Clock 2015

[devonwoody]

I have started work on a clock for a granddaughter, her wedding present.

This is my first big project of the year, (three tissue boxes and some picture frames have all I have been able to manage owing to my ankle injury earlier this year)

So carcass was constructed through the week in sapelle and London plane, (lacewood) the LP has given me a lot of trouble owing to grain being hard and soft in places. (fortunately have not found any shrapnel !).

Progress so far.

 

[Jamesc]

Looking Good DW, and pleased to see you back

 

[Paul200]

Intriguing. I'm looking forward to the progress on this one.

Just noticed the boxes scrolling round on your avatar DW - they look very nice and presumably are yours? I'm new(ish) to the forum so still getting used to what people get up to. Boxes have become my thing too (or at least were until we moved and I now have to build another workshop!) - are there any better pictures on here I could look at please?

Cheers

Paul

 

[devonwoody]

thanks for looking..
I have been a member here for some years now so if you go to the search button above perhaps type devonwoody projects ,I think you should find many of WIPs try harlequin, that was my favourite.

 

[devonwoody]

Some slow progress on clock.

Made up an offcut of hardboard for my sliding table on saw because the old cutting line was no longer accurate, so photo shows new hardboard in place and area with the cross showing board yet uncut awaiting new saw line.

I had to secure base piece with clamp, my hands would not hold the timber tight enough for cut and the first base was ruined because of slight movement.

The second base piece was a good fit and carcass is in its dry position ok. the base shown with cross is now waste.

 

[Paul200]

Thanks for the pointer Devonwoody. I found Harlequin - impressive work! I'll have to go through these earlier projects when I've got more time - some very interesting jobs there. Can't wait to get back to making boxes now.

Thanks

Paul

 

[devonwoody]

I have run into a problem, I need a rebate at the back of carcass to hold a back board in place when the clock is finished.
The reason I am stuck is that the carcass has been glued to the base and I spent yesterday looking at my stock of router bits but nothing seemed suitable. (also I do not want to do the cut with a hand held router these days) Searched through my woodwork books but nothing looked suitable (and the weather was more suitable for reading indoors than working in the workshop).

See the last photograph at above post.

Any ideas?

 

[marcros]

could you use a chisel, or a lock chisel?

 

[devonwoody]

could you use a chisel, or a lock chisel?

That would be 21 inches of chopping, and I know there would be a chop to far somewhere along the line.

I have got a rebate bit but the bearing is around 12mm and no where near large enough, so it looks like the backboard will have to lay inside the carcass against a ledge.

 

[marcros]

What about framers points (that picture framers use)?

A stop behind may be the easiest solution now that it is glued up- whether that is a point, a pin, or a piece of thin timber.

 

[devonwoody]

That's the way I am feeling, a thin back support inside.

 

[devonwoody]

After another cup of tea an idea arrived, why not a rear door?

 

[Jamesc]

Good idea on the door. If you still wanted to go the rebate route you should be able to get different sized bearings for your cutter. Trend list them of try phoning Axminster

James

 

[marcros]

might be a neater solution- if you put a panel, you still need to hold it in place somehow.

 

[devonwoody]

I have not been to Yandles for around 7 years but I always made for that sale bag of oak/beech offcuts (I think they were used for name boards) @ 25p each.

So I found my box of pieces and selected the nearest and cleanest size piece. It has quite a serious bow but then laying in my workshop for that time anything could happen.

So got out the planer/thicknesser, (blade now in its third year at least) and planed a float face and then thicknessed to just under 7mm. The original thickness was 17mm as seen in the photo below.

To be fitted here at a later date

Was a noisy job so resting this afternoon again.

 

[devonwoody]

More progress, the front window frame for clock which will be a false door, (it is an electric clock so the hands for changing time should not be moved the old fashioned way using fingers to push the clock hands forward)

The frame has a roll over internal edge and inside rebated for glass. the mitres were ground by hand on the sander to fit and went well.

and then mitred corners only were glued in carcass frame. ( the frame will be screwed to carcass internally in case glass ever needs replacing.

View so far.

Clock face and mechanism to follow.

 

[No skills]

Good,

 

[devonwoody]

Another session.

The clock mechanism together with its distressed face appearance was glued to a timber face plate using titebond and superglue.

Front view.

off to get a piece of glass today and should be near completion

 

[devonwoody]

More progress,

The local glass supplier had a new cutter and it took three attempts to fit glass to the dummy door.

So here is a dry run, the false door and clock into position, ready to put some internal finish to the timber and then glue internal mechanisms.

displayed for viewing.

 

[devonwoody]

The clock now finished used sanding sealer and wax polish.