Think you're a good woodworker?

[Gary R Katz]

This is a link to a website showing a guy in Ukraine who carves wooden watches.
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/07/wooden-watches-by-valerii-danevych/ (http://twistedsifter.com/2013/07/wooden-watches-by-valerii-danevych/)

I hope this is true and not something photoshopped and made up because it's pretty cool.
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[Tom Ewell]

Wow! ..........

[Aleks Hunter]

He has too much time on his hands! But niiiiiice work!

[Mel Fulks]

Pretty wild. I see he found some good clear wood for the crystal.

[David C. Roseman]

Amazing! Thanks for posting, Gary. This is for real. If you google the artist's name, it pulls of various reviews, articles and videos of his work.

David

[Aleks Hunter]

No kidding. That stuff is awfully hard to work with too. Every time I touch it with the chainsaw it shatters.

[John Hays]

Well woodworking and art are two totally different things.

I should know, miniture modeling and detail work I can do... designing and building fine furniture or even making nice kitchen cabintes I can not... go figure.

[Craig Behnke]

i do hobby watch repair on mechanical watches, so i am very familiar with what it takes to make a mechanical wristwatch work. using wood to make a mechanical watch presents so many incredibly difficult problems that I would be stunned if the watch ran with any degree of accuracy or reliability. I think it's more of a novelty item or an art item rather than a reliable timekeeper intended for daily use.

impressive nonetheless.

I make larger versions, all wood, that hang on walls. here's an example.
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[John Hays]

I make larger versions, all wood, that hang on walls. here's an example.

Now THAT is really cool!

[Gary R Katz]

I ran into a local clock maker who told me there is a history of clock makers in Russia in the 19th Century making wooden pocket watches. One family in particular made watches that are now very collectible. Here's a website about them. http://catalog.antiquorum.com/catalog.html?action=load&lotid=112&auctionid=80

[Jay Jolliffe]

Incredible

[Rod Sheridan]

Pffffft!

Pocket watches, that's so last century.

When he makes a working smart phone from wood I'll be impressed;).............Rod.

[ray hampton]

the first fishing reel other than flycasting reel were made out of wood

[Gus Dundon]

All those wood working projects are amazingly exceptional!