Arts and Crafts Clock

Welcome to Ljs
this is an amazing clock great job

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

Very well done and I like the face as well : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Do you make your own clock faces?

-- I did measure it twice, it's still too short.

Thanks Jim!

Thanks Dusty!

luvswood, No I got the clock and face from Schlabaugh & Sons. www.schsons.com

Welcome to LJ’s, beautiful clock, and the finish came out really nice.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Love it! Does this clock chime?

Thanks Martyroc!

Thanks drfunk! No it doesn’t chime, but you could easily order a clock movement that does. I’m pretty sure the chiming movement would have fit ok.

Great looking clock. The dyed quarter sawn oak looks great. I am making a quarter sawn oak chair and would love to have a similar colour. What type of dye did you use?

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Thanks Woodbridge. I used Transtint Dark Mission Brown dye. The 2oz bottle yields about 2 quarts of dye diluted in either alcohol or water. I used alcohol.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2001718/2463/Dark-Mission-Brown--TransTint-Dyes.aspx

Very nice clock, Clayton!

A question for you: I usually use an equal-part mix of oil-based poly, BLO, and mineral spirits. How do you like the tung oil instead of BLO?

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

-- Dean

Thanks Dean! There is not much difference (in my experience). I used it in this case because I was out of BLO and had 1/2 a quart left of tung oil that was just going to go bad if I didn’t use it. The tung oil seems to cure out a little darker then BLO other then that, they are about the same (except pure tung oil is more expensive :-) ).

Really nice looking clock sir.