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As I was going in Woodzone one day, I noticed a bunch of clock works in the bargain pile. They weren’t but $4.50, so I picked one up figuring I’d make a clock one day soon. A couple of days later, while sitting in my shop looking at some heart pine scraps and wondering if I should put them in the wood stove or not, the idea came to me to make a clock out of some of this stuff for a Christmas gift. So…. I took a 2×6, put it on the drill press and used a circle cutter to hollow out a hole for the clock works. I then chiseled out the waste, put it on the band saw and cut it to shape and then sanded to the line with the oscillating spindle sander. Then I took a 3/8” roundover bit and rounded off the edges. Then I cut the pieces for the base and rounded them off too. I sanded all the parts to 220 grit and glued them together. A couple coats of tung oil finish and a couple more coats of poly and voila…..a clock. All this only took about 2 hours. So this weekend, I banged out 5 more. These probably only took 8 or so hours to complete to the first coat of tung oil.
What I figured to do was to give two of my cousins and my brother each one along with a fork from my great grandmother’s silverware. (That’s all that remains, 4 forks!) These are solid silver not sterling, a real rarity today. Also in the package, I’m going to put some old family pictures that I know they don’t have copies of. The clocks are made from old growth heart pine from my great grandad’s store (their great grandad too) and hopefully it’ll be something to be treasured.
These clocks really are easy to make and can be made with most any scraps laying around thy shop. Walnut burl…....ponder the possibilities.
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
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Bradford
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posted 359 days ago
nice work, well thought out and what a connection you’ll make with your family. I’m truly inspired.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
miles125
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posted 359 days ago
Great idea Carl. I bet they’ll love the gifts.
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mrtrim
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great looking clocks and the works looks pretty nice for the money as well
DAN
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Best looking pine project I’ve seen in a long time !
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 358 days ago
Thanks guys! I guess this proves a blind squirrel will encounter a nut every now and then…Thanks again.
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
Napaman
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posted 358 days ago
cool…what a deal…turned out great…
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oscorner
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posted 358 days ago
Great job on the clocks!
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pastor_shane
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posted 358 days ago
Great Job on the clocks! That gives me an idea for next Christmas…
-- Shane, Askov, Minnesota
cajunpen
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posted 358 days ago
Nice work Carl and done in the true spirit of Christmas. I bet your family will be very appreciative of you sharing the family heirlooms with them.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
rikkor
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Simple, functional, family connections, what better Christmas gift. Well done.
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Russel
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posted 358 days ago
Nice clocks. I’m constantly looking at my scrap pile and wondering what could be hiding there so this is an idea to keep filed away.
-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.
Hawgnutz
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posted 358 days ago
Carl, what a superb way to pass down family treasures. What a sweet piece to make from your great grandad’s old life! I am sure they will become family heirlooms!
God Bless,
Hawg
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Brad_Nailor
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Nice stuff from the scrap pile!
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Grumpy
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What a great idea for gifts Carl. I will store that one in the memory bank (if I can remember where the memory bank is).
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Blake
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posted 358 days ago
Nice little production run. I like doing that sometimes. Attractive clocks. They will make great gifts.
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Lori
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posted 356 days ago
Those are great Christmas gifts. Thanks for sharing.
-- Lori