Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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This is a tutorial showing you how to make a pendulum clock. We keep it simple and it doesn't keep actual time but it does show phases of the moon as it runs. Fun project that uses foam board. And you learn about how a pendulum clock works and why it makes that tick-tock sound.
With this project you actually make a simple pendulum clock without having to make all those gears. This one uses an escapement and a single gear to progress the phases of the moon.
The template for this project with all the parts is on my website right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/make-a-wizards-pendulum-clock.htm
About escapements and pendulum clocks.
Galileo invented the first pendulum clock in 1642 but didn't build one. Christiian Huygens built the first working pendulum clock in 1656. A wide variety of escapements have been invented and designed. The type we use in this tutorial is called a single pin escapement. It is a very simple configuration and it was invented by Charles MacDowell in 1851.
Want to learn more about Galileo, escapements and pendulum clocks? I have more right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/about-clock-escapements.htm
Affiliate links to the products Will uses:
Need foam board? Amazon has it here: amzn.to/2fxfwku
My favorite Hot Glue Gun: amzn.to/2eKu2GG
Will uses the #1 X-acto knife: amzn.to/2fxjDwN
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Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: patreon.com/epicfantasy
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Support Will: stormthecastle.com/support.htm
This is a tutorial showing you how to make a pendulum clock. We keep it simple and it doesn't keep actual time but it does show phases of the moon as it runs. Fun project that uses foam board. And you learn about how a pendulum clock works and why it makes that tick-tock sound.
With this project you actually make a simple pendulum clock without having to make all those gears. This one uses an escapement and a single gear to progress the phases of the moon.
The template for this project with all the parts is on my website right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/make-a-wizards-pendulum-clock.htm
About escapements and pendulum clocks.
Galileo invented the first pendulum clock in 1642 but didn't build one. Christiian Huygens built the first working pendulum clock in 1656. A wide variety of escapements have been invented and designed. The type we use in this tutorial is called a single pin escapement. It is a very simple configuration and it was invented by Charles MacDowell in 1851.
Want to learn more about Galileo, escapements and pendulum clocks? I have more right here:
stormthecastle.com/clocks/about-clock-escapements.htm
Affiliate links to the products Will uses:
Need foam board? Amazon has it here: amzn.to/2fxfwku
My favorite Hot Glue Gun: amzn.to/2eKu2GG
Will uses the #1 X-acto knife: amzn.to/2fxjDwN
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Want to Support Will and his work? Help him create more content and help him build a castle? You can learn more and become a patron here: patreon.com/epicfantasy
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