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Location: Rochester, NY
Website: www.hardwoodclocks.com

I'm a retired naval officer pursuing my other loves in life - chasing my wife around the house and fine woodworking - in that order! I had the privilege of serving at the command level in the greatest navy that has ever sailed the Earth for a quarter century. I'm proud to say that I wagged the finger at Qaddafi in the Gulf of Sidra (1984-5), nailed drug runners in the gulf coast, sailed proudly with our NATO forces against our former enemy, the Soviets, did my part in Somalia, Iraq and Korea and, most recently trained newly commissioned naval officers at the University of Rochester, NROTC. Now that I'm retired from my naval career, I'm giving the woodcraft career a go. I'll decide if this is how I want to spend the next decade+ by year's end. It's a great hobby and can be a good business but, I don't want to spend my twilight years in poverty either! I am looking for woodcraft manufacturers who can reproduce my wood wheel clock designs with detailed consistency. With an MBA, I am more useful as a business driver and designer than sawdust maker, although, I enjoy the opportunities to create one-off projects in my makeshift basement work shop. I'm enthusiastic about this forum and look forward to sharing with its members. Having viewed the many projects posted I can say with certain humbleness, I have a lot to learn! There is real talent at this blog site. Max

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

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Karson

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posted 685 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.

I didn’t get very far in your web site but it looks great.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Charles Maxwell

155 posts in 685 days


posted 685 days ago

Thanks Karson.

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

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DAN

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posted 685 days ago

welcome to lj’s ... great work

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Max

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posted 685 days ago

Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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gene

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posted 685 days ago

Welcome to LJ’s (Enjoy)
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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brunob

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posted 685 days ago

If you like working with wood, you’re in the right place. Welcome from a fellow Upstate New Yorker.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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TreeBones

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posted 685 days ago

Good to see you here, this is a great site. You have some nice work. The clocks are very impressive.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

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cajunpen

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posted 685 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks. Enjoy the community.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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gbvinc

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posted 684 days ago

Welcome to LumberJocks! (And thank you for your service!)

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Thos. Angle

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posted 682 days ago

Welcome to LJ. It’s a fun place and not near as dangerous as the Navy.

-- Thos. Angle

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TomFran

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posted 682 days ago

Welcome aboard!!! Glad you found us.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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mot

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posted 682 days ago

Hey! Welcome to LJ!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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will2480

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posted 682 days ago

Your clocks are very interesting to me. I’ve seen clocks like this in one magazine before and I was amazed. Great work! I hope that some day I can create a clock similar to yours. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Greg Mitchell

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posted 679 days ago

Welcome to Lumberjocks!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 672 days ago

MAX! WOW! Welcome to LJ! I am so glad you joined and have shared your projects. I have already checked them out and it is truly impressive. I checked out your website as well.

You are in a great area of the country for woodworking.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Popintraining

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posted 668 days ago

Hey Max, That is some pretty awesome stuff on your site. Do you make all the components for your clocks?

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

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PanamaJack

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posted 648 days ago

We would like to welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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rtb

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posted 555 days ago

WOW !!!! I discovered you via your shadow box and was overwelmed. I also receive a monthly check from DOD. I have so many thoughts about you and your that it would require an long essay. So let me say just this, althought I’ve been a ‘jock less time than you, Welcome aboard neighbor, may you always have trailing winds.

ralph CWOIII USAR (ret)

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

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Richard Williams

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posted 481 days ago

Hi Skipper, OUTSTANDING work. You outdid yourself once again Captain. Once you learn that Inventor program you will never go back again to the T square, pencils and tri-ruler again. Have a great one buddy. Bye

-- Rich, Nevada,

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RusticJoy

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posted 474 days ago

Your clocks are amazing. I am AD Army, stationed in Korea right now. Your work is very nice. Hope to see more to come.

-- Dave Wert, U.S. Army, Korea for now

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mtnwild

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posted 396 days ago

Sir, well done. May I say WOW!, Sir. The clocks are eye candy. What beautiful working sculptures. I hope your plans work out. They would be popular. Glad you found this site and shared. Glad I found this site to see your work. I was a hydraulic jet mechanic, flight deck trouble shooter, aboard the USS Roosevelt, CVA 42. Two cruises in the med.. Just thought I’d share.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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Rogue

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posted 301 days ago

You’ll do great! In my experience the woodworkers who live in poverty are the one who cut corners. Your work is exquisit and I look forward to see more stuff from you.

-- Rogue

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