Thread: 1st clock

BD, I reckon you should too!

Love the way you have used the grain to accentuate the shape, and the inlay dots are the icing on the cake, very nice clock indeed.

Very nice BD, only one thing that I can pick really is the diameter you have placed the dots at, I would go a little bigger so that the big hand's point is on the dots(what are they by the way), not the small hand, otherwise is all good

nice one. So does it hang on the wall? How about a pic of the back (the ugly bits)

Good one BD

thanks guys

the way you have used the grain to accentuate the shape...

thats exactly what i was going for....thanks Big Shed

I would go a little bigger so that the big hand's point is on the dots(what are they by the way), not the small hand

DJ....I agree.....I did play around with the dia. of the dial a bit....I settled on this size because to my eye it looked better in comparison to the outside curve. When I made it bigger (in CAD) the outside curve (which was dictated by the width of the slab and the shape I liked, to take advantage of the grain ) and the dial curve looked too concentric...something I was trying to avoid.

BTW the dots are just cut from the light coloured part of the sassy with a plug cutter

So does it hang on the wall? How about a pic of the back (the ugly bits)

Yep its a wall clock...couldnt use the hanger that the movement comes with...cause its off centre too much...so I attached some picture wire between two screw on type picture hook/ring things

I would ablige with a photo of the back matrix but SWMBO has just finished wrapping it and I dare not undo all her good work .

Honestly it is a little ugly on the back due to some runs in the finish that I couldnt sand out.

cheers
BD

Very nice BD Like the shape and the colours of the timber

Well done

Does your MIL play an instrument? It looks like a guitar plectrum.

It would have been fun trying to get the placement of the keyhole/hook right so it hangs level.

Nice job for your first.

Yonnee.

thanks Simo and Yonnee

Does your MIL play an instrument? It looks like a guitar plectrum.

Not that im aware of ...the plectrum thing never crossed my mind but your right it does kinda look like one......I actually thought it looked like and egg lying down

It would have been fun trying to get the placement of the keyhole/hook right so it hangs level.

thats why I used the picture wire


cheers
BD

Originally Posted by Brown Dog

thats why I used the picture wire

Sorry, just re-read the other post

Nothing to say Just

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Very nice BD, only one thing that I can pick really is the diameter you have placed the dots at, I would go a little bigger so that the big hand's point is on the dots(what are they by the way), not the small hand, otherwise is all good

Hmmmm. I suppose you're right. But looks fine as is, too. The small hand registers the hours, as represented by the dots. Nice work, BD.

Joe

I'm really taken with this clock. Very nice work, well done.

fantasitc mate, it would be a great clock for a guitar fan (even if it was unintetional! )