| Project by swirlsandburls | posted 1487 days ago | 1369 views | 5 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
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I have been wanting to do a desk clock for my brother Joe, who owns a sound engineering company called QORQ Productions. I had a nice, thick chunk of ash left over after cutting a bunch of turning blanks from a large crotch. The grain is really nice. I think I stared at this piece for a month! I decided to create a stylized guitar and carved out the outline (by hand). I placed it so that the knot ended up where a pick guard might be. Then, I gilded the groove, placed the clock and had the lettering laser engraved so it would be perfect. The base is also ash, shaped to pick up some of the curves in the guitar. Several coats of my special tung oil wiping varnish, and it was complete. The clock fit-up is a nice one: all brass, real glass crystal, and a stainless back. It’s about 11 1/2 wide by 6 tall.
-- patience is a virtue ... in woodworking, cooking, and life in general
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HalDougherty
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#1 posted 1487 days ago
Wow, that’s beautiful. All the elements of the project are a perfect fit.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
branch
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#2 posted 1487 days ago
nice clock great grain in the wood i like the design and the cavern great job
branch ok
savannah505
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#3 posted 1487 days ago
That’s really nice, beautiful wood, what a great gift.
-- Dan Wiggins
GMman
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#4 posted 1487 days ago
That is beautiful great job
sedcokid
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#5 posted 1487 days ago
Now that is a gift he will cherish forever!! Great Job!!
‘The SedcoKid’
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Dusty56
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#6 posted 1487 days ago
Nice wood and the clock says quality as well ….where did you get it from ?
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swirlsandburls
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#7 posted 1487 days ago
To Dusty: I got the clock fit-up from Woodcraft, but the same one (or one very similar) is available from Klockit or Stebar
John
-- patience is a virtue ... in woodworking, cooking, and life in general
Dusty56
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#8 posted 1486 days ago
Thanks …I thought that I had all of WoodCrafts fit-ups ….must have missed this one : )
-- When you arrive at my front door, please knock softly but firmly. I like soft , firm, knockers : )
Ken90712
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#9 posted 1396 days ago
Great looking clock, very nice!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
a1Jim
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#10 posted 1396 days ago
Very well done a great design that looks super.
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Tennessee
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#11 posted 599 days ago
Boy, do I like that. Gives me some ideas on other things!
-- Paul, Tennessee, http://www.tsunamiguitars.com
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