Restoring An English Grandfather Clock From The 1800s | Refurbished | Insider

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  • Devon Dey repairs all kinds of clocks. The self-taught clockmaker details the process of restoring a nonworking grandfather clock. The 200-year-old heirloom, damaged by age and insects throughout generations of use, came to the United States from England. Devon repairs the clock by gluing parts of the broken case and polishing parts of the mechanism.
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  • @robenow
    @robenow 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This made me cry. Thank you for sharing. So appreciate your Art repair. I just brought home a Waterbury New Haven Grandfather clock 1840 My first Grandfather clock, restoration !
    I’ve had a Waterbury mantle clock which I’ve named, Wilson. The chime has a very distinct sound. What drew me to the grandfather clock is that it sounded very similar.
    Looking forward to unwrapping & hanging all that the parts and hearing chime in my house. Thank you for what you do !

  • @olivermundy4220
    @olivermundy4220 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A small point: - 'English *bonnet* equals U.S. *hood*' is true of cars but not of clocks; British writers, from Britten (1890s) to Tom Robinson ('The Longcase Clock', 1981) unanimously refer to the glass-fronted part of the case which fits over the movement and dial as the hood.

  • @sirnikkel6746
    @sirnikkel6746 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This guy is restoring a clock that is older than my country. Mad respect.

  • @kevo9311
    @kevo9311 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I just want to say that I sang "Can't Stop" by RHCP in our high school talent show with this guy.
    Safe to say, he's soaring on some different kind of adrenaline now !
    Cheers Dev.

  • @Myserenegarden
    @Myserenegarden 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was amazing to watch! I just won a wall clock from the 1800s, and I’d love to restore it. I wish I could go back in time and see when it was freshly made. 😍

  • @BlenderStudy
    @BlenderStudy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing work to restore a grandfather clock from the 1800s..!! Thank you for the update, Insider..!!

  • @CL-we8tn
    @CL-we8tn ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This man's knowledge is as incredible as his skill. Fantastic.

  • @CineGisticMedia
    @CineGisticMedia ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Oh I'm trying to fix my great, great grandfather's hand made GFC. Kirk maddrix I think idk. Good video 👍

  • @webtoedman
    @webtoedman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Billingboro' ( Actually Billingborough) Is a small village in south east Lincolnshire. I used to work there for some years I never thought I would see an artifact from there that had travelled to the USA, and was then featured on TH-cam. Spooky!

  • @PremierYachtFLL
    @PremierYachtFLL 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great job! As a clock collector, I can watch videos like this all day long.

    • @nalakprince6376
      @nalakprince6376 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You probably have some rubbish in your collection then, probably without even knowing it, if you think patching up stuff in this way is acceptable!

  • @jamesmather9990
    @jamesmather9990 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To remove the hardened glazing putty, a hot air gun will soften it brilliantly and you can clean it perfectly, the whole frame in about 10 minutes. Taking out while it still hard will take ages and you seriously chance damaging the wood or the veneer. I have done it on several and it works brilliantly.I hope this helps.

  • @LCOriginals22
    @LCOriginals22 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    @nalakprince6376 - i have to disagree with your comment about using reclaimed timber...... the idea of a sympathetic restoration is to save as much of the original clock as possible.
    Replacing is not the object of sympathetic clock restoration at all [unless it is absolutely necessary].
    The full history including repairs completed goes with the clock as a part of its ongoing story....
    As to the video.... thank you, i am in the middle of a full restoration on an English painted pine 1835 longcase clock for a customer (my first longcase) i am extremely grateful for your full and clear explanations of the steps you have undertaken [i have previously only worked on wall clocks and mantle clocks].

  • @dbach1025
    @dbach1025 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant. How did you get into clockwork? Love what you do. I can't even change my watch battery.

  • @Ritopher
    @Ritopher 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a beautiful restoration. I have every confidence the owner was ecstatic to have it returned in such a beautiful condition.

  • @leeshepherd8486
    @leeshepherd8486 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic job. Antique clock repair/restoration is a dying art. I've bought,collected and restored antique clocks most of my life. I no longer do repairs for the general public as the majority of folks do not know how to care for an antique clock. Ive repaired many clocks and returned them to the owners only to receive a call days later saying thier clock isn't working. After questioning them i found out that it was lack of knowledge or care on thier part.

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you provide them with the information to care for their repaired clock? Seems like it’s not an intuitive thing.

