Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials
Instructions and Plans for 5 Projects
by Milton Stoneman

Softcover
210 x 280mm
38pp

Published by Dover Publications, Mineola NY, USA

R.R.P.$8.90

ISBN 0-486-24141-6

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Horizontal Sundial

Vertical Sundial

Folding Equatorial Sundial

Diptych Sundial

Bowstring Equatorial Sundial

Extract from back cover of book:

"The day wears on, and time is waxing old"
- Sundial motto in cloister garden of Gloucester Cathedral

Gnomonics is to the scientific what the Art of Dyalling is to antiquaries: both refer to the art, science and craft of sundials. The sundial, the oldest mechanical clock, is also the truest - when properly set and corrected it is more accurate at its longitude than modern "standard" time clocks. For beneath and behind the shadow on the dial operate principles of celestial mechanics, geography, trigonometry and magnetism.

But can a sundial be built without this knowledge? Yes - in fact, with proper guidance, a good deal of sundial science can be learned in the making. Here is the guide.

Easy-to-Make Wooden Sundials gently leads beginning diallists into sundial lore and construction. Novice craftsmen who can wield a saw, wood-burning pen, matte knife, sandpaper and a few other simple tools can make five different kinds of sundials; plans are flexible and allow for embellishment, alteration, variety of materials. Pre-calculated templates can be removed from the book and carbon-paper-transferred to wood.

Illustrated step-by-step instructions show how to build these sundials: - Horizontal
- Direct South Vertical
- Folding Equatorial
- Bowstring Equatorial
- Diptych

Ultimately, one can design a working pocket sundial!

Photos: Black & White

Units of Measurement: Imperial

Contents

Lore and Legend

Materials and Craft

First Project: Horizontal Sundial

Second Project: Vertical Sundial

Third Project: Folding Equatorial Sundial

Fourth Project: Diptych Sundial

Fifth Project: Bowstring Equatorial Sundial

Design Your Own Pocket Sundial

Correcting Your Sundial for Time Zones (for USA only)

Mottoes

Additional Reading