My highest praise and admiration go out to Rick Urschel. This is perhaps the most intricate and beautifully hand-made object since the Antikythera mechanism was built 2,200 years ago. I especially applaud Rick for doing this without "cheating"--i.e., resorting to a CNC machine. His patience and attention to intricate detail shines through in his work. I hope his daughter will recognize and appreciate that only a parent's love could inspire such a creation.
I've had the pleasure of building five clocks and a mechanical calendar using Clayton Boyer's plans, with another one of his clocks in the works. The oldest (Called Swoopy.) has been running for about ten years, now. The guy's plans are a joy to work with!
Beautiful work and great editing. Rick's little girl is so beautiful - reminds me how quickly they grow up - my babies are now 6 and 8. Have to make the most of the time we have with them and what better way than to make things together. Many thanks from Sydney, Aust - Dave
This is so awesome! Great look and job making this to look easy. I have 2 kids already and with twins on the way, seriously thinking about spending the time to make this. Maybe after their grown a bit. Gonna have a lot on my hands.
Finding this video has made my day! Both of you did a beautiful job in both creating the Simplicity wooden clock, and in presenting your construction methods. This video is absolutely wonderful. I enjoy seeing builders putting such thought and creativity into their build. You've created a truly unique Simplicity that would make any builder proud to have hanging on their wall. Congratulations, and thank you for doing the Simplicity plan so proud. Aloha. Clayton
Love the video. What a fantastic and rewarding project - useful and a thing of real beauty. Easy for you to make due to your excellent woodworking skills - not so easy for myself I fear.
Interesting project! Could probably be laser cut, with adjustment of parts' size for the laser kerf. Would also be interesting to try making them out of metal, using photochemical machining or CO2 laser. Cool project, like it a lot. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the video. Even though I could care less about the time I've always been fascinated by time keeping pieces. I feel naked without a watch even though I'm disabled and no longer have to go to work. I'm still looking at a similar wooden clock with a different design.
Making a wooden gear clock was the reason I began woodworking to begin with. I quickly realized that I didn't have the right tools for the job, but now I do and still haven't started. It's time! (pun intended)
The Wood Whisperer I typed that comment while the opening was still playing. By the end of the vid I realized you had no part in the gear making, but I figured I would leave the comment and own my mistake! Still like your vids though.
Every time I see something repetitive, I see a jig that could possibly optimize the precision of the cuts, not to mention speed things up. Are there router bits that could do this, with a homemade vertical jig?
I would like to do this for a school project, but 3d print the parts instead. Where would I be able to find the plans and specifications for all the gears and everything?
Can you tell me, how can you make the clock that it is working exactly on the second? 1. is it how many gears you use? 2. is it how big the gears are? 3. is it, the distance between the teeth from the escape wheel? ( ticking sound ). where should i pay attention on to make the clock exact on the second? plz comment mehh!
It's really a combination of all of those things. Clock making is a very precise art, since the tiniest thing can throw it off. Yet for clocks like these, which require daily windings anyways, being absolutely precise 100% isn't entirely necessary because the winding process throws it off a little bit every time. Just make sure to reset the time whenever it gets too far off and you'll be perfect.
I have always wanted to build a large wooden or steel, outdoor clock, maybe 6 or 8 feet tall, possibly using a worm gear or pulleys and belts or chains, maybe bycicle parts, long run time, accuracy not that important, just want to see a pendulum swinging in the garden.
Are you familiar with ASMR? This might be crazy talk, but I think an ASMR video using hand tools and fine woodworking to generate soundscapes would be interesting if not fantastic to listen to.
wow. awesome. i think... its pendulum weight is the most fundamental for being the right clock time or not. isn't it? because.. i think, although its gear ratio is right, if its pendulum weight is wrong. it can be a wrong clock. so how is the calculation? thankyou
period = 2*PI*sqrt ( L / g) where L is length and g is gravity is an approximation for pendulum period with a small angle. Note that this is the small angle approximation not an exact formula for pendulums. So I concur with Airplane George that the period is mostly a factor of the length. I presume mass sort of cancels out because of how the physics of momentum work.
My highest praise and admiration go out to Rick Urschel. This is perhaps the most intricate and beautifully hand-made object since the Antikythera mechanism was built 2,200 years ago. I especially applaud Rick for doing this without "cheating"--i.e., resorting to a CNC machine. His patience and attention to intricate detail shines through in his work. I hope his daughter will recognize and appreciate that only a parent's love could inspire such a creation.
