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This was supposed to be a Shaker-style clock when I started, but I got a bit away from the design just for the fun of playing. The case is dovetailed together and I decided to use a cove profile on the molding.
Wood is QS white oak and the finish, which I’m really tickled with and wish the pictures showed more clearly, is aniline dye in alcohol follwed by a coat of boiled linseed oil. I let the oil cure for a week and followed up with three coats of satin poly. The combination of the BLO and poly really made the grain, the rays, etc. pop. It has an almost 3-D effect.
-- We may never know who let the dogs out, but I'd bet anything PETA was involved.
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WayneC
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posted 518 days ago
It came out great Allen. How long did it take you to build it?
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Allen
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posted 518 days ago
About two months, but I was only able to work in increments of about 2 hours per week.
-- We may never know who let the dogs out, but I'd bet anything PETA was involved.
Don
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posted 518 days ago
This is nice, Allen. It has somewhat of an A&C look about it.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
jockmike2
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posted 518 days ago
Great job Al, I really like the finish too. jocmike
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CharlieM1958
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posted 517 days ago
Looks like an instant antique!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
oscorner
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posted 517 days ago
You did a great job on this clock. Thanks for posting.
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Greg Mitchell
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posted 517 days ago
Nice job on the clock Allen. I have never built one, but also have wanted too.
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mot
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posted 516 days ago
That’s a neat design. I want to build a clock, but just have to find the right style to go with our living room.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Timbo
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posted 64 days ago
OOOOH dovetails, very nice! Minus the shiny new hinges it looks antique, and that is a compliment. I also like the stain, what flavor is it?
-- Tim: Remember, if it doesn't say "Binford", someone else made it.
Allen
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posted 64 days ago
It’s Transtint dark mission brown in alchohol, then a coat of boiled linseed oil and three top coats of wipe-on poly.
-- We may never know who let the dogs out, but I'd bet anything PETA was involved.