If you are still enjoying your grandmother's grandfather clock, you are looking at an old oak tree cut, carved and polished to a splendid veneer that never diminished with the years At the hands of skilled artisans who had the passion for long clocks, the hard oak yielded its hardwood to become a thing of beauty

Since time immemorial, man has been fascinated with time and tried to capture the effervescence of its fleeting nature in a bottle The next best thing man could do was mark the passing of time with crude makeshift devices they fashioned from indigenous materials around them

Creativity knows no boundaries For crafts to continue being interesting, or productive, to say the least, skills must be honed and practiced as much as possible in every way imaginable

How well do you know your grandfather clock Knowing how your tall clock works will make it easier for you