shaker influenced clock
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I’ll post the dimensions later.. Lumber is walnut.
This is a mother’s day present for my mom. She is away this weekend, so I will be able to give it to her next weekend.
This clock, as simple as it may look, really took me out of my comfort zone. Lots of steps needed to complete it. The case is half blind dovetailed together, rabbeted on the back to accept the back panel, stopped dados for the cross bar, the top and bottom mouldings were glued on, and quarter round mouldings on the inside of the case were mitered to border the clock face. But the hardest was the glass doors. I have never cut glass before do that was nerve racking. The finish was one coat of Danish oil, three coats of amber shellac and paste wax.
This is far from perfect, but it is mine and made by my own hands. I’m proud of it and almost don’t want to give it away.. It’s almost like a piece of me is leaving, as corny as that may sound. Also, I couldn’t have done this without everyone here. From the videos Paul and company produces, to everyone who posts here, thank you!!!
Cheers!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.12 May 2014 at 12:44 am #57028Fantastic Dan! You mom is going to cherish it. I like that you tackled procedures and materials that you had not before. I really like the end result. Well done.
12 May 2014 at 1:27 am #57029Beautiful Dan! classic design that anyone would be proud to own (or build). Your efforts were well spent. Love the walnut. A Shaker style wall clock is one of the ultimate projects for me.
Cheers
12 May 2014 at 4:27 pm #57047Dan well done.
Your Mum will love it
I have not cut glass in long time its worth getting a descent glass cutter also dipping wheel of cutter in some white spirit helps.Thanks all! The overall dimensions are; 4 x 10 x 26. I’m going to make two more, one for me and one for something to be determined.
Here is a side profile, I shaped finger grips instead of adding hardware knobs..
Cheers!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.13 May 2014 at 10:58 am #57072Nice clock Dan, your mum will be made up, anything I have made I have either kept or given away to family I could not envisage making some thing to sell,I would value the time I put in to a project at far more than what I could sell it for. I would rather keep it than sell on for a very small hourly rate.
David, I couldn’t agree more! Woodworking is more like a life long leisure hobby for me. As much as I would love it, I realize I’m not making museum quality work, nor have experience that professional cabinetmakers have, but I enjoy working with my hands. I have offered to make things for friends, but not for a profit, just to be able to keep building stuff.
Dan
3 June 2014 at 10:30 pm #57863Dan on your next project with shellac don’t go over the same area twice with your brush strokes and the pendulum lengthen it atleast 3/4 so the bob is 3/4 down the case. It’s purely cosmetic no real functioning value
Good points salko! I actually swapped out pendulums, and the new pendulum is much longer. The one in this case was put on there just as a place holder.
I struggle with applying shellac, for whatever reason. Sounds kind of silly.. Maybe I need a better brush. I’m just using a cheap one from the hardware store. -
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