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Made this clock when we lived in our Milwaukee bungalow.
Cherry came from Kettle Moraine Hardwood mill
Finish is orange shellac right-out-of-the-can. Sanded to 320 between coats.
Clock kit bought from the Klockit , Lake Geneva, Wisconsin outlet store
Clock face came from the same store. Was bright white, added a coat of shellac to make it look old.
Design came from an old FWW. Do not remember if it was a plan or something I reverse engineered from a photo. Sure it was not 100% because the finial shape was something I came up with at that time. Never follow someone elses plan. Always making mine a little different.
Cherry has developed the natural deep dark color. Sat in front of many windows over the years.
-- ..... art for lifes sake
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13 comments so far
Kaleo
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posted 301 days ago
very nice clock, I have alway loved the shaker style. One of my favorite periods of furniture.
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gizmodyne
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posted 301 days ago
Beautiful Dan.
When are are you going full time?
Finish question:
How do you apply the shellac?
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miles125
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posted 301 days ago
Another fine job!
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 301 days ago
Beautiful clock….very well done.I like the antiqued clock face..nice touch!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 301 days ago
Great clock, Dan. Nice design work as well. Ya gotta love that Cherry, it just gets better and better. Nice touch with the face.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
mrtrim
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posted 301 days ago
very nice work dan. since im new here i usually check peoples project page and youve posted a lot of very nice stuff .
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Andy
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posted 301 days ago
Very nice clock Dan.I like the vintage lines.Well done!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 301 days ago
Beautiful clock, Dan!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Bill Hall
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posted 301 days ago
Wow, that’s killer. I have a cherry clock that I’m working on right now that I was going to tung oil, but that orange shellac looks incredible. I might have to try that.
-- Log...log...it's big, it's heavy, it's wood!
DAN
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posted 301 days ago
John :
Will probably go full time when I retire >grin<
shellac was applied with a badger brush, however, I do not use that method today. I rag it on today.
Everyone else :
Thanks for all the great feedback !
-- ..... art for lifes sake
Dadoo
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posted 301 days ago
Real nice Dan.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Karson
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posted 301 days ago
Great clock Dan.
The Cherry is aging great.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 300 days ago
Dan;
Very nice work!
I think you’re already professional, and just don’t know it yet!
Lee
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