The clock is home and I’m in a research and planning phase. It’s clear my clock has gone through some modifications. It’s not clear when they were done but signs indicate it was during the manufacturing process. I would not be surprised to learn the clock was under construction for the client when obstacles in [...]

I’ve had a long standing “equation” as a part of my projects related to furniture making / restoring / re-purposing (think Junk Brothers) as well as upgrades to the house.
If I enjoy the work, I don’t count the cost of my time.
If I need a new tool, I buy it.
If the results are of high [...]

I “borrowed back” the drum arbor from the machinist so I could clean it up a bit and test fit all of the brass parts to the drive assembly. (I still need to give the arbor back to the machinist to clean up the end a bit more.) The results are, to paraphrase Carl, “not [...]

Zen and I (or probably more accurately, the Arnold & Lewis clock) hosted “Return to the Center” author, blogger, and photo artist. In addition to catching up after far more years than we care to admit, we had a great time discussing the clock, the research process that went into the restoration and the [...]

More clock related news ….
The Arnold & Lewis clock had its ‘minutes’ clock face (called the pilot face) replaced at some point or it never got its final face. The clock had a simple hand stamped brass blank. This was probably not the original plan. Based on seeing an old photo of a similar [...]

Sometimes a picture is all you need …