"See How Easy You Can Make A Traditional Grandfather
Clock Case For A New Or Antique Movement & Dial
  With This Step By Step Manual... & With My Help"...

"You don’t need to have professional cabinetmakers skills to make a
  beautiful clock case you can be proud of, you can easily... "                               

●  Make an outstanding Grandfather Clock with the least amount of effort...

●  Waste no more money on the wrong materials and fittings...                       

●  Avoid disappointing results...

● Build a family heirloom that will be treasured for years...

● Achieve outstanding professional results with the simplest techniques...

From: The bench of Barry Share
Re: Grandfather Clock Making

Dear Clock Maker

If you're like me, you have spent a lot of time and money, sending for and buying clock plans and kits, looking for something that was related or remotely looked like an antique Longcase clock.

Are you surfing the net or checking all the woodworking magazines looking for a case you could build, one that would house an antique or new movement and dial, but everything you have seen is in that modern style, you know, glass trunk door to display the brass chains and brass weight casings, designed to be made with modern materials like MDF or plywood and constructed in a manner you know was not conventional.

If so you are exactly in the same place I was...

Don't get me wrong, modern style Longcase clocks look fine, with their fixed hoods and glass trunk doors, but this was not the type of clock I wanted to make to stand in my home...

 I wanted to build a Longcase clock that really looked like a traditional antique Grandfather clock...

   ● One I  had always wanted, but could never afford...
 
   ● One that would stand in my home, (pride of place, and that everyone who saw it would
       admire, and more importantly I would also have the satisfaction of knowing I made it.)

Well let me tell you I bought the clock plans, but I’m sure most of them were just drawn on some computer drawing program and had never been made up in real time, as most did not come together, and needed to be constructed from veneered plywood and modern mouldings you buy from the local hardware store.

Guess what! As a passionate clock maker this was not not what I was looking for.

If you are like me and you want to avoid wasting any more time or money on clock plans that don’t seem to come together properly, or clock kits that don’t come up to your expectations, then look no further...
 
If your looking to build a Grandfather Clock Case that will house a new or old movement and dial, that has the looks of a nineteenth century antique Longcase clock...
Then This Is Certainly For You.

Here at Riversdale Clocks we have documented one of the many clock cases we have been building by hand over the last decade or so. A traditional style mahogany swan-neck Longcase, which you can see on the left hand side of the page.

We have put it together in a step-by-step manual, so anybody with basic woodworking skills and standard hand tools can easily follow, see how we made it and do the same.

This we felt would give any clock builder everything they would need to know  from beginning to end on how to make a beautiful traditionally built grandfather clock case for a new or old movement and dial, so allowing them to exactly reproduce it to a professional standard for themselves. Whether it be for personal use or subsidizing their income by offering the service to others..

                    We have called this manual simply...
       “Making A Case For A Longcase Clock”

In this easy to follow step by step guide you will be shown exactly how you can make an antique reproduction mahogany clock case for an 8 day rack strike movement and dial incorporating..

                        Swan-neck hood with fluted hood columns and frets...

                       Cross banding and stringing to the trunk and base...

With the plan for this Longcase clock we will show you in a simple step-by-step way how we prepared, constructed and finished this case so you can do just the same.

We have taken hundreds of photographs of this clock case whilst we were making it, and put them in over
38 Screen Capture Videos so you can view them on two downloadable viewers

Plus a 2 Part Workshop Manual  printed in pdf
format, so you can print out and have the valuable
information right at hand on your work bench.

We have put a basic, easy to read Working Drawing (front and side elevation) printed on
A2 paper to put up on your workshop wall so you can keep an eye on the job as you are going along,

Also to take away any guess work and make the building of your professional looking clock case as easy as possible, we have included a printed sheet of the moulding  profiles and templates, including the actual hood fret pattern we used...
(This will allow the making of  the traditional style moulding templates that reflect the period and style of this longcase clock quick and easy for you, just cut them out and use them to actual size)

It's everything you need to know to be able to easily follow the process all the way from beginning to end in building a traditional style Grandfather Clock.

We will show you exactly how to buy and convert the timber for your clock, to eliminate the troublesome problem of timber stability.

You will get to know the simple way we put the case together to give that traditional look, the way case makers did it in the old days.

You will see the easiest way to apply the veneers to the
trunk and base and a simple cost effective veneer press you can make yourself.

Get to know the tools we used and how cost effective and basic they are...

