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I have always loved grandfather clocks. Unfortunately, I have never had the courage to try and make one. Fortunately, I don’t actually have the room in my house to do justice to such a piece. So I continue to use that for my excuse for not making one.
But, I do like clocks, so being Christmas time and having an urge to give something to a few of the folks I work with, I thought maybe something a bit smaller. This is the first time I’ve made more than one of something, so the batch work was kinda new and seemed to work out pretty well.
The clocks stand about 30 inches tall and fit quite nicely on a mantle or side table. The clock works are your basic battery clocks. The last picture is the prototype, which took a little more time than available for Christmas. They’re not grandfather clocks, but they’ll do in a pinch.
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17 comments so far
mrtrim
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posted 726 days ago
grandson clocks ???? hehe those are really cool !! i love this idea . great work
mot
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posted 726 days ago
Nice clocks!
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Betsy
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posted 726 days ago
Russell – can I have one??? Pllleeeezee.
Seriously, some folks are going to be pretty happy this Christmas.
Great job!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 726 days ago
Those are really nice, Russel. Now that you’ve got a start maybe it will grow and grow and be a grandpappy clock some day.
-- Thos. Angle
Russel
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posted 726 days ago
Thanks for looking. I like the idea of a Grandson clock, after all, every grandfather should have a grandson. And my dear Mr. Angle, I cannot share your optimism. I tried to grow a stool into a bench once and no matter how much I watered it, it never got any bigger.
Betsy, I’ll be flying to Phoenix from Detroit to see my kids for Christmas, so I’m guessing we’ll get somewhere near Texas, maybe I can drop one out the window. Keep your eyes open for a small parachute. ;-)
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Karson
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posted 726 days ago
Great Russel. A nice clock.
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mrtrim
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posted 726 days ago
parachute ?? cmon russel what kinda cheap joinery ya doin over there lol
sorry russel its the little voices …...
Russel
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posted 726 days ago
Most kind mrtrim. I do believe that the joinery is sufficient. However, I thought that the parachute would simply make it easier to catch. LOL…
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mrtrim
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posted 726 days ago
yea i forgot your playin catch with a girl !! lol betsys gonna really clobber me for that !! the only time i open my mouth is to change feet !! lol
miles125
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posted 726 days ago
Those are gonna make nice gifts Russell.
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Napaman
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posted 726 days ago
i love these…turned out great! did you learn more by doing several at once?
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
Russel
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posted 725 days ago
Thanks for the comments. Napaman, by doing more than one I was forced to pay attention to detail a bit more since the parts as originally cut were interchangable. Too often when I make single thing I find that I will adjust parts to accomodate miscalculations in other parts. Doing a batch makes that practice somewhat impractical. The batch process was a good exercise in discipline.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 725 days ago
Excellent indeed.. love the pendulum .
I like the Grandson idea—great promotional idea. Some people would buy it just because of the name.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 725 days ago
Very nice, Russel. I hope to make a full scale grandfather clock one day. I’m waiting til I feel like my skil level is up to it, so there is a real questions as to whether I will live long enough. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
John Gray
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posted 725 days ago
Great idea and very very nice.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 725 days ago
Very nice Russel,
You have some lucky friends.
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cajunpen
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posted 724 days ago
Really nice clocks Russel. They should be well received by the lucky people getting them.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/