Eight of us are planning to start working on our own Clayton Boyer project. Some will be kinetic art, some wooden clocks. The techniques are similar and we hope to learn from each other. In order to document and pass on some of the things we're learning, we will (try to) use this forum topic as an archive. Here are some useful points.
I am building the kinetic art piece called Space Time Continuum. Bob Oswald is building the Nautilus Clock, and Brian Biehl is building the Wee Willie clock. In Clayton Boyer’s FAQ he has some advice about which clocks to start with.
I spent a little time this morning looking at what help we could get from Clayton Boyer’s site (http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/Claytonsite1.htm) and he has a LOT (see the first link below). That led to all the other links. There is a lot to read, but I am sure we will get a lot of guidance from these resources.
http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/frequentquestions.htm
http://www.lisaboyer.com/Claytonsite/hilgenbergtips.htm
From Clayton Boyer’s FAQ: Almost everyone that sees my clocks asks about how long it takes to cut out all those teeth (as in, "Don't you have a life?"). In reality, I spend far more time on the rest of the clock than I do cutting out the wheels and pinions. To me they seem the easiest part. By far, the hardest, most excruciating part for me is designing the frame to put the wheels into.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEL71yn1Cno
http://www.woodenclocks.co.uk/ (seems to be a resourc- rich site that I haven’t explored. Does anyone one to search through this site and report back?)
Fine Woodworking January and March 1986 for Wayne Westphale's article on wooden clock making. They show two methods of using a router to cut teeth on wheels.