Pictures of your progress building the Wall Clock
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For public entertainment I thought we could post pictures of our progress as we build the Wall Clock project.
My first pictures is from todays adventure: cutting a housing dadoe.
This is just practice for the real thing coming up later.
Lessons learned so far: keep the chisels as sharp as possible, take small bites with the router plane and aim for the sky when pairing out the middle section. My dadoe got a bit deeper than originally intented before it was all flat.So for your amusement, here are some pics!
Located in Jönköping, Sweden.
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I am reporting that both clocks are done. One goes to my son as a gift to his new apartment, one to my office.
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Tallinn, EstoniaBeautiful work Neeme. Well done.
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fabulous clocks well done Neeme
Eddy .. Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
,Well done Neeme
Martin ... Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Great job Neeme I have up to now only made the clocks in Pine, I like your Mahogany clock next time I may have a go at that
Wigan, Lancs. England :
Both clocks are very beautiful, great job Neeme!
I really enjoyed making them. And it is really Paul’s well – balanced design with harmonic proportions which gives good outlook.
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Tallinn, EstoniaBoth cases are very nice and the fact you’ve done it all by hand would make many modern day cabinet makers cringe so congratulations.
The only criticism I would make is the worng choice of insert. It is far too small for a case of this size, but none the less great work and keep at it.
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The Lost Scrolls of HANDWORK
(Hand tool only woodworking magazine)Well, Mr. Katz was not terribly impressed. But my friends, to whom I gave the clock as a wedding gift, like it a lot.
I only had to make each component twice. Not so bad for my first piece made entirely with hand tools.
Well, I take that back. The grooves for the raised panel were done on my router table, as I did not yet have a plow plane with properly-fitting irons.
A public “thank you” to Paul Sellers for teaching the techniques. Now it’s up to me to develop the skills.
North side of Chicago. -- "Such a long, long time to be gone; such a short time to be there."
Good luck with the clock Jesper, if my housing dados turns out as neat and crisp looking as yours I’ll be very happy.
I had a couple of clock faces arrive in the post today, just got to get the timber now. I’m hoping to make a couple as Christmas presents.EDIT: My apologies, I didn’t realise ( until now) that the post I just replied to was written in November 2012, looks like i’m a bit behind the times. Some great looking clocks on this thread.
Jim - Derbyshire.
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Here is my completed clock. I cheated a little using a hollow to finish the bullnose, a scratch stock for the beading, and a fenced rabbet to raise the panel.
Nice work on the clocks gentlemen.
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Another wall clock, this time in American black walnut, lightly figured. Hand made moldings and a shellac and paste wax finish.
Very nice! The moldings are beautiful. Did you use hollows and rounds to make them?
I love these clocks! I’m going to be making on for a wedding present for a good friend of mine.
Thanks for the kind words, db…but I used a single complex moulding plane for the moldings on this clock, which I got on ebay for around $30 U.S. It only needed a little bit of effort to get the cutter good and sharp and was good to go. I think it is a perfect size and shape for this project, so it was an easy decision to go with this profile. If I make any more pieces like this, I will most likely use the same plane again.
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