Clocks

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 Overview & the Styling Layer What steampunk is in a clock hub organised by display technology, what this series covers, and the material it is built on
    2. Vol 2 Where the Look Comes From A label coined as a joke in 1987, a design vocabulary borrowed from real Victorian instruments, and the difference between the two
    3. Vol 3 The Design Vocabulary Brass, copper, wood, leather and glass; bezels, knurling, rivets and pipe; and the discipline of letting the display be the only bright thing
    4. Vol 4 Enclosure Design & Joinery Proportion, the five constructions, and how each one is actually cut, laminated, soldered, or gutted
    5. Vol 5 Materials & Finishing Brass etching, patina chemistry, lacquer schedules, and the distinction between an ageing process you can undo and one you cannot
    6. Vol 6 Mounting a Display Safely Inside a Decorative Case Where the styling meets the hazard — standoffs, venting, clearance, bonding, and the finishes that quietly break an earth connection
    7. Vol 7 The Collected Builds An audit of the reference gallery, two documented builds, a donor chassis, and what the best work does that the rest does not
    8. Vol 8 Sourcing & Cheatsheet Where the parts actually come from, a laminate-ready reference card, and an A-Z of the vocabulary