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I saw a version of this in an arts & crafts store in Washington DC and it’s based on the popular balancing wine bottle holders. The challenge was to figure out the dimensions so it would balance properly. You’ll notice in one of the pictures that the horizontal bar extends through the two pieces – I made it extra long to determine where to position the clock piece and the support piece. I then glued the pieces together and sanded them flush. Wood is hard maple with purple heart accents; finish is natural Danish Oil. The clock is battery operated, purchased from Woodcraft.
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doncutlip
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#1 posted 364 days ago
Super cool, I like it
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eddie
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#2 posted 364 days ago
thats very cleaver .i love it.the purple heart and maple look great.
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a1Jim
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#3 posted 364 days ago
Unique clock and a cool idea.
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Jim Jakosh
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#4 posted 364 days ago
Sweet and unique clock!!
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kenn
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#5 posted 364 days ago
Yeah, this is a clever update on the popular balancer idea. Thanks for sharing it.
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eddy
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#6 posted 363 days ago
cool looking clock.
what is the deg. of the cut for the base looks like 15 deg. ?
thank you for sharing
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don1960
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#7 posted 363 days ago
Nice!
I’ve made a few of the wine balancer’s, but this is a very cool departure from the norm. Love Purpleheart. Love it.
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Arlin Eastman
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#8 posted 363 days ago
Wonderful job, good contrast of wood also.
Arlin
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#9 posted 363 days ago
that.is.awesome!
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#10 posted 362 days ago
Very nice. I like the version as it was before glue up, too. I also did a version of a balancing clock and think I will attempt one similar to yours as well. Thanks for sharing!
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#11 posted 361 days ago
Thats a great idea, I love it…
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fawig
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#12 posted 356 days ago
Thanks for all the nice comments! The angle I used was 55 degrees, but there was nothing special about it except for appearance. By cutting the horizontal bar long then tweaking the overall length, just about any angle will work.
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eddy
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#13 posted 356 days ago
good info thanks for sharing
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