I like woodworking but damn...that's a whole different level of patience and skill
Awesome project. Definitely not for beginners, but the feelings you get just by watching someone build something so beautiful are priceless.
I've had the pleasure of building five clocks and a mechanical calendar using Clayton Boyer's plans, with another one of his clocks in the works. The oldest (Called Swoopy.) has been running for about ten years, now. The guy's plans are a joy to work with!
That is absolutely beautiful! I love mechanics and woodworking and seeing them come together damn near brought a tear to my eye.
Beautiful work and great editing. Rick's little girl is so beautiful - reminds me how quickly they grow up - my babies are now 6 and 8. Have to make the most of the time we have with them and what better way than to make things together. Many thanks from Sydney, Aust - Dave
Absolutely Stunning 'Piece of Art' .... What an inspiration .... Very Best to You and Yours from New Zealand
This is so awesome! Great look and job making this to look easy. I have 2 kids already and with twins on the way, seriously thinking about spending the time to make this. Maybe after their grown a bit. Gonna have a lot on my hands.
Great editing, and it really is touching to see the effort to create a keepsake for a (very cute!) child.
Brilliant project and well presented. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this. Really helped me to grasp how some of the more complex shapes are achieved.
She's a doll! You can tell she likes that clock - she even put her thumbs up in approval!
Finding this video has made my day! Both of you did a beautiful job in both creating the Simplicity wooden clock, and in presenting your construction methods. This video is absolutely wonderful. I enjoy seeing builders putting such thought and creativity into their build. You've created a truly unique Simplicity that would make any builder proud to have hanging on their wall. Congratulations, and thank you for doing the Simplicity plan so proud. Aloha. Clayton
That's the clock ill have someday...its perfect. Your daughter will love that gift when shes older.
Very nice project. Love the wooden gears!
Really nice great craftsmanship shown here.
Thanks Mark for sharing this,
Roland
Wow! That's very impressive work! Thank you a lot for sharing it!
Love the video. What a fantastic and rewarding project - useful and a thing of real beauty. Easy for you to make due to your excellent woodworking skills - not so easy for myself I fear.
absolutely brilliant!!!!! love love love it. I am going to have to attempt this!
Interesting project! Could probably be laser cut, with adjustment of parts' size for the laser kerf. Would also be interesting to try making them out of metal, using photochemical machining or CO2 laser. Cool project, like it a lot. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome project. That is going to be the first project I try to build when I get a scroll saw
Thanks for not killing it with music. Very fine documentary.
This looks beautiful! Defiantly going to try this.
Very cool, I'll be starting his Marble strike clock design sometime soon
Marc... Is it me or did his daughter, after gazing at the clock, smile and give a "thumbs-up" at 7:52? Great build... great edit.
beautiful clock. that man has a lot of talent as well as patience.
Another great video. But I need to get a scroll saw.
And that baby was super cute. Need to get a baby.
haha!
get a quiet one, I have one that sounds like a,,,??? ,well I don't know but it's so loud I don't ever use it.
the baby or the scroll saw? ;)
have you got a wife yet?
super impressive, way beyond my skill and patience level. Awesome video keep up the good work.
Very nice project. Felicitaciones for daughter and clock!
Omg, that’s the cutest baby ever ❤️
Thanks for the video. Even though I could care less about the time I've always been fascinated by time keeping pieces. I feel naked without a watch even though I'm disabled and no longer have to go to work.
I'm still looking at a similar wooden clock with a different design.
Ur daughter is so cute! And the clock is just lovely!
Thanks for sharing Marc.
astonishing artwork, well done!
gorgeous gears and a lovely clock
Awesome. I have always wanted to try one of those.
I cut a gear once - almost went crazy. I did the rest on a CNC router. :)
"Ever thought about building your own wooden clock? Me neither..."
Yes I have.
YES I HAVE.
Me too!
I'm working on my second clock now.
What a great Dad!
Beautiful work on the clock
That's really cool. Not sure I've reached that level of proficiency yet, but I'd love to give it a go anyway.
Absolutely beautiful!
Que hermoso trabajo!!!!
Silvia Sanchez
Awesome. Nice work...
This video started playing because of auto play. I turn off auto play, but it auto plays anyways. I'm glad it did. This is a fantastic video.
That is an amazing project!
fantastic project! Congratulations!
Totaly fantastic!!!
Great project, also wow the baby's thumb up at 8.12 ha ha
Your baby looks Happy checking your gift . ;) Adorable
Making a wooden gear clock was the reason I began woodworking to begin with. I quickly realized that I didn't have the right tools for the job, but now I do and still haven't started. It's time! (pun intended)
This is just beautiful!
