This was my New Years Day project. It is the clock from the last Issue of SSW. It is made from cherry and finished with a water based varnish. I was wary of using this type of finish, but I am very pleased with the way it turned out.
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That's a lovely project, Bill. It's nice to know someone was doing constructive on New Year's Day while most of the world was recovering from New Year's Eve.
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Very nice piece. How'd you find the time to cut it (pun intended).Mike
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To Unixpro; it is about 16 inches tall.
Jeff; I did resaw and plane the wood to thickness and do the fret work on the waist piece before Christmas, but I did the rest of it on New Years day and then sprayed the finish on it the next day.
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