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Title: Old book, bad pictures, ugly clocks, poor plans - but good history
Review: This book provides a good history of clocks, but that is the nicest thing I can say about it.The pictures are of very poor quality, the plans are incomplete - ignoring details obvious on the original shown. The author seems to think nails and butt-joints are a good method of joinery. The author shows no knowledge of wood movement in the designs. Most of the clocks allow no method for accessing the quartz movement after construction - so it is impossible to change batteries.This is a good book to browse at the library, but when it comes to actually building clocks, keep looking.
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