ARTS & CRAFTS CLOCK

Super!!! Love the look.

-- John, Colorado's (Wooden Wizard)

Very Beautiful!

Beautiful a fantastic clock, love the wood a fine build.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

It’s getting harder and harder to pick a favorite out of all the beautiful clocks you’ve posted.
That tiger ray oak is really something.

-- Eric

This is a absolute beauty of a clock. The wood and finish are eye candy for the woodworking soul. Nice work and by the way could you go into detail about the finish, was it fume? Thanks for sharing this gem…BC

super clock. Love all the details. Very nice matching on the grain.

-- Lynn "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right". Henry Ford

Great matching of the ray’s on the Oak. Wonderful clock.

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

Beautiful wood in the hands of a master craftsman. Outstanding piece TJ… as are all of your clocks. But I agree this one is really special. That copper face and the work you did on the pendulum… really stunning. Thanks for letting us see it!

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

Man, I love this! Congrats on your results. What kind of internals did you use?

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Ab-so-LUTE-ly beautiful.

And the QSWO was THE perfect choice !

-- -- Neil

blackcherry- I use water based dyes. I start off in this case with a dark mission brown then sand it with 400. Next I put on a coat of med walnut dye. When it’s dry I spray it with two coats of Deft sanding sealer to lock in the color. Lightly sand with 400 and then about three coats of lacquer, sanding between coats, and finish it off with dark brown Briwax. The dark brown wax fills the open grain and gives it more of an aged look. I have also used Tung oil and given them a hand rubbed finish. I like this as well but it takes longer to put on as many coast as I like. Thanks for all the comments. I appreciate it.

-- www.theartsandcraftsstudio.com

Beautiful grain pattern swirling across the clock
This is gorgeous!

-- Scott "Some days you are the big dog, some days you are the fire hydrant"

Terry- The customer wanted a quartz movement. I really like mechanical movements but they are more costly, can take some time to adjust, alot more time to install and not as acurate as quartz. But I love the tic toc sound that they make..

-- www.theartsandcraftsstudio.com

wow that is an awesome grain! great clock! looks really well built and well planned. I’m sure the customer will love it. Thanks for sharing

-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!

This is a fantastic build ! absolutely agree with all above. Never knew Oak could be so eye catching ! Great craftsmanship.

-- Rob,Gaithersburg,MD,One mans trash is another mans woodshop treasure !!