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Howdy,
Although I’ve worked as a woodworker in traditional design for many years, I now find my designs have taken a turn, as this retirement clock for a friend shows.
The aluminium base is made from the off-cut of a machine shop’s plasma cutter and measures a full 1” thick X 15” long X 6” tall. The wenge clock face was cut from a 12”X12” blank and is suspended above the aluminium base by two 3/8” aluminium rods.
The whole piece measures 15” wide X 19” tall…………………………strange that you would give a guy a clock for his retirement when his life now isn’t governed by one.
All the best
Gord
-- A woodworker’s character is what he really is. His reputation is merely what others perceive him as…www.canadianwoodshopnewsandreview.com
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MsDebbieP
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posted 785 days ago
ah hah!! beyond the wood
nice multi-media piece of art!
hmm a clock does seem strange – I guess it’s to say “think of us” (who still need the clock)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
snowdog
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posted 785 days ago
Great piece. but more on time
Retirement is becoming a second life for many and time (or the tracking of it – 86 days to Christmas for instance) helps keep it in front of my mind. And mind you do not waste it. “Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day” no need to race now it will come up behind you again. Trying to make each day less dull sometimes is a challenge, Projects are the way .
Enough ramblings on a Sunday morning
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
Napaman
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posted 785 days ago
beautiful design…i love the base…the second picture is amazing…also in the 3rd picture the wood grain shows nicely which I could not see in the other 2 picts…
as far as time…how about 29 school days completed with 151 to go??? My time is measured in minutes until the bell…and days until JUNE…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
cajunpen
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posted 784 days ago
Gord, I’m retiring in about 23 months – just in case you want to get started a little early. Also, your friend wasn’t Superman was he? :-))
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Karson
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posted 784 days ago
Gord a very nice design. A clock without numbers is better after you retire.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
mot
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posted 782 days ago
Interesting.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
sandhill
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posted 782 days ago
Pritty cool Gord, My gift was a clock with the Min. hand removed. They said I did not need to watch the mins any longer. I see the point now!
Happy wodworking
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