Mission Pendulum Clocks

fantastic. Love the design/wood/face.

(Hey Karson—I see circle holes!!)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful work.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Douglas,

Nice clocks, I like your choice of woods. How did you design the clock faces and what are they made of? How did you inset the glass and face? I hope you don’t mind me asking.. Also the link for Otto Frei doesn’t work..

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

Max,
I designed the clock faces in Adobe Illustrator. They are printed at FedEx-Kinko’s using a Xerox Docucolor 250 copier on 10 pt. gloss stock, then lightly coated with Krylon art fixative and spray mounted on 1/4 inch baltic birch ply. Then I routed out a lipped mortise with a homemade circle jig, set the glass in. I have tried using silicon adhesive, but I couldn’t get it to stay put and not get everywhere. I finally hit on using rattan binding cane, soaking it and microwaving it wrapped in wet paper towels, then bending it into a ring. It springs back against the sides of the mortise and holds the glass in place with a drop or two of 5-minute epoxy reinforcing things. Thanks for pointing out the broken link. I think it’s good to go now.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Great looking clocks

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

Nice looking clocks Doug. So are the previous. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Doug, Those are absolutely beautiful clocks! I would love to make one myself. Do you have a plan that I might “borrow?”

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

Very nicely done.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Wonderful clocks!

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

Love them Doug.

Hadn’t seen them before, but they’re beautiful.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Thanks, Lee!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Yes .. these are very nice. Bookmatched front. great touch.

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

Thanks, Dan. We finally got the left one to a sister-in-law for her wedding present…after she got the right groom lined up (she dodged a bullet on the first one that the clock was built for – we like the new guy!).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I must say that I like these a lot too!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

I rolled the dice and found these beautiful clocks staring at me : ) Did I read correctly that you also created the faces ?....The design and overall finishes should make you very proud ! Have a great weekend : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Thanks, Dusty56! These are still one of my wife’s favorite projects. She thinks I should be cranking them out like kittens. Maybe someday I’ll open a clockworks, but for today, I’ll wait for commissions before making more.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I really like it that you have used rare earth magnets to hold everything together. I’m surprised that no one has commented on that. I use these in a Craftsman style media stand to simulate drawers. It looks like a drawer but once you pull it open you have lots more space. Plus it’s easy for the customer and an elegant take. I’ll see if I can find a photo and post it. bbqKing

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville

Douglas

Bet there would be market for these on ebay. I could sell one for you.

Regards

DAN

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

Clever work Douglas.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks, Dan for the offer. I may have to gear back up for clockmaking.
Thanks Grumpy, BBQK.
We have really enjoyed having these around the house. The chimes, while digital, sound pretty good after bouncing around in the clock cabinet, and they are adjustable for volume, chime type and night mute. Available from Klockit.com, a good resource for clockmakers. I got the curved clock glass from Otto Frei.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.