Do a search - you might learn learn something you thought you didn't know!

[Rocker]

SWMBO mentioned that she would like a grandfather clock to fill the last remaining space in our living room. I don't really like any of the designs for which Carbatec sells plans, so I started looking through all my woodwork books - no luck. In desperation, I did a search on the forum, and - duh - there is a post from December 2004 by a bloke called Rocker giving a reference to articles on building a clock in Fine Woodworking # 171-2. Beautiful design. Now all I have to do is find $900 for the movement, face, and pendulum, and a few hundred more for the Tasmanian myrtle. :eek:

Rocker

[Grunt]

I'd be careful and not trust anything that that Rocker bloke says.

[Jack E]

If you need a morticing jig there was a bloke here a while ago with a good one. I can't remember his name but I think he was in to rocking chairs

Why stop at $900 for the movement. From the sounds of things you will soon forget the cost anyway.

Cheers, Jack

[outback]

I'm with Grunt, that Rocker is a miscreant and an all round trouble maker, but you thought you might have known that.

[RufflyRustic]

Wot's even worse, is that his advice is always spot-on and I don't think I'll ever be able to prove otherwise.....

RR

[MajorPanic]

That Rocker bloke spends money willy-nilly, I'm sure he's not of Scottish heritage.

$900 for a clock movement!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'm sure though that the clock he makes will be a fantastic

[Rocker]

Why stop at $900 for the movement. From the sounds of things you will soon forget the cost anyway.

Cheers, Jack

Jack,
There is some truth in what you say; but I still remember paying $559 for an MS-R router table, and selling it for $50 :mad:

Rocker

[echnidna]

you could make a wooden movement for nix outa your wood scrap box

[Shane Watson]

Hmmm I've got of them there morticing jigs if you need to borrowing one mate! And I'd like to know where abouts you actually have space in that living room of yours!

[Rocker]

you could make a wooden movement for nix outa your wood scrap box

Echidna,

I reckon that making clock movements out of wood is rather like making hats out of wood - it can be done by someone who is prepared to spend a huge amount of time and effort, but the end result is inevitably unsatisfactory anyway.

Rocker

[Daddles]

But Rocker, you can make the thing work backwards then no-one will ever know that the movement's dicky

Richard