Made a clock for practise.
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Here’s my go at making the wall clock. It isn’t as nice as others on this site, but I wanted to show it anyway.
I had a plan to make a small cabinet loosely based on the design of the wall clock. So, rather than start hacking away at some expensive wood making a cabinet, I figured I’d try and make the clock itself as practice.
I got a pine 1x8x6 from the local BORG for about $5. I picked through the lot and found one that was half decent and cut around the knots. It planed up really well actually.
I went to another store looking for a clock mechanism and found that it was cheaper to just get a $3 clock and take the mechanism out of it.
I drilled the front panel for the clock shaft. I also had to mortise out a square out of the back of the panel in order for the clock mechanism to fit. I also chamfered the top and bottom parts instead of rounding the edges. I also did not add any other mouldings. Keep it simple. Or lazy. Take your pick.
I did kind of like the look of the pine, but I decided to paint the clock to match the rest of my black painted furniture. I gave it two coats of black latex paint and a coat of shellac and wax.
I also painted the hands of the clock white so that they’d show up against the black. I also didn’t put any numbers or markers on the clock. It is easy enough to differentiate between 2:15 and 3:15. If you need more precise time marking, then maybe a wall clock is not for you.
All in all, not a bad little project. I got the practice I wanted and spent about $8.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.17 November 2014 at 5:44 am #121034That’s great, Jude. A very satisfying project, I’m sure. I like the look of the white clock hands on the dark surface. The raw pine board looks really nice for being so cheap. It really pays to search through the piles of boards to find just the right pieces.
17 November 2014 at 1:09 pm #121050Hi Jude
You did a nice job on that.the dados and slots are spot on.
FrankjI think it took me a couple of hours every other day for a week.
Simple things can take up a long time. For example, just going to the shop and getting some wood can take 2 hours to go, look, buy and come home.
Other steps I did by watching the video, doing a cut, watching the video again etc etc.
I’m sure I could go a lot faster now, but it still is work that takes time.
21 November 2014 at 4:36 am #121274Nicely done. I like the contrast of the white on black too. Thanks for sharing and I’ll be watching for more.
22 November 2014 at 1:13 am #121330Nice work. Which clamps are those in the picture? How do you like them?
The clamps are 36″ Pittsburgh – item#60539 from Harbor Freight.
I like them. They are very light. Lugging around heavier clamps gets old after a while. Also I don’t like F clamps as it wears out my arms cranking them shut. The Harbor Freight clamps have a bar on the end that you turn, more like you would with a vise.
Paul has these kind of clamps in his videos. As far as I know, he has reinforced them with a 1×2. I haven’t got to that yet.
I have attached the new Harbor Freight flyer for reference.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.22 November 2014 at 5:15 am #121338Nice work, Jude! I have those clamps, too, and love them. They do hold extremely well and are light as a feather. Harbor Freight rules!…. on some stuff lol
23 November 2014 at 6:02 am #121358Thanks! I have a harbor freight nearby I’ll have to go pick a few up. The idea of light clamps is very appealing.
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