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One of my earlier wood working projects.
Made this one from a plan found in Wood magazine.
About 15 years ago in my Milwaukee Bungalow basement I made three of these. Two were gifts and this one was mine.
Tools used: My old craftsman Table saw, Ryobi 10 inch planer and a Harbor Frieght belt sander.
Lumber came from a Indian Reservation west of Waukesha Wisconsin. Air dried post oak.
Clock insert from Klockit.
Sanded to 400 grit and 0000 steel wool.
Finished with right-out-of-the-can orange shellac.
-- ..... art for lifes sake
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21 comments so far
David
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posted 342 days ago
Dan -
Very nice to share one of your earlier projects. I like the lines and finish.
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gizmodyne
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posted 342 days ago
Very nice little project.
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cajunpen
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posted 342 days ago
Nice clock project. I love clocks almost as much as boxes. Your project came out really nice.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Dorje
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posted 342 days ago
So this takes you back to your roots, eh? That’s fun to see. Good looking clock. Puts me in the mind of these clocks that Douglas Bordner posted some time ago.
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 342 days ago
Very nice clock Dan.
I’m a fan of clocks also.
Lee
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Karson
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posted 342 days ago
Dan great clock. I like the lines and the color. Do you remember if the Oak had darkened after being outside as posts?
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WayneC
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posted 342 days ago
Love it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 341 days ago
Neat clock, Dan. I watched your tile on E-Bay. It did real well, didn’t it?
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
dennis mitchell
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posted 341 days ago
Nice simple design. Beautiful looking old fence post.
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Farles
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posted 341 days ago
Great clock. A project I would love to try one day for a gift for a loved one. I love mission style!
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DAN
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posted 341 days ago
thanks for the nice comments
link to more photos link
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DAN
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posted 341 days ago
Hey Thos
My ebay auction went pretty good. Guess I’m happy with the price. Paid twenty bucks for the tile.
Link to my LJ ebay blog for more information
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CharlieM1958
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posted 341 days ago
Nice clock! I like the grain combination on the side.
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miles125
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posted 341 days ago
Great look with that Oak.
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 341 days ago
Nice little clock
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TomFran
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posted 341 days ago
Dan,
Great mission style clock. Elegant and simple – great combination.
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DAN
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posted 341 days ago
thanks everyone.
This is the project that sold me on Shellac. Badger-brushed it on with this project.
Since then I’ve evolved to mixing my own shellac from flakes or buttons and learning a french polish method.
Something that I’ve learned from experience is to chase the pad-cloth with alchohol before adding the shellac and using a more thinned down mixture, applying multiple thin coats. I’ve also graduated to using a squeeze bottle to hold the shellac.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 341 days ago
Great clocks, Dan. And thanks to Dorje for the link to my old project. I wondered why they got bumped up again.
Dan, what do you use to lubricate the rubber when you french polish? Zinnser put out a french polish with isoparaffin mixed in (it evaporates on it’s own), but I have never tried it or the more traditional methods.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
DAN
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posted 341 days ago
Doug
I’ve tried many things for the rubber lubricate,(sounds sick) but have kind of evolved into using nothing.
I liberally splash the rubber with DN alchohol and use well thinned shellac. I’ve found that the material is semi important for the pad. Bought a bag of white rags at Lowes, cotton blend. worked really good and has lasted forever. No lint and not too absorbant.
DAN
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 341 days ago
I liked the way Gizmodyne explained the term “rubber” (cloth inside a cloth) so the whole unseemly issue was dealt with before indelicate thoughts were engendered.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 341 days ago
This style has just absolutely stood the test of time. Nice work as always.
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