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My second wedding anniversary is tomorrow, and I wanted to make something special for my wife. This design sprung to mind about a week ago, and after a trip to Woodcraft (I didn’t have enough Walnut) and digging through my spares, I came up with this. I used about 1 bd / ft of walnut, and scraps of red oak. The pocket for the clock works was the hardest thing to do on this, as it was mortised in by hand with mallet and chisels. Edge detail on the upright piece is a bullnose, the base received half the bullnose treatment and features a 3/8” roundover…
The clock Bezel came from Lee Valley, the clock works and hands came from Michaels. and were purchased for a clock project for her. I am hoping that she will want to use this as a desk clock when she gets a new job. (She is one of those caught up in the economic down turn….
The finish is Lemon Oil & Bees Wax. The cross bar piece is held in with biscuits and glue, The upright is held to the base with 3/8” oak dowels and glue.
And yes I know, 2nd anniversary traditional gift is cotton, got that covered too!
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griff
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#1 posted 1252 days ago
very nice clock, I like the design, and she will love it.
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Woodwrecker
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#2 posted 1252 days ago
That came out great.
Happy Anniversary.
She’ll love it!
-- Eric
Jim Bertelson
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#3 posted 1252 days ago
Fabulous, David, you made it. Nice design, great execution. Sometimes you know, you do something right, meaning “men”. Bask in it, wallow in it, you deserve it. It may be a long time before it happens again…......(-:
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
scrappy
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#4 posted 1252 days ago
Fantastic job. Very thoughtfull gift (even if it isn’t cotton)haha I am sure she will be very happy to display it at work so she can gloat how much you care.
Great design and build. Keep it up.
Scrappy
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#5 posted 1252 days ago
very nice – I like the design
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lightweightladylefty
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#6 posted 1251 days ago
Simple elegance. Thanks for posting.
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#7 posted 1251 days ago
Very cool!
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Beginningwoodworker
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#8 posted 895 days ago
Very nice clock.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
dbhost
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#9 posted 895 days ago
Thanks. Now that it has a year on the mantle almost, and a couple more coats of the oil & bees wax, it has taken on a really nice silky sheen… LOML loves it.
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