In this book, the author has dealt with the usual faults likely to develop in each type of movement in a clock's general use, from the lordly grandfather to the humble alarm. All the tools and equipment are described and illustrated, together with the ways of using them. The craftsman's most important and valuable tools of all—his skillful fingers—are shown in use in the clearest manner. Over 400 line drawings have been specially made from parts under working conditions.
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Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute and a Freeman of the City of London by virtue of being a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Mr de Carle's earlier book, Practical Watch Repairing, has enjoyed phenomenal success, running into many editions, and has been translated into several languages. He contributed to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and was the author of many other horological works including Clock and Watch Repairing, Complicated Watches and their Repair, Watch and Clock Encyclopaedia, Clocks and their Value, The Watchmaker's and Model Engineer's Lathe, Horology ('Teach Yourself Series'), Practical Watch Adjusting and Springing, Watches and their Value, etc. Donald de Carle died in 1989.
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Donald de Carle was a Fellow and Medallist of the British Horological Institute. He contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica and was the author of many horological works.
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Classic,
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This review is from: Practical Clock Repairing (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)
This book is a classic, around in various incarnations since the 1950's.
The reason is simple: it covers a wide range of clocks and tackles a complex subject with admirable clarity. Well over 100 illustrations.
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The book has plenty of easy written information for the average clocks repair person. There are good number of drawings, which are very helpful to explain propely all important steps. Also, the book can be used by not professional person, who treats repairing clocks as a hobby. There is not enough of books of this type on the market. Thank you.
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If you want a beginner handbook, this is not the one for you. Try Steven G Conover's Clock Repair Basics. If you desire a book that covers both solid theory and shop tool use for clock repairing, than this is a good reference and instructive book. Keep in mind the book's First Edition was 1946 and this Third Edition was 1969, so it is packed full of well drawn line drawings to help illustrate its many discussions. If you prefer plenty of black and white or colored pictures to learn from, again, this book is not the one for you. Donald's hands-on manual tool use for repairing clocks is very instructive and lends a different approach to great results, vice some of the more modern clock repair authors that use many of the more elaborate specific function tools of today's clock repair world. Specifically, Donald's discussions on clock movement gearing and pendulum theory and calculations are very useful reference material,as well as, his indepth repair discussions for Carriage and Fusee clock movements. The hard bound book is fabricated well and has clear print throughout, however, again the book's cover contains the only color you will find in this 2011 reprint. Amazon packaged the book well and shipped quickly.
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