I figured it was time to start another new blog. We’ve got friends that are getting married, and we wanted to give them something special. I figure the best gift you can give is one you want for yourself, so I’m going to make two while I’m at it. We originally thought about a mirror, but realized shipping it would be problematic. Then I thought about the clock project that had been bouncing around in the back of my head. After my usual extensive research, this is the design I like:
I then set out to find faces. I found www.clockprints.com, but wasn’t totally satisfied, and ordering the right size was problematic. I figured I could engrave my own clock face with the Dremel tool, so I drew this up in AutoCAD:
The blue circle nominally describes the sweep of the hands I ordered from Rockler. The quartz movement has a pendulum and is AA battery powered. I’ll be making the face bookmatched by resawing some QSWO thin enough for the movement shaft to poke through. I found an article in FWW about making the face first, then building the clock around it, which I thought was a good idea.
I will also put a picture frame hanger on the back, just in case we want to hang it. I’m planning on making a wine stave wine rack, but all of my barrel ends are concave from sitting out in the sun, so I thought this might look good either on top of it, or just above it. Our mantle has a large nautical chart above it, so ironically, I don’t think the mantel clock will fit on our mantle.
They’re getting married the second week of November, so I’ve got to hurry, unless I want to invoke the one-year rule…
-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails
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a1Jim
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posted 29 days ago
Looks like a great project
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Jim Bertelson
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posted 29 days ago
Like to see how the Dremel does the clock face. Would appreciate the details as you go along…....
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 29 days ago
This is going to be a great blog.
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degoose
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posted 29 days ago
i agree with Charles ,,, looking forward to a great blog,
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branch
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posted 29 days ago
hi there nice looking clock like the design what is the height and with and depth was looking for plans for clocks hope you dont mind me asking for the measurement
3fingerpat
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posted 29 days ago
That is a very nice design, I really like that style, looking forward to watching your progress or invocation, whichever comes first ;o)
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Vincent Nocito
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posted 27 days ago
Agree with everything above. Where dd you find the plans for the clock or is it your own design? What do you plan to use for the clock face?
CaptainSkully
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posted 27 days ago
I’m going to design my own plans based on the picture shown above and the size of the face. I’m going to resaw some QSWO to just under 3/8” and bookmatch it, glue a printed page onto that face when it’s the correct size for the clock hands, then dremel tool the design. I sand the paper off and paint the engraved part. If needed, I sand flush again to clean up the edges/sides of the painted engraving. I’ll finish the face with just tung/blo so that it contrasts with a dark, mission stain on the body. This should also set off the pendulum nicely.
That’s my process, and I’ll document the steps as I go along. If anyone likes the design, it’ll be available as soon as I draw it up in AutoCAD (sorry no Sketchup yet, and yes I know about the photo import option).
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Mike Gager
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posted 20 days ago
hey whats the text called you are using? ive searched everywhere for an arts and crafts text with no luck (unless i want to pay for it of course)