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Project by Thos. Angle posted 374 days ago 423 views 1 time favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Well, the base of this is wood, plywood and particle board to be exact. I sold the other clock I had posted so I built this one to take it’s place. I cut 3 circles on my bandsaw circle cutter and after cutting out another circle from the middle of two of them, I glued them one on top of the other and trimmed them even with the router table and a pattern bit. I rounded the top edge with a round over bit and relieved the bottom edge of the circles. I sewed the carving leather to the chap leather(the dark leather) and then glued them to the face of the clock. I then pulled the chap leather over the sides and glued it down. I carved the face and added the band around the edge. The last thing was the upholstery tacks. The movement and hands are from WoodCraft. It was necessary to remove almost all the wood behind the leather to make room for the clock works.

-- Thos. Angle


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Dick, & Barb Cain

7037 posts in 1195 days


posted 374 days ago

Beautiful Thomas,

I admire your artistic talent with leather.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Max

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posted 374 days ago

Very nice Thomas. The leather work is just amazing.

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

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Dadoo

1723 posts in 886 days


posted 374 days ago

Nice to see that you are back! Hope you had a great summer.

And the clock is definitely you. Excellent job!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Lee A. Jesberger

3710 posts in 875 days


posted 374 days ago

Hi Thomas;

I feel horrible.

It should be illegal for someone with your talent, should ever have slow times. Or empty pockets for that matter.

Maybe we have to wait to get to heaven for things done by hand, to be appreciated.

I’m glad to see you didn’t forget everything you knew, before taking the summer off from the shop!

You are a true Master.

Lee

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

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CharlieM1958

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posted 374 days ago

I knew this was your work before I saw your name on it. That’s high praise, my friend!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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oldskoolmodder

707 posts in 575 days


posted 374 days ago

Thomas, your leather work is very VERY nice! Your woodworking is very nice as well.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

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clieb91

681 posts in 830 days


posted 374 days ago

Thomas, Have to agree with Charlie.. I saw it in the projects and knew it was your project. Great to see you are able to get back into the shop.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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brianinpa

1365 posts in 619 days


posted 374 days ago

Wow! That is a beauty!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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savannah505

978 posts in 482 days


posted 374 days ago

beautiful, absolutly beautiful leather work

-- Dan Wiggins

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GaryK

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posted 374 days ago

Great piece. Very nice tooling work.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Grumpy

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posted 373 days ago

Excellent effort Tom. Your skill is definitely unique. My wife want’s to know how long it took you Tom?.

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

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woodworm

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posted 373 days ago

Very very Cool, as cool as dady cool…..!
Great Thomas.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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TomK

504 posts in 770 days


posted 373 days ago

Tom, the tooled leather face really sets this clock apart from the the rest. Very well done, and welcome back.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

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jim1953

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posted 373 days ago

WOW what a clock nice job

-- Jim, Kentucky

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gbvinc

538 posts in 842 days


posted 373 days ago

Nice! Cool tooling!

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 858 days


posted 373 days ago

Gee Grumpy, about 40 years. LOL I’d say the actual carving time was about 3 hours. The rest was scattered over a couple days so I lost track for all of it.

-- Thos. Angle

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miles125

1425 posts in 901 days


posted 373 days ago

Awesome clock Thos!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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jockmike2

7322 posts in 1142 days


posted 373 days ago

Just beautiful Thos. I like making clocks out of Burl, because I don’t have any talent to do something beautiful like you make. LOL

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Karson

25802 posts in 1296 days


posted 373 days ago

Thomas Beautiful clock. A very nice job. I can see why they sell.

-- 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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kewald

122 posts in 477 days


posted 373 days ago

You’ve inspired me to get out the leather carving tools. I’ll need lots of practice to come close to your skill.

Wonderful work.

-- Always do the Right Thing the Right Way the First Time - if you can figure out what that is! Ken, Spring Branch, TX

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TreeBones

1557 posts in 919 days


posted 371 days ago

First class work, beautiful.

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

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Les Hastings

953 posts in 669 days


posted 371 days ago

Awesome clock Thomas!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 776 days


posted 371 days ago

thats art ! great project , lee j. said it better than i could have , i feel the same .

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DAN

6444 posts in 878 days


posted 370 days ago

Looks real good. Neat idea. Possibilities are endless.

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

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Texasgaloot

467 posts in 596 days


posted 369 days ago

Anyone want to buy a set of leather tools? I just saw how inadequate my stuff is…

Thomas, I can’t add anything that anyone else hasn’t already said. I think Lee and Charlie really summed things up. Great project!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 858 days


posted 368 days ago

Thanks for all the kind comments, fellas. I appreciate them all.

-- Thos. Angle

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