You will learn the simplest and fastest way to make mouldings without a spindle moulding machine.

And the easiest and simplest way to make your clock case, into something special by adding stringing and hood frets.

"Just take a moment to think about this"...

The satisfaction and pride you are going to feel when the fruits of your labour have come together and a magnificent Grandfather clock you can be proud of stands in all its majesty in pride of place in your home.

Just think of how it will be admired by every one who sees it...

Think as time rolls on, the clock you have made will, as all Grandfather Clocks do, become much loved and a part of your family for generations to come....

Or can you imagine the satisfaction of delivering and setting up a Longcase Clock, which houses an antique movement and dial, the one you have been commissioned to make, to very grateful and satisfied people, who are more than willing to pay you the large sums of money, only paid to craftsmen for bespoke Grandfather Clocks.

Now you my be wondering who I am and why I am able to show you how you can make a traditionally made clock case. Well let me introduce myself…

My name is Barry Share and I run "Riversdale Clocks" working quietly away in East Yorkshire, which I have done since 1986...
"Riversdale Clocks"  is in the business of repair and restoration of Longcase clocks and barometers, giving a special individual service to private owners and collectors.

From the early years I have always made cases and at one time in the early nineties I was making pine Longcase clocks for a furniture company that were de-stressing the cases and sending them to Holland to be sold as antique reproductions.

I soon realised this mass-produced low standard sort of work was not for me and not what  I wanted "Riversdale Clocks" to be associated with...

So I concentrated on making bespoke Longcase clocks. These were one off commissions, where I knew the customer and the customer knew me and therefore the clock was made and built specifically for one person and one place.

Over time this became very lucrative but more importantly I found a niche in the market or should I say a niche found me.

People began to ask if I could make a case that would house their old movement and dial.

These were the movements and dials that had  been separated for one reason or another from their cases...
These cases had been lost in transit over the years or damaged beyond the point of repair as is with fire or water damage.

Some people had movements their fathers or grandfathers had worked on when they were alive and had now passed on and wanted
it restoring and housing in a case as some form of remembrance.

So with the knowledge acquired through repairing and restoring many Longcase clocks and understanding the construction and  period styles, with some research on the movement and dial makers, I was more than capable of producing a case most like the original case the movement was housed in.


I Would Like To Make It Very Clear At This Point...the work I do is not done in anyway to be fraudulent, it is not meant to be passed off as an original and it is to all my customers, made very clear "It is what it is, a reproduction"...
Saying that I have had people stating after seeing a case I have made...
“This is not a new case it is an old one you have re-polished.”   Which always makes me smile as its the finest compliment anyone can pay me.

One I Made Earlier...
Here's a case I made for a lovely couple that live up in the Yorkshire Dales...
It is a traditionally made oak case, with a swan-neck with reeded hood columns and cross-banding, incorporating inlays to the trunk door and base. It was made to house a 13 inch painted break arch dial with an eight day rack strike movement that belonged to the gentleman's father.

Before I go any further I would like to make a small point here...

You would not class me as a  well-educated academic, I believe most people see me as a  down to earth practical man and therefore this manual is not an outstanding technical literary piece of work it’s very simple and easy to follow.

I am a qualified cabinetmaker and have qualifications to advanced furniture standards, also with  many years of experience in making clock cases for a living. Over this period of time I have acquired and developed many techniques and methods which I would like to share with you and through "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" I can show you...

● How to buy and convert your timber so you wont get your clock twisting and bowing when
    you  have finished the job...

● How to easily apply veneers to your case and the simplest way to make those
   traditional style mouldings you can't buy off the shelf and much much more...

● You will see through the screen capture videos how you can simply and exactly put this
     case together so you won't be wasting time making parts that don’t fit  or fit incorrectly...
 
● You will know exactly were you are with the project by referring to the workshop
    schedule, it will keep you on track, saving time and making sure you finish the job...

● You will also know what the profile and template sizes and shapes should be just by
     cutting them from the profile sheet...

and working through the step-by-step guide you will acquire confidence and gain the skills to make a beautiful case and also experience the satisfaction of working with beautiful solid timber and veneers. You will know what materials I used so you won't waste money and time trying different products.

Once you have worked through the schedule you will surely know instinctively any clock you make will be the best you can produce and will be treasured for years to come, as I do...

The clock I used in making this manual was made for John Steward Jewellers of Swindon, here's what he had to say in a letter he sent to me.

Here’s what one of the most respected men in the clock repair & restoration business has to say about this manual...

