{"id":351467,"date":"2010-02-22T22:03:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/build-your-own-wooden-mechanical-timekeeping-masterpiece\/14287\/"},"modified":"2010-02-22T22:03:29","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:03:29","slug":"build-your-own-wooden-mechanical-timekeeping-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/351467","title":{"rendered":"Build your own wooden mechanical timekeeping masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/wooden-mechanical-clocks.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton Boyer's Celestial Mechanical Calendar and Orrery - are you up to the challenge?\"><\/p>\n<p>For most of us clocks are a purely utilitarian device. They tell us the time and we don&#8217;t generally give a second thought to their inner workings. But the mechanical wooden clock designs of Clayton Boyer put the inner workings of clocks on full display resulting in conversation starters that are not only functional, but beautiful as well. And, if you&#8217;re feeling up for the challenge, you can build your own&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/calendar\/\" rel=\"tag\">Calendar<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/clock\/\" rel=\"tag\">Clock<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/date\/\" rel=\"tag\">Date<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/mechanical\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mechanical<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/time\/\" rel=\"tag\">Time<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/wood\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wood<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/wooden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wooden<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ytterbium-atomic-clock\/12542\/\">Ytterbium times its run for next-gen atomic clocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/worlds-most-precise-clock\/14088\/\">World&#8217;s most precise clock keeps time to 1 second in 3.7 billion years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7912\/\">Day Clock offers a hand for the memory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/8130\/\">Formotion: billet bolt-on timepieces for motorcycles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1848\/\">LED light glasses re-set the body clock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/shape-up-alarm-clock-dumbbell\/12149\/\">Shape Up Alarm Clock Dumbbell to wake masochists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/NHooEs4jRAFyy-CiIQ6tc7OTdkw\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/NHooEs4jRAFyy-CiIQ6tc7OTdkw\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/NHooEs4jRAFyy-CiIQ6tc7OTdkw\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/NHooEs4jRAFyy-CiIQ6tc7OTdkw\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=My_A_wYIlG4:j1iKLnP0DKc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/My_A_wYIlG4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most of us clocks are a purely utilitarian device. 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