking clock.

Big_Bob,
You did an excellent job on this clock! I did a little digging at Bradley Woodworks and was able to uncover the kit URL. http://bradleywoodworks.com/kit2_regulator2.html $400 for the kit, including the movement is a bargain! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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B2,

Thanks for your commitment to this offering.

Thedovetailjoint,

The $400 kit is for precut wood (red oak) parts what I did was buy just the movement and the hardware from him. I believe it was $200. If you email or call him he can sell it to you that way. The originals were White Oak and that is what I used.

-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker