Thread: Pomeroy clock modified

It's a great looking clock. I'm interested in how you went about it etc. Looking forward to further reports.

I hand planed all the boards flat and square, I cut all the boards slightly oversize then did the scrolling. I left only the sides slightly oversized because I waanted to plane it to size which is a very difficult task and the grain direction switches on you and you get a tear out very easily. Anyway I cut the tenons by hand and I chisel out the through mortises and test it for fit. Basically the rest is repetative, it's all hand tool work other than the scroll saw I couldn't imagine myself ever scrolling with a fretsaw even though I did read of 16yr old doing it once back in 1916 I think it was. He scrolled a clock which contained over 100 pieces with a fretsaw, how long do you think it took him......... 6months!

Anyway thanks for yur interest and nice comments I think my next small project is to make some blade holders, then I need to make a dedicated sharpening station and tool cabinets and oh God the list goes on, never a dull moment.

That's incredible work, well done. How long did it take you to complete?

Thanks very much, I didn't go fulltime on this one as I have been flat out at work but normally it would take me about two weeks full time at 8 hours a day but if I spent 12-15 hrs a day I can do it in about a week.

The first thin I do before starting any project is open up AutoCAD, because you'll be surprised just how bad alot of the drawings purchased really are. 99% of the time I have to redraw them to dimension them correctly and to make symmetrical the parts that need to be. This method however tedious gives me the opportunity to give the drawing a correct crisp line scale so when it's printed a) you don't get an incorrect scale and b) the lines are nice and crisp.

After this is done I sometimes take the drawing into 3d Studio Max, now coming from a graphic design background I'm familiar with these complex software, most woodworkers would use sketchup and that's ok there's nothing wrong with it. However if your truly after photographic rendering then you really need to look at the more professional 3d packages out there, their not cheap but if your in the business then it's definitely worth it.

Once all that is done and complete I prepare my timber by hand planing it all and dimensioning it to whatever thickness it's supposed to be. I hand saw all the tenons and chisel out all the mostises prior to scrolling, this method isn't vital but it's the way I do it. Once everything fit snuggly I then scroll. Preparation is the key to success.

Amazing work!!

Wow that is awesome.

Marg