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This is a clock I made for a 50th birthday present. The piece of maple comes from the outside of a big tree I took down for a friend. These trees are alive and dead at the same time ! By that I mean that they can have parts that are well along in the decaying process while other parts of the tree are still sound. The wood is therefore very variable in color and hardness. That, combined with the fragmented nature of the piece, requires some care during turning.
This clock is bigger than it probably looks. It’s about 17” in diameter. The minute hand is 4” long for reference. The inner hour markings are walnut while the outer, bigger ones are yellow cedar. It has a tung oil finish.
Not the best pix but putting it on LJs was an afterthought.
-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""
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SASmith
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#1 posted 268 days ago
That is a gorgeous piece of wood. I bet it was a pain to turn.
-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois
MonteCristo
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#2 posted 268 days ago
Hi Scott: Yup, spalted maple is a pain, especially if the spalting has gone a bit too far, which I think it had in this case. The endgrain spots basically turn into sponges.
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atchison32
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#3 posted 268 days ago
Well done!
DarrylJN
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#4 posted 268 days ago
I like it, it looks great. I do wish the hands would stand out a bit more, maybe if they were a little bigger and/or brighter.
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
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#5 posted 268 days ago
Hi Darryl:
Yea, the hands are a problem because spalted maple is not a single color. The bit of yellow paint on the ends actually works better than these photos show but I am still looking for a better solution.
-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""
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#6 posted 268 days ago
What a natural warm look to this clock .
Love the inset look of the number pegs .
Very attractive .
-- Kiefer 松
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