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What a beautiful clock. It must have taken you ages to make.
I could see the photo okay in both threads, but perhaps others can't. Anyway, I took it upon myself to merge both threads into one so that members don't have to express their admiration twice .
And I'm certain that a lot of admiration will be expressed for this project.
Gill
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That is one beautiful clock. A brilliant job! We brought 3 with us from England and mine is still running quite well after 200 years. Hopefully yours will keep on running long after.
-Bill
-Bill
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fantastic, workmon ship. is that walnut? it is a masterpiece for sure. nice finish too. someday, I will try one like that. but the scrolled clocks are a bit easyer for me now. a Clock like that, takes alot more carpenter skills than i have right now. just, breath taking. what talent we have here in are little family. Evie
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Thanks all for you kind comments ... I am a little bit pleased with it myself!!
Gill, Thanks for sorting out my posting error.
Ozarkhillbilly, I put in about 300 hours on the whole project.
Owler, Yes I did turn the spindles. The top moulding took me a day to make and fit. I cut the shape required on a 6" X 1" finished piece of oak and then on the router table with a 2" dia door panel router bit cut out most of the detail but had to finish with a 11/4" bull nose bit and sandpaper to get the final detail on the lower section of the moulding.
Evie, the wood is European oak which I managed to find in New Zealand. The clock has an international flavour with the movement from Germany, the hinges and door handles from Australia and the door locks from America.
Marcel, The finishing and staining were the items that most worried me in the project. On the Friday night before I stained it I lay awake worried about the potential mess I might make of it. However in the end it came out well. I sanded all of the woodwork to 400 grit, applied a coat of pigmented stain which is then wiped off before it is dry. The next coat was a tung oil product to richen the underlying oaken colour, followed by a coat of orange shellac on top of which I applied a very dark wax with wire wool. I did not want a lacquered finish with its plastic look but rather was aimimg for something more natural that left the texture of the wood in its natural form. I guess the thing that most please me is that the clock does not look new and appears to have some age on it because of its texture and finish.
Yes I know ebony is expensive. but it is what I use for all of my animal eyes. If round I turn them on my lathe, sand and polish them. I like it because with a high gloss they pick up the light in the room and appear to follow you. I have also use black walnut and Wenge. Sand and polish . I also have...
There are companies out there that sell all types of animal eyes.I have used them in the past and they really make a big difference in the
finished item.Try and google them,sure you can find something.
Will...
Ebony is a black wood though it is hard to find and very expensive. For round eyes l have taken pieces of dowel and rounded them on a sanding wheel. When I get the shape that I want I stain them with ebony stain.
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