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The Iowan Clock Project

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Dance With The One That Brought You

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So do you cut your wood for the clocks to thickness or buy it ? I have resawn and planed to thickness in the past and it can be almost zen-like. But buying the right thickness does make things go a bit quicker.

Love the look of the clock, btw. May just have to break out/un-bury the Excalibur scrollsaw and get started on my Christmas presents….

Bill
 
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I plane my wood down to thickness. Eventually I hope to have a good enough band saw one day to resaw wood well enough to use less wood. Presently, for example, I keep running a 3/4" board through the planer over and over till it's down to the 1/4" I need. With good enough bandsaw, I could get two 1/4" boards out of that same piece of wood intead of two.
As for buying wood already the right thickness, I really can't afford that. I checked on that option a few time and by the time the shipping is added in, that can get expensive quick.
How ya doing Chip? I thought you had dropped off the face of the earth.
 
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Next time, sneak some kind of tool into your luggage before you leave.
Make it something simple like a hack saw or hand drill.
While there, reguarly disappeat into the closet. Light in there will help. Think about those touch light things that runs one batteries. They sell them cheap at Wal-Mart.
Use your tool on whatever you can find, a scrap piece of wood, shelf made of wood, the wall, anything to get your point across.
Sooner or later maybe someone will figure out that you need woodworking space wherever you go for any extended amount of time.
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This does work by the way. You have to get the point across in a variety of ways.
I took a small piece of wood and a knife to a sort of family reunion thing my family had. I was guilted into going and I knew I would be bored. I just started whittling. I don't even usually whittle wood. That wasn't the point. The point was, I have not been invited to another one of these family gatherings since. I swear though that I have no idea how those wood shavings got into those baked beans.
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I just thought about something. I hope noone actually takes everything I say seriously. Doing so may get you into serious trouble with your significant others.
 
#8 ·
This is really going to be a cool project, William. I will love watching it come to life like your other projects. I am glad you are taking time with the kids this weekend though and having some special time with them. I have heard a lot of good about the Home Depot kids classes. Lots of people I know have taken kids to them and they always come back with great stories. I think it is a great way to introduce young'uns to woodworking and teaches them a sense of pride and lets them be creative. It is also a great memory they will have with their dad.

You have a great weekend and wonderful father's day with your family. It is great to see your priorities are in a good order. :)

Sheila
 
#9 ·
The kid's workshop is a great thing. I recommend it to everyone I talk to with young kids. Lowes also has one. I heard that their's was an every weekend thing. I'm not sure because my nearest Lowes is about thirty miles away. If it was closer and they did have it every weekend though, my boys and I would be there.
In my area, the Home Depot workshop is especially nice because there is little around here for kids to do.
 
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I will SuperD. That's what brought this on. I've been spending too much time down in my back trying to do those extremely large project. Of course I will still do those from time to time. I had gotten into the trap of continuing to go bigger and bigger though, and each time I went bigger, my back hurt more. So it was time to step back and do some simpler projects that aren't so hard on my back.
These clocks are a good example. They strike a good balance of sitting a good bit of the time, but still getting up to square up stock on the table saw so I don't get sore from sitting too much.
You know I feel pain every day, but when I can keep it to a tolerable level, I'm a happy man. I hated admitting it, but some of my latest project, like that seven foot tall desk cabinet, had me popping too many pain killers and still crying like a baby at night when I laid down.
 
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Does that not feel better when you know that you did your best to complete the job all the way? I, too, hate finishing but know that it is part of the job and needs to be done for the project to look right. Your clock looks fantastic and you should be proud of yourself! A little tip in spraying, spray several light coats instead of one heavy one. I have found that it helps to spray in one direction when there are a whole bunch of holes and let it dry then spray from another direction to coat inside the holes. I really don't envy this painting job of yours but I love your work!

Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
 
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