| Project by swirlsandburls | posted 03-21-2010 12:23 AM | 1743 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.
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HalDougherty
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#1 posted 03-21-2010 12:31 AM
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 03-21-2010 12:34 AM
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 03-21-2010 01:46 AM
That’s really nice, beautiful wood, what a great gift.
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GMman
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#4 posted 03-21-2010 01:56 AM
That is beautiful great job
sedcokid
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#5 posted 03-21-2010 03:11 AM
Now that is a gift he will cherish forever!! Great Job!!
‘The SedcoKid’
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Dusty56
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#6 posted 03-21-2010 06:16 AM
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 03-21-2010 02:53 PM
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
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Dusty56
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#8 posted 03-21-2010 07:00 PM
Thanks …I thought that I had all of WoodCrafts fit-ups ….must have missed this one : )
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Ken90712
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#9 posted 06-19-2010 07:12 PM
Great looking clock, very nice!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
a1Jim
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#10 posted 06-19-2010 07:16 PM
Very well done a great design that looks super.
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Tennessee
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#11 posted 08-24-2012 08:23 PM
Boy, do I like that. Gives me some ideas on other things!
-- Paul, Tennessee, http://www.tsunamiguitars.com
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