    • @leeshepherd8486
      @leeshepherd8486 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ALT-vz3jn yes I did. I no longer do repairs for the public. Not worth my time. I now only work on clocks for myself and close friends

  • @GeorgeTennesseeWiseman
    @GeorgeTennesseeWiseman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    REALLY fine work! I much appreciate that. THANK YOU!!

  • @FreqFarm
    @FreqFarm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible work! Where are you located?

  • @user-ek1nt2zu5t
    @user-ek1nt2zu5t 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Beautiful restoration 😊

  • @evolancer211
    @evolancer211 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn this was amazing, he does a really good job explaining things.

  • @amitojsinghbajwa5812
    @amitojsinghbajwa5812 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is relaxing and motivating at the same time.

  • @hendersonvillerealestate
    @hendersonvillerealestate หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found this video just as I began working on a clock of similar vintage. This clock was acquired by my father in the early 1960's at an auction in eastern PA. I am trying to source a couple of decorative parts for the top case/bonnet/hood. Can you help me with that?

  • @ready4anything284
    @ready4anything284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    With restorations this old, it's unfortunate that more time period methods were not approached to repair this clock. With that said, nice restoration.

  • @jeremylastname873
    @jeremylastname873 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The dial corners are identical to a clock that I have. The works has some identical features as well. Suggestion: Look at the lead back of the pendulum in your video. See the inscription? My clock’s pendulum has a very faint inscription as well. It is just visible in the patina and I can make out “1829” below a faded and difficult to ascertain signature. I am going to get another look at it and see if it perhaps matches the signature on your dial. I know that the odds are pretty thin, but the dials were almost certainly made to the same specifications as the color and patterns in the corners are spot on as a match.

  • @normtrooper4392
    @normtrooper4392 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an excellent restoration. 👏

  • @michaelfletcher4504
    @michaelfletcher4504 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have been given a John Chambley - Wolverhampton - longcase clock and have discovered that the chime function won't stop chiming once it starts. Have you any suggestions as to the cause?

  • @reeba_Mc_Macaronii
    @reeba_Mc_Macaronii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you missed a good spot to throw in "...with safety glasses..."

  • @josephmessner5312
    @josephmessner5312 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow !! Sehr interessant anzuschauen !! 👍

  • @M00nz_OnPawz
    @M00nz_OnPawz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My great grandparents have a type of grandfather clock but I don't really know what it is but it's really pretty😍

  • @jeffreybabino8161
    @jeffreybabino8161 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you have any other videos on clock repair thanks

  • @zetsuboushinjiruu9350
    @zetsuboushinjiruu9350 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This thing was so legend even though it's been 223 years ago from today.

    • @V.G.F.
      @V.G.F. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beautiful tradition

  • @frankiedominguez1872
    @frankiedominguez1872 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful work

  • @franceskinskij
    @franceskinskij ปีที่แล้ว

    the clock my family has is way more recent but we just decided not to make it go because it would also chime at night

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh yeah that would be a bummer. We own a more recent mantle clock (it’s only 30 years old); and you can set the chimes turn off at night, it’s great.

    • @V.G.F.
      @V.G.F. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some come with a automatic night shutoff mode, or you can remove the weight

  • @khurramkhurshed9427
    @khurramkhurshed9427 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great effort ❤😊

  • @johnchristopherrobert1839
    @johnchristopherrobert1839 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So your saying that you restored this clock 80hrs of bench work?

  • @MalachiTheBowlingGod
    @MalachiTheBowlingGod ปีที่แล้ว

    No hide glue?

  • @user-rq9po2zv4k
    @user-rq9po2zv4k 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Дякую вам за працю 😊❤,я видновлював такий годинник десь три роки назад,хай щастить 😊

  • @chabka34
    @chabka34 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a clock that was used and abused and covered in oil that spent 100 year's in India being fixed by less then professional people and probably doesn't have any matching bolts or screws it's good to do this hi quality of work if you can but i have proof that 100 years of doing it wrong didn't kill it not that it keeps time great but I'm not Shure it ever did

  • @danlesovsky7134
    @danlesovsky7134 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible work!!!

