Material Kit - Oil Barrel Clock

Everything you need to build the piece — except the barrel.

That means the wood panels cut to size, leather, foam, metal rods, hardware, cutting templates for marking your barrel, and any other parts specific to that build. Every piece pre-measured, pre-cut where possible, and ready to go. The full contents for this build are listed further up the page.

Time and hassle, mostly.

If you source everything yourself, you're looking at:

-Wood shop for the plywood or timber

-Fabric/upholstery store for the leather and foam

-Metal supplier for the rods and hardware

-A day or two of driving, measuring, cutting, and hoping you got the sizes right

-Leftover material you paid for but won't use

The kit skips all of that. Everything ships together, cut to the exact sizes you need, no waste, no wrong pieces. You order it, it arrives, you build.

For a lot of builders the kit ends up cheaper than sourcing separately once you factor in leftover material, tools you'd have to buy for one cut, and the time spent chasing parts

Yes — every kit comes with the matching build guide included. Photos, videos, exact measurements, tools list. Same guide that's sold separately in the bundle.

You get the parts and the instructions in one purchase. Nothing else to buy

Every guide has its own tools list, but here's what covers most projects:

Almost every build needs:

-Angle grinder with metal cutting disc (this is the one tool you'll use on every project)

-Metal sanding discs for the grinder

-Drill and drill bits

-Measuring tape, marker, masking tape

-Sandpaper (240–320 grit for initial, 400–600 for finish)

-Safety gear: gloves, glasses, respirator or paint mask

-Workbench, clamps, buckets

Only for some projects:

-MIG or TIG welder (needed for some builds, not all — many can be built without welding)

-Magnetic welding squares (if welding)

-Spray gun and compressor, or spray paints

-Staple gun and scissors (only for builds with padded seats)

-Jigsaw (only for a few builds that use a wood top)

The tools list at the start of each guide tells you exactly what to have ready before you begin.

If you already work in a garage or shop, you probably have 80% of what you need. And if you're missing a welder, you can start with the builds that don't need one and work your way up.

Yes, if you follow one rule: only use barrels when you know what was inside them.

Every guide includes a full safety section — how to inspect the barrel, clean it properly before cutting, and set up your workspace. If you can weld or use a grinder safely, you can do this safely.

The main thing to avoid: don't cut barrels that held fuel, gasoline, or solvents. Even a barrel that looks empty can still have vapor inside that ignites from grinder sparks. If you don't know what was in the barrel, don't cut it — find another one.

Most barrels you'll come across (motor oil, hydraulic oil, food-grade, water) are fine once cleaned properly. The guide walks you through it.

Message me. I ship these personally and I stand behind every kit. If anything's missing, damaged, or wrong when you open the box, I'll replace it — no arguing, no paperwork.

Most builds are a weekend project. Some can be finished in an afternoon once you have everything laid out.

Because the kit arrives pre-cut and pre-measured, you skip the slowest part of any build — the sourcing, the measuring twice, the fixing mistakes. You go straight to building.

Almost anywhere. And usually free.

Try local car shops, workshops, farms, recycling yards, Facebook groups or scrapyards. Empty barrels sit around everywhere — most places are happy to give them away because otherwise they have to pay to dispose of them.

I've had customers pick up barrels for free within a day of asking around.

Just message me. I built the piece, I made the kit, I wrote the guide. If you get stuck on a step, I can help you through it directly