--- product_id: 23729696 title: "Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack" price: "146.22 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/23729696-making-wooden-gear-clocks-6-cool-contraptions-that-really-keep store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack **Price:** 146.22 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack - **How much does it cost?** 146.22 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/23729696-making-wooden-gear-clocks-6-cool-contraptions-that-really-keep) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! 7 step-by-step projects , arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced 6 different clocks , including a 30-Hour Gear Clock, Flying Pendulum Clock, and Electromagnetic Gear Clock, plus a bonus project for a kinetic sculpture Full-size pull-out pattern pack is included, attached to the book in a handy pouch Complete patterns , material lists, and intructions so woodworkers of any ability can successfully build a clock Fun, ingenious plans to make a simple wooden machine with your own two hands that actually moves and keeps time Handmade clocks make wonderful gifts and are popular items at arts & crafts fairs Inside this book you'll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop. Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don't expect atomic precision—after all, they're modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these clocks you'll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today. Six well-illustrated step-by-step projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch. With a little perseverance you'll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required. Review: Good read if you are interested in wood geared clocks. - Yes, this is what I was looking for and a good book. It has the plans including the full size patterns it promised. Pictures inside are in color and instructions are actually fairly decent. Most of the projects in this book can be built with a scroll saw and a drill press (plus lots of filing and sanding) yet.... There are a couple instances like the gear machine where other tools like a mill and lathe are used which isn't cool, because those are expensive and this book is advertised as a scroll saw book. however, with a little diligence a person could construct all the projects with a scroll saw and hand tools. I've only built one wood gear clock so far (from another set of plans) and will give fair warning as best I can:) to cut an accurate wooden gear takes patience, but can it be done on a scroll saw. I'm giving this book 5 stars because: it has a couple plans in it that I really like and are well designed, It has few to no literary rivals as nobody else who offers wood gear clock plans has published a book for woodworkers, it is priced very competitively compared to other plans you might find online, and I do think it is a fun hobby. Review: Great Wooden Clock Book - Very well written and illustrated book. Contains pretty much everything you need to make one of the six wooden geared clocks contained in the book. The material list is very complete and well documented. Of course if you don't like any of the wooden clocks contained in this book it may be of limited value except for the concepts and ideas contained in the book. The only negative may be that the plans are on both sides of the paper so you have to make copies to make the clock, and you can't really cut the plan up to make the copies because they overlap on both sides. So, you have to manage a large sheet of paper to make partial copies. Some of the copies can be on one normal size sheet of paper and if you are limited to 8 1/2 x 11 size paper you will have to tape some pieces of the plan drawing together. Since many of the measurements are critical you must be very careful putting the pieces of the plan together. The clock plans are quite diverse so hopefully you can find a clock you like. Definitely a book I wold recommend for beginner or intermediate clock builders to build or just find out how wooden clocks are made. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #113,527 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Engineering Design #13 in Scientific Measurement #115 in Antiques & Collectibles Encyclopedias | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 823 Reviews | ## Images ![Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jqtphqLHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read if you are interested in wood geared clocks. *by S***Y on March 14, 2016* Yes, this is what I was looking for and a good book. It has the plans including the full size patterns it promised. Pictures inside are in color and instructions are actually fairly decent. Most of the projects in this book can be built with a scroll saw and a drill press (plus lots of filing and sanding) yet.... There are a couple instances like the gear machine where other tools like a mill and lathe are used which isn't cool, because those are expensive and this book is advertised as a scroll saw book. however, with a little diligence a person could construct all the projects with a scroll saw and hand tools. I've only built one wood gear clock so far (from another set of plans) and will give fair warning as best I can:) to cut an accurate wooden gear takes patience, but can it be done on a scroll saw. I'm giving this book 5 stars because: it has a couple plans in it that I really like and are well designed, It has few to no literary rivals as nobody else who offers wood gear clock plans has published a book for woodworkers, it is priced very competitively compared to other plans you might find online, and I do think it is a fun hobby. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Wooden Clock Book *by L***Y on February 9, 2018* Very well written and illustrated book. Contains pretty much everything you need to make one of the six wooden geared clocks contained in the book. The material list is very complete and well documented. Of course if you don't like any of the wooden clocks contained in this book it may be of limited value except for the concepts and ideas contained in the book. The only negative may be that the plans are on both sides of the paper so you have to make copies to make the clock, and you can't really cut the plan up to make the copies because they overlap on both sides. So, you have to manage a large sheet of paper to make partial copies. Some of the copies can be on one normal size sheet of paper and if you are limited to 8 1/2 x 11 size paper you will have to tape some pieces of the plan drawing together. Since many of the measurements are critical you must be very careful putting the pieces of the plan together. The clock plans are quite diverse so hopefully you can find a clock you like. Definitely a book I wold recommend for beginner or intermediate clock builders to build or just find out how wooden clocks are made. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wooden gear clocks - Very nice but some information is missing *by G***N on March 5, 2016* A nice collection for wooden gear clock lovers. Missing items: - On the Flying Pendulum clock by Brian Low there is no information on were to get the spring. So no sense to make this design! - On the Electromagnetics Gear clock by Alfred Mifsud there is no information on were to get the Standard Electronic Pendulum Circuit, So no sense to make this design. - On the 30 Hour Gear Clock by Mark Tovar there is a sketch on how to bend the pendulum spring. Any spring needs to be of a special spring type material, this info is missing. It would be nice get this information and were to get it. Mark is the only one explaining a bit of what is needed however it would be better to get a commercial spring like he always supply to his customers and were to get it. Thanks, a very nice collection. ## Frequently Bought Together - Making Wooden Gear Clocks: 6 Cool Contraptions That Really Keep Time (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects for Handmade Clocks, from Beginner to Advanced; Includes Full-Size Pattern Pack - Big Book of Gizmos & Gadgets: Expert Advice and 15 All-Time Favorite Projects and Patterns (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Wooden Mechanical Marvels, with a Full-Size Pull-Out Pattern Pack - Wooden Clocks: 31 Favorite Projects & Patterns (Fox Chapel Publishing) Cases for Grandfather, Pendulum, Desk Clocks & More with Your Scroll Saw; Includes Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Designs --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/23729696-making-wooden-gear-clocks-6-cool-contraptions-that-really-keep](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/23729696-making-wooden-gear-clocks-6-cool-contraptions-that-really-keep) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-07*