"Bruce Barnett" wrote in message
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Ralph E Lindberg writes:

The truly astounding, to me, is that this was his first (and only) wood
working project

The next question is: How long did it take him to make it?

The escapement took 3 months, and there are 290 parts.


Look further down the page. It says,

a.. Design, Drafting and Manufacture Period
a..
a.. 3,000 Hours over a 2.5 year period.