Though "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" Had Only Been Out For A Short Time, I Received Some Great Comments Back...

Another Satisfied Customer... "I'm very thankful  for your "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" "Wow, am I getting some great results!" I've been making clocks for three years now. I have been using plans bought from a well known clock material suppliers. They have been ok but after getting  your plan and manual it has taken my clock making to another level. I'm on my second case now as you can see from the picture I have sent  you. Using your methods this case was made to house an eight day rack strike movement with a brass dial that I bid on at our local antique auction I'm so pleased with the results! and the easy simple way you show how to make a case that looks like an authentic grandfather clock. In fact I will have to be careful as my mother-in-law has her eye on this one. I think I am going to lose it! I've had so many compliments and praise from people that have seen my clocks, it's been unbelievable. But the best compliment so far has been from a lady that has asked me to make a clock for her husbands retirement in July as it's the one thing he has always wanted. It fills me with so much joy and pride to be asked. All this is down to the way you have shown me in your manual on how to make a clock case that looks like a traditional clock case. It works Barry just like you said it does  "Thanks, for giving me so much useful info." James Stewart Jedburgh - Scotland

   Here's what you get when you buy...

"Making A Case For A Longcase Clock"


 

You get my proven tips, tricks and know how on making a great case for an  8 day movement and dial.
A step-by-step 2 Part Workshop Manual in downloadable printed format to print the parts you need to keep on your bench to keep you on track.
Plus everything you need to know, what materials and fittings you need, with full cutting list for this particular case...
38 Screen Capture Videos made up from the hundreds of photographs we have taken while making the case so you can see exactly how it was constructed...
A Workshop Drawing so you can keep your eye on the big picture...
Printed sheet of the Moulding Profiles and the Template Patterns. You just cut these out and mark them on to the timber and you're ready to go...
You get a copy of the Hood Fret Pattern we used, so you can transfer this to your veneers and cut out your hood fret with your band saw or fret saw...
You will get everything you need to know from buying the timber through to waxing the finished case...
You will be able to see how we assemble the case with its cross banding and stringing, how we use a simple method to make the mouldings and cut the frets...
See how you can make the template for the dial mask and how you transfer this to get the correct curvature for the hood door and the hood top.
See the simple jigs you can make to enable you to apply  fluting  to your hood columns  and trunk quarter columns.
See how you can make a very effective veneer press which will allow you to veneer your base panel and trunk door with the least  amount of  trouble and time.

And Much Much More...

It doesn’t mater if you don’t have the skills of an advanced furniture maker if you are only at the basic level of woodcraft and with a limited tool kit, you can do this.

If you just watch and follow what I do, you can make that traditional looking Longcase clock you have always wanted that will be loved and admired by friends and family alike.

Act Immediately And Receive These Awesome Bonuses...
I've got 2 really special bonuses for you as a "reward" for taking action right now!
 
                   Special Bonus #1 A free copy

       "List Of English And European Clockmakers"

              This list has been formed from the Books of the Clockmakers' Company in London, from the list arranged by Octavius Morgan, Esq., and published in the Archaeological Journal, from Catalogues of Sales in London and the United States, and from Catalogues of Collections in many parts of the world,
It has thousands of names of clock makers The dates in many cases refer to the time when the member was admitted to the Clockmakers' Company, when they worked, and when they died and in some, what they made.

                        
               

                  Special Bonus #2. A Free Copy of

          “The Horological Encyclopaedic Dictionary”
                                                                                                                                                    

This handy little book is just a wealth of Horological terms and understanding of watch and clock making Technology. The information and drawings for this Encyclopaedic Dictionary have been taken from an old and out of copy book. It is a valuable source of information and Horological knowledge, covering many types of clocks & watches and their parts. Also included are descriptive passages on early devices used for the measurement of time and many wonderful historical references.
 

Both these books are a valuable tool and source of information for any Horological research you are doing on movements and clock makers.

Both these books will be delivered to you in PDF format  for easy viewing

So what's all this worth to you!

Lets look at it this way, I have had so many people come to the workshop over the years and ask if I could show them how to go about making clock cases, and I thought I could put this manual together just so other people could get the satisfaction of making their own clock case.

There is also another thing at the back of my mind...
That is,  there are very few case makers and restorers working professionally any more as most horologists focus on the clock movements, so we are in great danger of losing the skills and knowledge to correctly make or repair the cases for these wonderful pieces of furniture...

