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010 - The Bielefeld clock

This is a clock for those who really like challenges. It is a large clock full of lavish gothic elements, including tracery windows, balconies and spires. Once finished you only need to install the clock mechanism with chime and the hands. In spite of being so elaborate, the Bielefeld clock has no particular difficulty in its construction. During the design it was a priority not to include any unnecessary difficulty for the scroller. The clock is designed for 1/4 and 1/8 inches thick wood or 6 and 3 mm wood, but of course it can be resized at will using other wood thickness. The back of the clock can be left closed or used for compartments. The many windows and fretwork can be covered with contrasting linen or even better with stained glass and illuminated.

The patterns have been designed to use 1/4 and 1/8 inches wood or 5 and 2.5 mm wood. Even so, the design would look terrific in larger size. This can be attained easily by scaling the patterns appropriately. These are the dimensions of the clock depending on the wood thickness you use:

	Clock height	Base height	Clock width	Base width	Clock depth	Base depth
1/4 and 1/8 in. wood	41,2 in	3,7 in	30,5 in	36 in	13,5 in	17,2 in
8 and 4 mm wood	130.8 cm	11.7 cm	96.7 cm	114.6 cm	42.7 cm	54.5 cm
5 and 2,5 mm wood	81.7 cm	7.3 cm	60.4 cm	71.6 cm	26.7 cm	34 cm
6 and 3 mm wood	98 cm	8.8 cm	72.5 cm	85.9 cm	32 cm	40.8 cm

Please note that this pattern is registered and copyrighted. If you would like to have it I offer it for 25 € plus shipping. The pattern is computer made, which provides total precision, and nicely printed for convenient scrolling. Please write me to [email protected] to buy this pattern or for any questions.


Detail of the entrance and the balcony over the entrance. The doors can be left closed, open or hinged.	Detail of the upper part with the balconies and a clock insert. A wooden dial is provided in the pattern, with numbers in old German style.	Detal of the large gothic side windows.


This picture has been sent by Isaac Arditi from Israel. Isaac has made a small modification to the pattern adding a fence to the base around the clock. His clock is truly impressive.	This picture has been sent by Angelo Lerma from Italy.


This picture has kindly been sent by Francisco José Moreno Gómez from Albacete, Spain.	This picture has kindly been sent by Emilio López from Madrid, Spain. It shows his magnificent clock made with acetate in different colours. The inner lighting is made with 6 lamps of 3 volts.

These pictures are courtesy of Martien van der Els from the Netherlands. He has used two very well balanced wood colours obtaining excellent results. In the images below we can see him working on the clock.


This picture has been sent by Mariano Ruiz Sánchez from Toledo, Spain.	This picture has kindly been sent by Tom D. Else from Australia.

These pictures have kindly been sent by Juan Manuel Gil Rey from Náquera, Spain.

These pictures have been sent by Carlos from Madrid, Spain.

This picture has kindly been sent by Andrés Gómez Bermejo from Seville, Spain.

This picture has been sent by Girard Michel from France.


This picture has been sent by Douglas Graciano from Brazil.	This picture has been sent by Carlos Martín from Quintanilla de Onésimo, Valladolid, Spain.

This picture has been sent by Evgenii Rozhkov from Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga region, Russia.

This picture has kindly been sent by Ira Lund fromPennsylvania, USA: "The stained glass are actually real photos of stained glass printed on plain paper. The light still shines through them. I had experimented with different kinds of clear plastic, thin papers and ended up finding that plain 20 pound paper worked best. But I did have to correctly size, crop, mix different pictures to get all to fit correctly".

This picture has kindly been sent by Evgeny Podniakov from Timoshino, Vologodskaya region, Russia.

This picture has kindly been sent by Patrick Robinson from the UK.

This picture has been sent by Diego Herrera Bellido de Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.


This picture has kindly been sent by Evgeny Podniakov from Timoshino, Vologodskaya region, Russia.	This picture has kindly been sent by Santiago Fernández from Burgos, Spain.

These pictures have been kindly sent by Georges Schmitz from Luxembourg.

These pictures have been sent by Gaetano Lavezzo from Italy.


This picture has been kindly sent by Julian de Rus from Linares, Jaen, Spain.	This picture has been kindly sent by Eduardo Oleari from Uruguay.

These pictures have been kindly sent by Vladimir Ivanov from Russia.


This picture has been kindly sent by Herman Hendrikse from the Netherlands.	This picture has kindly been sent by Francisco Vargas from Puertollano, Spain.

These pictures have kindly been sent by Giuseppe Masneri from Italy.

This picture has kindly been sent by Francisco Domingo Fabre from Barcelona, Spain.

This picture has kindly been sent by Oleg Nikolaev from Russia.

These pictures have kindly been sent by Pedro Saz de Anchuelo from Madrid.

These pictures have kindly been sent by Miguel Angel Batalla from Getafe, Madrid.