Covington carpenter has homemade brass and steel clock on display at watch and clock collector event

Shawn Blake a Covington carpenter had his handmade brass and steel clock he named the "Ben Franklin Movement" on display at the NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors) Pacific Northwest Regional at Kent Commons on Sunday.

Shawn Blake a Covington carpenter had his handmade brass and steel clock he named the “Ben Franklin Movement” on display at the NAWCC (National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors) Pacific Northwest Regional at Kent Commons on Sunday.

Clocks, tools and parts of all makes and descriptions – as far back as the Civil War era – were for sale at the event, which attracted 75 vendors from throughout the Western States and Canada.

Blake’s creation of his pendulum-driven clock commanded intricate time and devotion.

“I learned a lot of patience,” he said of his work.