This Czech fountain calculates the date and time automatically, echoing the same clockmaking tradition behind Prague's 1410 Astronomical Clock, the oldest working one on Earth.
September 14, 2026 at 8:12 AM
This Czech fountain calculates the date and time automatically, echoing the same clockmaking tradition behind Prague's 1410 Astronomical Clock, the oldest working one on Earth.
@katie.bzky.team how are my clockmaking skills?
December 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
@katie.bzky.team how are my clockmaking skills?
The Hawthorn, Haworth.
In the time of the Brontë's it was the home and workshop of the Barraclough clockmaking family. See one of yesterday's posts for n example of their work which stands in the Parsonage.
In the time of the Brontë's it was the home and workshop of the Barraclough clockmaking family. See one of yesterday's posts for n example of their work which stands in the Parsonage.
December 1, 2024 at 7:48 PM
The Hawthorn, Haworth.
In the time of the Brontë's it was the home and workshop of the Barraclough clockmaking family. See one of yesterday's posts for n example of their work which stands in the Parsonage.
In the time of the Brontë's it was the home and workshop of the Barraclough clockmaking family. See one of yesterday's posts for n example of their work which stands in the Parsonage.
Some more #macromonday pics of this old desk clock I’ve been messing with. Think it’s from the 1930s and is very heavily rusted.
#clockmaking #rust #photography
#clockmaking #rust #photography
April 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Some more #macromonday pics of this old desk clock I’ve been messing with. Think it’s from the 1930s and is very heavily rusted.
#clockmaking #rust #photography
#clockmaking #rust #photography
"hey guys check this out" and it's a book about clockmaking available for checkout at your local library
August 30, 2023 at 10:19 PM
"hey guys check this out" and it's a book about clockmaking available for checkout at your local library
I would have just submitted my first crappy clock to Frontiers in Nautical Clockmaking and moved on.
December 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I would have just submitted my first crappy clock to Frontiers in Nautical Clockmaking and moved on.
But what if the child wants to understand the development of clockmaking by looking at ~600 different clocks in the “We, the Clockmakers Guild, have made you, the Science Museum, an offer you can’t refuse Gallery”?
March 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
But what if the child wants to understand the development of clockmaking by looking at ~600 different clocks in the “We, the Clockmakers Guild, have made you, the Science Museum, an offer you can’t refuse Gallery”?
Just home from giving a talk followed by a clockmaking activity with year 2 students. Lots of teachers, teaching assistants, and parents in attendance who told me how interesting they found it. “Time“ is central to our lives, but many people know little about it. The easiest book I’ve written:
About Time
A children’s guide to the science and history of telling the time and clockmaking in a fun and interactive way.This interactive book will help children aged 7-9 understand how clocks work and learn ho...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just home from giving a talk followed by a clockmaking activity with year 2 students. Lots of teachers, teaching assistants, and parents in attendance who told me how interesting they found it. “Time“ is central to our lives, but many people know little about it. The easiest book I’ve written:
Townsends and Clickspring are great channels for this too, just chill guys infodumping about their special interests (18th century american cooking and clockmaking/ancient greek precision metalworking respectively)
January 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Townsends and Clickspring are great channels for this too, just chill guys infodumping about their special interests (18th century american cooking and clockmaking/ancient greek precision metalworking respectively)
antikythera mechanism shows horology (clockmaking) *techniques* would be known at the time, so horology methods that can work on a ship would also be pretty impactful, letting Rome extend into deep seas
July 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
antikythera mechanism shows horology (clockmaking) *techniques* would be known at the time, so horology methods that can work on a ship would also be pretty impactful, letting Rome extend into deep seas
Trying to stop China’s semiconductor progress by letting them keep DUV machines and allowing “technical talks” is exactly like trying to stop Japanese clockmaking by letting in one Jesuit clock repairman.
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Trying to stop China’s semiconductor progress by letting them keep DUV machines and allowing “technical talks” is exactly like trying to stop Japanese clockmaking by letting in one Jesuit clock repairman.
you've praised my clockmaking skills in the past, that's worth something!
good heavens, look at the time!
April 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
you've praised my clockmaking skills in the past, that's worth something!
The new quartz clock is all carved up and the patina is applied. Next step - Hands & face.
#clockmaking #romannumerals #metalwork
#clockmaking #romannumerals #metalwork
March 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The new quartz clock is all carved up and the patina is applied. Next step - Hands & face.
#clockmaking #romannumerals #metalwork
#clockmaking #romannumerals #metalwork
something intricate! like clockmaking or watchmaking.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
something intricate! like clockmaking or watchmaking.
