Clock

I have made many clock replicas but this is the first clock with a case of my own design. The original design came about because I needed a case for an old Seth Thomas movement that had been given to me by a close friend who was a clock collector. After his death I thought I should make a clock in his honor using the movement. I call it Lew’s clock. It worked out so well I made this second one with a new Hermle movement as a wedding gift for the daughter of another close friend. Both clocks were made from Myrtle wood (Umbellularia californica) which grows naturally only in northern Calif. and southern Oregon. The joints on the bezel and backing are reinforced with round “butterfly inlays as seen in picture 2. All the box joints are dove tailed, sliding for the sides onto base and through cuts on the upper end. Turning the bezel was a new and challenging experience for me. The finish on this one is water based varathane rubbed out with carnuba wax and 0000 steel wool. For the record I detest the idea going to all the work of making a nice clock case and then installing a battery operated quartz movement but to each his own.

-- Les B, Oregon