Great job. Thank you.
It's awesome, thank you and Good look
You make awesome clocks and babies.
Wonderful!
Very, very impressive!
Well done to the baby must have been hard using those power tools great job for a 2 year old
Thanks for sharing
this is awesome! next semester i'm gonna use the laser engraver at school to make this!
Very good job,i need that tools
I'm a big fan of wooden gears. I was wondering when you might get on this bandwagon! Thanks for the vid.
I'm don't even have a foot on the bandwagon. :)
The Wood Whisperer I typed that comment while the opening was still playing. By the end of the vid I realized you had no part in the gear making, but I figured I would leave the comment and own my mistake! Still like your vids though.
Awesome project... can i ask for the plan, plaese?
Excellent job!!!!
Amazing
Bravo!
that's super amazing
Where’s the template for the one shown? I’ve found the simplicity clock on the provided website but it’s not the same as Rich Urschels from the video.
She's only 8 mo old but I can pass it on to her when she starts her own life ADORABLE
hey where can i get these templates? i would love to make one myself as my graduation project!
Matt
Felicitaciones
Every time I see something repetitive, I see a jig that could possibly optimize the precision of the cuts, not to mention speed things up. Are there router bits that could do this, with a homemade vertical jig?
I would like to do this for a school project, but 3d print the parts instead. Where would I be able to find the plans and specifications for all the gears and everything?
How do you keep time in a wood shop? With a wooden clock!
Neat clock
Child is your beautiful ❤️ great work
A lot of patience need not an easy work!!!!!
You should carve some wooden numbers to fix around the face! Awesome job regardless.
Looks like fun. Maybe I'll dust off my scrollsaw and put it back to work.
Can you tell me, how can you make the clock that it is working exactly on the second?
1. is it how many gears you use?
2. is it how big the gears are?
3. is it, the distance between the teeth from the escape wheel? ( ticking sound ).
where should i pay attention on to make the clock exact on the second? plz comment mehh!
It's really a combination of all of those things. Clock making is a very precise art, since the tiniest thing can throw it off. Yet for clocks like these, which require daily windings anyways, being absolutely precise 100% isn't entirely necessary because the winding process throws it off a little bit every time. Just make sure to reset the time whenever it gets too far off and you'll be perfect.
Adjust the pendulum to control accuracy.
Where do you get the sanding srips for your scroll saw? I can find blades but not the sanding strips
What is the music at 6:56? sounds great!
Wow that's all I can say wow
I have always wanted to build a large wooden or steel, outdoor clock, maybe 6 or 8 feet tall, possibly using a worm gear or pulleys and belts or chains, maybe bycicle parts, long run time, accuracy not that important, just want to see a pendulum swinging in the garden.
Does the gear rotate freely on the arbor, or does the arbor rotate in the frame?
DrNigelRamses I'm sure that the gear rotates on the shaft, that's why he polished it.
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Do we know which of Clayton Boyer's designs this is? He has several.
Are you familiar with ASMR? This might be crazy talk, but I think an ASMR video using hand tools and fine woodworking to generate soundscapes would be interesting if not fantastic to listen to.
Muy original
What wood you use for this clock? thank!
wow. awesome.
i think... its pendulum weight is the most fundamental for being the right clock time or not. isn't it?
because.. i think, although its gear ratio is right, if its pendulum weight is wrong. it can be a wrong clock.
so how is the calculation?
thankyou
length not weight, apparently with clocks, size does matter.
period = 2*PI*sqrt ( L / g) where L is length and g is gravity is an approximation for pendulum period with a small angle. Note that this is the small angle approximation not an exact formula for pendulums. So I concur with Airplane George that the period is mostly a factor of the length. I presume mass sort of cancels out because of how the physics of momentum work.
now, if I could just get my wife to a agree with me.
Wonderful job and beautiful girl.. Great stuff! Does adjusting the pendulum weight sort time inaccuracies? Well done again.
+Daniel Mathew
Not much - you adjust the speed by adjusting the length of the pendulum.
Do you have any templates
How much did it cost to make?
Can the parts be cut with a laser cutting machine?
? u have the .stl files 4 this project in case some want to print it out on a 3d printer.
Please Can you to send me PDF to that clock ?
Hi, I'm from Chile, how can I buy the plans?
alot of work.
i like the word concentricity
why you dont want to share clock plane?why you didnt put paper temple ?just selling?