"Yes That’s What They Are Now Pieces Of Furniture".

Most people buy a Longcase clock as a piece of luxury furniture and not just to read the time. As the means of telling the time is all around us now not just on our wrists but on TVs, Video recorders, cookers, mobile phones and oh yes computers.
We even have modern clocks that are corrected by an atomic clock that is so accurate it only has an error of a second in a million years... so they tell me!.

"It would be nice to think that somebody who had bought my manual would go on and maybe take case making and restoring that little bit further, maybe professionally and make thousands of dollars from it as I have".

So I thought, first of all I don’t know of many places you can go where you can learn how to make a clock case in the traditional way. You can go on wood working courses, although these can cost you anything from $400 a day to $2000 a course.

You could go on a furniture-making course at a number of colleges or universities to acquire the skills and knowledge you need to do the job right but this would take 1- 3 years of not just practical work but theoretical too and the true cost, well, thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of effort and time...

If you wanted to make a Longcase clock yourself in a short period of time you could go out and like I did at first buy a kit. You will pay anything from  $600 - $1000 for a starter kit, that’s not worth its salt and this is for something that is just run of the mill and they don’t even show you how to put it together...

Now if you are looking for a Longcase clock to stand in your home in the style and period of the early 19th century, with its wonderful lines and proportions, you could go out and buy a legitimate antique Longcase clock, where you will pay... well you tell me!    How thick is your wallet?

You can’t buy a half decent Longcase clock for less than $10,000 nowadays can you?

The "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" Manual on 2 EBooks Viewers allowing you to watch the videos with its step by step guide and with over...
          38 screen capture videos and cutting list
         Value: PRICELESS!
         (How can you put a value on gaining the knowledge, tips & tricks on how to
           make a clock you can be proud of... from people that do it for a living, You can't!
          But if you really twist my arm, I'd say just the knowledge from just one Part is...
          worth between $60.00 and $80.00 all by itself!)

The full, printable WORKBOOK for the "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" program (This walks you step-by-step through the process so you get MAXIMUM
         benefit when working at your bench).
         Value:$40.00 - $60.00

A2 size workshop Drawing... Scale 1:5 (Put this up in your workshop and you will know exactly where you are)
         Value:$10.00

Mouldings & Template Sheet (Make your ply templates for the hood top, trunk
door top and swan-neck mouldings by cutting them straight out and work from the
         actual size we used when making this case and know the exact size and shape the
         mouldings should be).....
         Value:$10.00 /Time Value: PRICELESS!

Copy of the Fret pattern....(Just tape the fret pattern to the veneers you are
going to use and cut out. Apply the frets to make your swan-neck hood into
         something really special you will be proud of.)
         Value:$10.00

A Copy of “ List of English And European Clockmakers”...PDF format for easy viewing... (with thousands of names of clock makers from the "Clockmakers
         Company" lists an invaluable source of information on their lives and work that you
         can refer to when researching cases or movements)
         Value: $20.00

A copy of “The Horological Encyclopaedic Dictionary” PDF format for easy
 viewing...(a glossary of Horological terms and an understanding of watch and
          clock making Technology). 
          Value: $20.00

After much deliberation I have shown the product to a number of people who all said I should be selling the manual  for a price between $350 and $400

I originally wanted to charge $200 for it (but will most likely end up charging $165.97 once the testimonials start flooding in) - especially since the WORKSHOP DRAWING, FRET PATTERN. and MOULDINGS & TEMPLATE SHEET are physical products delivered straight to your front door ...

But then I started thinking back to how much this information would have meant to me if I could have been able to get  my hands on it when I started making cases 20 years ago!

I don't want to let the price of this manual get in the way of your clock making... and even though I could charge (and will get) a whole lot more, I've decided to sell this entire package  for a limited time only, at the ridiculously low price of only $97.00.

(that's not a misprint... only $97.00)

So what do you think?
I urge you to click the "Add To Cart" button below and place your secure order now, because I know with this insider knowledge and information you can be up and running making your Longcase Clock like a skilled professional inside of a week...

Talking about trust and confidence, what about this for a  guarantee.

P.S.- Let's be blunt: Have you got an old movement and dial pushed under your bench or a new one waiting still in its box as the project you have yet to start? Unless you take drastic action right now nothing is going to change.

PPS- You need "Making A Case For A Longcase Clock" because it will show you exactly how to get your clock making project up and running and finished with as little time and effort as possible. Your satisfaction is guaranteed

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