Clayton Boyer Tocks

Wooden clocks, kinetic sculptures, celestial instruments and sawdust.

5/7/25

Celebrating Simplicity's 20th Birthday

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Since our Simplicity has run now for over twenty years, just for fun I calculated the number of times Simplicity has swung its pendulum in t...
2/3/25

Robot Design

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Builder Steve asks Clayton, " I’m intrigued to know how you design these robots. Do you use Meccano to test out varying options?" ...
12/3/24

Creating an Accurate Escape Wheel

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If your accuracy at the scroll saw happens to be a bit lacking, here are four steps to help you create a wheel with a high degree of accurac...
11/20/24

Whirly in Color!

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  Master Gear Wizologist Ken Duffy created a wonderfully customized and multi-colored version of the Whirly. Ken not only added delightful c...
8/5/24

(AH) Alignment Hole Click Gear

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Steve asks Clayton:  I've noticed on the Swing Time plans the notation "AH", which I hadn't seen on other plans I bought b...
12/29/23

Help! My Clock Runs too Slow (or too Fast)

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  FOR A CLOCK THAT RUNS TOO SLOW ...(but also be sure to read over the section below on "For a clock that runs too fast").   If ...
9/13/23

Relative Seasonal Stability of Various Woods used for Pendulums

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Question from reader:  How accurate is your Number Six Clock? My Number Six clock is quite accurate.  It is usually nearly spot on, but some...
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