Standing next to the Thomas Tompion clock (c. 1690) in the Fitzwilliam Museum. He is known as the 'father of English clockmaking'. It has a complex astrolab and a 24 hour chapter ring. A milestone object in the history of time keeping - simply priceless.
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Standing next to the Thomas Tompion clock (c. 1690) in the Fitzwilliam Museum. He is known as the 'father of English clockmaking'. It has a complex astrolab and a 24 hour chapter ring. A milestone object in the history of time keeping - simply priceless.
New clock finished! Here are some preliminary photos. I have something special in store for the final photo set.
#clockmaking #horology #sculpture
#clockmaking #horology #sculpture
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New clock finished! Here are some preliminary photos. I have something special in store for the final photo set.
#clockmaking #horology #sculpture
#clockmaking #horology #sculpture
New clock finished!
This is a redux of a clock from a very long time ago, which was simply titled “Quartz 8”.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #romannumerals #horology #metalsculpture
This is a redux of a clock from a very long time ago, which was simply titled “Quartz 8”.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #romannumerals #horology #metalsculpture
March 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New clock finished!
This is a redux of a clock from a very long time ago, which was simply titled “Quartz 8”.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #romannumerals #horology #metalsculpture
This is a redux of a clock from a very long time ago, which was simply titled “Quartz 8”.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #romannumerals #horology #metalsculpture
Today I'm cutting a 40 tooth ratchet-wheel for a new mechanical piece I've been working on.
#clockmaking #horology
#clockmaking #horology
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Today I'm cutting a 40 tooth ratchet-wheel for a new mechanical piece I've been working on.
#clockmaking #horology
#clockmaking #horology
#Skystorians #HistSci #HistTech This is a long shot, but does anyone happen to have a PDF of C.F.C. Beeson's (1989) "Clockmaking in Oxfordshire, 1400-1850"? 🗃️
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#Skystorians #HistSci #HistTech This is a long shot, but does anyone happen to have a PDF of C.F.C. Beeson's (1989) "Clockmaking in Oxfordshire, 1400-1850"? 🗃️
If you’re curious about how I make my clocks, here’s a video of “The Grasmere Commission” with some process footage mixed in.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #sculpture
youtu.be/Ta4juCUpgsU?...
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #sculpture
youtu.be/Ta4juCUpgsU?...
Grasmere Process Montage
YouTube video by The Clockwork of Eric Freitas
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If you’re curious about how I make my clocks, here’s a video of “The Grasmere Commission” with some process footage mixed in.
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #sculpture
youtu.be/Ta4juCUpgsU?...
Enjoy!
#clockmaking #sculpture
youtu.be/Ta4juCUpgsU?...
hey, three big clocks and a fairy will grant you a wish. people don't know that about timekeeping. it's why so many folks took up clockmaking, they're fonts of immeasurable magical power
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
hey, three big clocks and a fairy will grant you a wish. people don't know that about timekeeping. it's why so many folks took up clockmaking, they're fonts of immeasurable magical power
interest in #math & #astronomy. She applied her skills to document, observe & calculate the workings of his inventions. The Académie des Sciences sent Lalande to inspect her husband’s new type of pendulum clock. The 3 worked on the theory of clockmaking & Lalande praised her calculations.
October 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
interest in #math & #astronomy. She applied her skills to document, observe & calculate the workings of his inventions. The Académie des Sciences sent Lalande to inspect her husband’s new type of pendulum clock. The 3 worked on the theory of clockmaking & Lalande praised her calculations.
interest in math & astronomy. She applied her skills to document, observe & calculate the workings of his inventions. The Académie des Sciences sent Lalande to inspect her husband’s new type of pendulum clock. The 3 worked on the theory of clockmaking & Lalande praised her calculations.
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
interest in math & astronomy. She applied her skills to document, observe & calculate the workings of his inventions. The Académie des Sciences sent Lalande to inspect her husband’s new type of pendulum clock. The 3 worked on the theory of clockmaking & Lalande praised her calculations.
New Gears!
I just finished carving up the gears for the mechanical clock I’ve been working on. They’re all balanced and ready to put back into the clock.
#clockmaking #gearmaking #horology
I just finished carving up the gears for the mechanical clock I’ve been working on. They’re all balanced and ready to put back into the clock.
#clockmaking #gearmaking #horology
April 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New Gears!
I just finished carving up the gears for the mechanical clock I’ve been working on. They’re all balanced and ready to put back into the clock.
#clockmaking #gearmaking #horology
I just finished carving up the gears for the mechanical clock I’ve been working on. They’re all balanced and ready to put back into the clock.
#clockmaking #gearmaking #horology