I watched in admiration as Joost passionately described the pieces in his collection. In the early afternoon our discussion paused, as a couple came to visit the showroom. JJ: Yes, clock making is a complicated profession of course, there are many different tools you need to get the job done – and I use all of them! I have had years to collect these tools, and of course we are always on the lookout for more. G: I can see you have a lot of tools in your workshop! The interier of Joost's workshop in Wagenberg. He became a good restorer of course, once we worked together, and he made a lot of the tools I still use! My father was an engineer but in his free time he enjoyed working with clocks. So, after his retirement, he worked for me every Tuesday from 9-9. JJ: Interestingly enough my father had been working on clocks, but I didn’t find out about it until much later, and then when I started to work for myself in 1999, he told me "if you ever have your own workshop, arrange a place for me." G: Were either of your parents involved in craftsmanship? There comes a moment when you don’t have enough space anymore (laughs). I learned the craft over the years, and over the years people come to you with clocks, some to sell and some to buy, and then you start building up your collection. This was at the age of 18, and so I chose that study and learned clock-making and became a restorer. But there was also a study direction for clock making there, and I decided that that was what I wanted to do. Joost Jongerius: I went to school at Schoonhoven, initially to become a goldsmith. Gallerease: Firstly, what got you into the business? I had the pleasure of visiting Joost in his workshop and showroom in Wagenberg, The Netherlands. And then there is the satisfaction and pleasure one gets from making a repair using tools he built himself.From an early age, the clockmaker and restoration specialist Joost Jongerius established himself as a foremost expert in The Netherlands. Making your own tools not only saves a lot of money, but it lets you practice and improve your craftsmanship. Why pay $200.00 plus for an electronic beat timer when this book describes how to make your own mechanical counter that works just fine for $10.00 in scrap lumber. There is a chapter on bushing and pivot tools, how to make a depthing tool, a canon pinion puller and accessories for the Dremel tool. The chapter titled Miscellaneous tools describes another 30+ homemade tools for the clock repairer. The book goes on to describe how to make specialty tools for working on cuckoo clocks, 400-day anniversary clocks, Hermle clocks. The clockmaker's bench described herein provides just the right working surface with all your tools near at hand in the many storage drawers. Although not as precise and perfect as a professional made watchmaker's lathe this little lathe will get the beginner started on his lathe work.Įvery repairer needs a bench to work from and a place to store his tools. This book describes how to build an entry level lathe using an electric drill. Every clock repairer wants/needs a lathe but they are put off by the exorbitant cost. The savings realized by making one or two of these tools instead of buying them commercially will more than pay for the cost of the book. These are only 18 of the 75+ tools described. This book shows numerous examples of both spring driven movement and weight driven movement holders. For instance a couple of hundred dollars can be saved just making your own movement holders. A lot of the tools used in clock repair can be made very inexpensively in the repairer's shop using scrap material. Let's face it, buying tools can be expensive, very expensive. How to Make and use an Inexpensive Clock Depthing Toolħ5+ Tools Described 73 Line Drawings 134 B&W Photos.The Proper use of the Watchmakers Graver.How to Make Watchmaker's & Clockmaker's Work Bench.Striking - Everything you Wanted to know.How to Adjust the American Count Wheel System.Wooden Works Clock Movement Restoration & Best Practices. Ordnance Maintenance: Watches and Clocks.
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