Comments on: Sculptural Wooden Clocks

Sculptural Wooden Clocks

OmieWise — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:25:05 -0800

Timeshapes: The wooden clocks of Jim Borden. Suspended clocks. Table clocks. Wall clocks. His 30-foot clock. The clock making process. He's even listed in the Online Movement Catalog.

By: hellphish

hellphish — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:15:36 -0800

Awesome stuff. I have a question though... Why would clocks NOT be SFW?

By: quin

quin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:12:42 -0800

Somewhat related, here is an earlier thread regarding clocks (well, watches anyway) made from strange materials including wood. The 'clock making process' link here is quite interesting. I suppose it makes perfect sense that all the gears are hand carved, but as someone without that level of craft, I find the kind of skill necessary to achieve something as precision as timekeeping with carved wood a very impressive feat.

By: oneirodynia

oneirodynia — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:03:27 -0800

Definitely more spiky and ethereal than I expected. I wonder what they sound like.

By: DU

DU — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:08:16 -0800

You can carve something by hand but that doesn't mean you didn't use math and some good layout to get everything right beforehand. Also, all you have to do it make it run and adjustable. Not that this would be easy, I'm just saying it isn't exactly mind-boggling. I love wood clocks. I plan to make one...eventually.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:19:06 -0800

I actually saw these in person, and they're spectacular. Really amazing. They're beautiful as assemblages, although it was hard to tell the time from some of them. They don't sound loud, but the tick-tock like any clock with a gear mechanism.

By: IndigoJones

IndigoJones — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:55:09 -0800

I plan to make one...eventually. (Me too, once I get this thing out of storage. Should work as a template for one too lazy to do the math.)

By: DU

DU — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:11:40 -0800

There are pages out there describing how to make gears, as well as plans and gear templates. And oh man, that stupid paper clock book. I spent hours on that thing before I gave up.

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:55:13 -0800

mefi has sucked wind for several days, then omiewise comes to its rescue

By: TedW

TedW — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:58:03 -0800

I want one! Those are really cool. I wonder if this "Master of Time and Space" knows the Master of Space and Time?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:30:23 -0800

I just watched the episode of the Connections series about Clocks (#6 IIRC) and he talks all about what mechanisms in the clock account for the tick-tock sound and explains how to make a water powered alarm clock. I was going to do a post about it, but I'll save it for later, ah clepsydra. Great post.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:01:39 -0800

Honey, what time is it? Um... I, ah... Huh.