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This TabStart page presents a collection of the best online resources that feature free plans for wooden geared clocks. There are also websites here that will help you learn from the building experiences of other all wood clock enthusiasts. And, if building your own wooden clock from scratch seems too daunting, there are also resources below where you can buy wooden geared clock kits that come with materials.
The websites in this box provide building document plans for all wood clocks.
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Tool Crib Blog's Free Plans for Seven Wood Geared Clocks - This entry from the Tool Crib blog is a must-see site for free wooden geared clock plans. This page offers seven plans for wooden geared clocks from resources from around the world.
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Free Plans for Wooden Geared Clocks - If you're searching for free wooden geared clock plans, make certain that you check out this incredible resource. This 66-document presents detailed instructions for building your own wooden geared clock plans, and it includes helpful commentary on various aspects of the building process. Some of the sections of this document include selecting materials, making parts, and assembling the clock's moving pieces.
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Brian Law's Free Plans for Wooden Geared Clocks - This is another truly outatanding website to check out for free plans for wood clocks. There are plans for eight clocks here, and each includes extensive instructions with drawings and materials lists. Additionally, this page offers excellent photos of the clocks that you can magnify to discern which model is your favorite.
These pages offer background on the art of making an all wood clock, and they help you learn from other builders' experiences.
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Forum for Wooden Geared Clock Enthusiasts - If you are interested in interacting with others who enjoy the art of wooden clocks, then the Clockforum is just the place. Ask questions and post responses to others who are building wooden geared clocks or who simply have a passion for the craftsmanship involved in these brilliant pieces of moving art.
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Alan's Wooden Gear Clock Page - The author of this site began his wooden clock making experience by using one of Brian Law's plans. This page takes you through Alan's oeuvre as a wooden clock maker, providing insight and tips to help your wooden clock making experience be as enjoyable and painless as possible.
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Introduction to Wooden Geared Clocks - This is an excellent page that pays homage to the glory that is a wooden geared clock. This brief introduction discusses the joy of making a wooden geared clock from plans, particularly from master wood clock makers like Clayton Boyer and Marc Tovar.
If you are not committed to creating your own wood clock parts from scratch, you can purchase kits and plans that include materials.
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Plans for Wooden Geared Clocks - This terrific resource sells wooden geared clock kits, which come with all parts necessary to assemble them, and wooden geared clock plans, which explain how to make the parts yourself. Choose from the crescent, ascent, and serpentine wooden clocks. The wooden geared clock kits sell for $149 to $154, and the plans sell for $24.
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Marc Tovar's Wooden ClockWorks - Check out master wood clock builder Marc Tovar's website to purchase plans for the perfect wooden geared clock that you've always been dying to make. You can buy plans for Tovar's MLT-7, MLT-10, MLT-11, and MLT-12 for between $30 and $35.
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Joe Monincx's Plans for Wooden Geared Clocks - Be sure to peruse Joe Monincx's website to find a lovely assortment of plans for all wood clocks. Browse the amazing puzzle clock, the cubic clock, the tree clock, and the tower clock. These plans are priced between $99 and $340.
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Clayton Boyer's Plans for Wooden Geared Clocks - Master wooden clock maker Clayton Boyer offers plans for a number of his sumptuous wooden geared clocks. Choose from plans for the toucan clock, the modern times clock, the swoopy clock, and many more. These gorgeous designs are reasonably priced at $40 to $50. Each clock has its own page that includes a video of its wooden gears in action.
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Damon Miller and Rus Thomas's Wooden Geared Clock Designs - Marc Tovar's website highlights the work of two fantastic wooden clock makers, Damon Miller and Rus Thomas. These makers unfortunately do not have much of a web presence, but their clock wooden clock designs should certainly not be overlooked. If you wish to contact Damon Miller or Rus Thomas, you can do so through Marc Tovar.