WOODEN Gnome 7-cylinder 'MONOSOUPAPE' Aero-motor
MADE WITH POPLAR, BASSWOOD, ROSEWOOD, HOLLY, EBONY AND BRASS DETAILS. BASIC MOTOR IS 36 X 36 X 24 DEEP.
ALL WOOD. INTERNALS PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL. WOOD VALVE SPRINGS( TRIPLE LAYER COLD-MOLDED LAMINATION ).
HOLLOW CRANKSHAFT. "FUEL PUMP" AND" MAGNETO WITH GEAR DRIVE, FULLY FUNCTIONAL CONSTRUCTION ALLOWING ROTATING/VIEWING
OF WORKING PARTS. WITH WOOD PISTON RINGS, CAM, LIFTERS, ETC., HAND-SHAPED 6 FOOT POPLAR LAMINATED PROPELLER.
MADE PRIMARILY OF EASTERN HOLLY, WITH EBONY , BLACKWOOD, COCOBOLO, MAPLE, LEMONWOOD AND POPLAR DETAILS.4 CAMS,
24 VALVES, DUAL MAGNETOS, COCOBOLO RINGS ON PISTONS, TWIN TURBOS, WOOD SPARKPLUGS. 300-PLUS PARTS.
TURNING THE FLYWHEEL SETS INTERIOR PARTS IN MOTION.MOUNTED ON A POPLAR AND EBONY 'ENGINE STAND'.
19" HIGH X 38" W X 27" DEEP. ONE-OFF, SOLD FOR $24,000
ONE-OFF, SOLD FOR $2,400
THE CULMINATION OF MY 30 YEARS EXPLORATION INTO THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING WOOD TO SERVE AS A STABLE AND RELIABLE MATERIAL
FOR CREATING TIMEPIECES, MY CLOCKWORKS UTILIZE 7-LAYER CONCENTRIC LAMINATED RIMS, INSERTED END-GRAIN TEETH,
( WITH CYCLOIDAL, NOT INVOLUTE PROFILES ),STRESS-LAMINATED FRAMES, AND ENDLESS-CHAIN HUYGENS-TYPE DRIVE SYSTEMS.
THESE ARE WEIGHT-DRIVEN,PENDULUM-REGULATED MACHINES,CAPABLE OF ASTONISHING TIMEKEEPING ACCURACY AND PRESENTED IN
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FRAME FORMATS. THE ESCAPEMENTS ARE MY OWN UNIQUE PROPRIETARY DESIGN,
THE CURRENT BASIC ENTRY LEVEL WALL-CLOCK DESIGN OF MY PORTFOLIO, THIS TIMEPIECE FEATURES A 30 HOUR WINDING CYCLE,
A 'HANDLESS' KOA ROTATING 12 HOUR DIAL 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WITH THE TIME READOUT FUNCTION PROVIDED THROUGH A BRASS
AND EBONY RETICULE AT DIAL TOP/CENTER. THE DIAL WOOD IS CURLY KOA, AND THE FRAME/GEARS/SHAFTS ARE EASTERN WALNUT. AFRICAN EBONY
AND COCOBOLO ARE USED FOR THE CHAIN WHEELS AND PULLEYS, WITH MINIATURE AEROSPACE SEALED BALL BEARING
THE DRIVING WEIGHT IS LEAD SHOT, ENCAPSULATED IN AN EBONIZED POPLAR CONTAINER, AND THE DRIVE CHAIN IS SOLID BRASS, AS ARE THE GERMAN-MADE CNC
MACHINED ROMAN NUMERALS. THIS CLOCK IS A 100% ORIGINAL CHASE DESIGN, AND THE ONLY PARTS NOT PRODUCED IN MY SHOP ARE THE NUMERALS
AND CHAIN LINKS. THE ONE-PIECE WALLMOUNT HAS 16 INCH CENTERS FOR SOLID ATTACHMENT TO ANY STANDARD FRAMED WALL. THE RECOMMENDED MOUNTING
HEIGHT OF 72 INCHES FROM FRAME BOTTOM POST TO FLOOR LEVEL ALLOWS FOR THE 30 HOUR RUNNING CYCLE.
THIS VARIATION ON THE STANDARD WALLCLOCK FEATURES A MODIFICATION THAT ALLOWS THE MAIN DIAL RING TO ROTATE ONCE EVERY 88 DAYS,
( THE ORBITAL PERIOD OF THE PLANET MERCURY) AND ILLUSTRATES THE 'RETROGRADE' PORTION OF THE ORBIT BETWEEN THE TWO HOLLY POINTERS
ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THE PLANET IS REPRESENTED BY A HOLLOWED OUT HEMISPHERE OF POPLAR. A SMALLER ROTATING DIAL OF CURLY KOA
TO THE RIGHT OF THE MERCURY DIAL TELLS THE HOURS. THE FRAMEWORK, GEARS, AND ANCILARRY PARTS ARE STAINED A UNIFORM 'CAPPUCINO' COLOR,
TO MATCH THE AFRICAN EBONY PULLEYS AND DETAILS. THE CHASE HEMI-CYLINDER ESCAPEMENT DRIVES A ONE SECOND BEAT PENDULUM. THIS INITIAL
PROTOTYPE RETAINS THE STANDARD 30 HOUR WIND CYCLE, WITH AN 8-DAY DRIVE AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER FOR AN EXTRA $200.