Mission Clock

I love this clock! This is absolutely beautiful. I want to make one!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Nice. I like it a lot. How did you do the square pins?

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Beautiful -

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

A very nice example of Mission / Arts and Crafts style. Where on the internet did you find that clock face?? Wonderful craftsmanship.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Gorgeous clock! Great proportions and use of materials.

-- Farles from Niagara - Woodworking, like life, is a journey...enjoy the ride!

Wow! This is the nicest clock of this style I’ve seen. Great job!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Beautiful, with an outstanding finish.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Wonderful clock! Very inspiring. I love the interesting shape of the corbels – how did you come up with that?

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

As Borat would say…Very Nice!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Another good one, Andy. I really like this clock. Nice design work.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Nice Arg ….gotta love that quarter sawn oak. Nice job “popping” the grain patterns

-- DocK, WV

Thanks everyone,I am glad you like it.I really enjoyed making this.It is was easier to make than to design.The proportions and visual balance took several attemps to get right.It was the typical ” you change one element of a design and it effects two others”.

Steve-
the pins are prepped while the parts are still loose and are done using the benchtop mortiser with a 1/4” and 3/8”chisel and punching the holes slowly to avoid tearout, going to about 1/2” deep.I then make square stock to match using 12” pieces or so, ripping them on the bandsaw oversized a little and reducing them slowly with the Makita planer.I run a scrap along with my pin material to gauge the size, sneeking up on it.I shape the diamond tops on the disc sander,and only put glue,very carefully, in the bottom of the holes….no squeeze out.I tap them in using a soft wood like pine on edge so it will dent before the pin. ( sometimes I will cut them out on the table saw and sand them to size,pushing them back and forth on a piece of sandpaper taped to a pc of 3/4” melamine, or the table saw deck.Its easy to put a little english on them and they dont always come out square.)

Max- I dont have link any longer but I did a google search for clock parts and found a site with faces for sale.I am not selling these so I dont mind using whats out there for my own use,but thats a personal choice of course.Tip: Its much better to get the clock,hands and face prior to starting on the design. :)

Nils- I played around with the corbels on paper first,cut them out to full size on 1/4” ply, and then double stick taped both together and cut them on the bandsaw,then to the sander to tweek them until I liked what I saw.
If I am being smart,I will remember to take the 1/4” pattern and reshape it to fit the final design and hang it on the wall.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Very nice design, I’ve made two clocks and would love to make one like yours for my shop. However I have 103 other things to make first. Maybe I move it up on the list. Thanks for taking the time to show us.
Its now in my Favorite’s list.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida

Very impressive, great design. I like the effect of the black granite

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Your clock is one of the nicest that I’ve seen, beautiful work.

-- Andy Stark

Beautiful clock. I enjoy making clocks and have two of them on the bench for Christmas presents for my sons – I guess I had better get busy.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Terrific work as always Andy! Thanks for sharing your pieces with us.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

nice work Andy … greatclock design. very appealing.

-- a legend in my own mind ...

Beautiful work Andy! I really like the finish you chose. Would you be willing to share the brand of the English Oak stain you used? I have a Arts and Craft/Mission style coffee table I am ready to finish and your choice of finish would look very nice on it. Keep up the great work.

-- Joe Heskett---Illinois

Thanks again everyone!
@Joe-The stain is Dalys Old English #64,good luck on your project.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

That is a great clock. The finish is perfect.

-- Maplewood, MN