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This 5-Foot Tall Wooden Clock Is Feat of Engineering, Thing of Beauty
Clockmaker Rick Hale debuts his massive KL1 Wall Clock, featuring a grasshopper escapement and lignum vitae rollers
Originally published by Nicholas Manousos on Hodinkee.
After a year of work, Michigan-based clockmaker Rick Hale has finished his KL1 wall clock. This incredible clock was a privately commissioned unique piece, measuring 5 ft. tall by 3 ft.wide. The frame is hand carved from jointed hard maple and finished with a copper leaf patine, to stunning effect. Beyond the aesthetic side of this clock, it features a bevy of technical aspects that deserve a deeper look.