  • @GoatAmv
    @GoatAmv ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This click looks is insane 🔥

  • @Yu-wj8pj
    @Yu-wj8pj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dkoldies better take notes

  • @kakungcu
    @kakungcu ปีที่แล้ว

    Restoring 200 years grandfather clock

  • @nalakprince6376
    @nalakprince6376 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am torn between thinking that you have done a good job and thinking you have done a bad job of this restoration. The wooden case deserves better than a filler on it, like hiding the rusty bits on an old car! Surely, the correct way is to make replacement wooden parts from reclaimed lumber and then stain and polish in the traditional way to match the existing appearance. Using modern materials to patch and paint over to give a grain effect seems sacrilege to me.... 🤔

  • @jeffreybabino8161
    @jeffreybabino8161 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow what a beautiful job on this clock i have a question maby you can help me with you know ware the weights are with the chains one of my chains fell out i don't know how to put it back in thank you god bless

  • @spek9204
    @spek9204 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Insider

  • @Jerry-gf9bf
    @Jerry-gf9bf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When did you notice you had a interest in grandfather clocks and would you say it's kind of like a gift?

  • @boohere2
    @boohere2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He takes pride in his work! Love it

  • @martijnkeisers5900
    @martijnkeisers5900 ปีที่แล้ว

    Geweldig!

  • @ssalahed
    @ssalahed ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job man

  • @mansurniazz
    @mansurniazz ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job well done

  • @K7classicrockfan
    @K7classicrockfan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was disappointed @ 4:31. He should have used a new piece of wood and a combination of router bits.

    • @K7classicrockfan
      @K7classicrockfan ปีที่แล้ว

      But I will add that the rest of the restoration was well executed.

  • @davidphillips4063
    @davidphillips4063 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very lovely video.

  • @jennglow4647
    @jennglow4647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool 😃

  • @zZiL341yRj736
    @zZiL341yRj736 ปีที่แล้ว

    I searched for grandfather clock but forgot the "l."

  • @ClockFixer
    @ClockFixer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wormwood. Nasty little critter! Destroys cases from the inside out !

  • @ronwade5646
    @ronwade5646 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this!

  • @wiwingmargahayu6831
    @wiwingmargahayu6831 ปีที่แล้ว

    happy ramadhan fasting

  • @clintcountryman4849
    @clintcountryman4849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cat guts? Wow lol

    • @TheJamesM
      @TheJamesM ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Despite what he says, catgut was never made from cat intestines. It was usually sheep or goat intestines, but could be other livestock. The idea of cats being slaughtered to make clocks and violins is a morbidly enticing notion to some, but using available livestock byproducts makes a lot more sense - why set up a whole new industry of cat farming when there's a ready supply of intestines that presumably don't differ all that much in their material properties.

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheJamesMgood answer. 👍🏻

  • @rootvalley2
    @rootvalley2 ปีที่แล้ว

    please get some glazing points

  • @V.G.F.
    @V.G.F. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LOVE

  • @user-oz3sz6vx5v
    @user-oz3sz6vx5v 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are way off with the value of the clock. You should never clean a clock of this age using an ultrasonic cleaner as it can and will damage the brass. All parts should be cleaned by hand. Cleaning out the holes with peg wood yes, but peg wood in a power tool just to get the job done faster terrible work. The clock has a painted dial and are known as White Dial Longcase clocks. The finish of the movement is very poor. I would never send out a movement looking like that.

  • @sukanto231983
    @sukanto231983 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi I am the first one to comment.

  • @The.Half.Blood.Prince
    @The.Half.Blood.Prince ปีที่แล้ว

    Not worth much, probably $500😶

    • @MichaelDeSanta1285
      @MichaelDeSanta1285 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah, that’s in the thousands for ya.

    • @leeshepherd8486
      @leeshepherd8486 ปีที่แล้ว

      No actually he's right. A clock in that unrestored condition is worth about 500 or less. I've bought and sold antique tall case clocks most of my life. In general people will not buy antique clocks that are broken and non functional

    • @MichaelDeSanta1285
      @MichaelDeSanta1285 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leeshepherd8486 what about if fully restored? More than 500, right?

  • @fatbackfitz
    @fatbackfitz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No. Not epoxy. Not like that. Hide glue. Not yellow glue, not epoxy, not gorilla glue, hide glue.

  • @Chavika1
    @Chavika1 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guys is clearly not good at restoration of antique wooden items. He should have collaborated with a professional.

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where are your restoration videos?

    • @Chavika1
      @Chavika1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ALT-vz3jn😂

  • @zacharybrosious2293
    @zacharybrosious2293 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For someone doing restoration work you sure have some cheap tools that are not right for the job

    • @ALT-vz3jn
      @ALT-vz3jn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Let’s see your restorations then. Where are your videos?