How to Make a Foliot Clock

How to Make a Foliot Clock

by Steven G. Conover, FNAWCC

Attention clock builders! How to Make a Foliot Clock presents full instructions on making your own complete clock. It is printed in the publisher’s 8-1/2” x 11” spiral binding format that opens flat on the clockmaker’s workbench for easy reference. The 88 pages are organized in twelve chapters with a table of contents, tool and material list, index, and 73 photos and drawings. The clear text is placed on pages facing the major illustrations, sparing the reader much page-turning during the project. The author’s clear digital photography and drawings combine to show the steps leading up to a complete, working clock. The foliot clock is a weight driven skeleton timepiece controlled by an antique style foliot balance, rather than a pendulum or hairspring. Made primarily from brass and steel, it has a paper dial, a single hand to indicate the hours, and a swinging foliot made from oak. Pinions are of the lantern type, made to work with specially designed wheels with triangular-shaped teeth, in keeping with the antique appearance of the clock. The foliot clock runs for a day and a half on one winding. Use your miniature lathe and gear cutting equipment, drill press, and other shop tools. Add some modern adhesive, tie a few knots, and create the “latest” in 17th century technology!

Print length: 88 pages

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