Thread: Mantle Clock

I picked up a couple of large logs from trees that had been cut down on a construction site and thought I might try my hand at making a Mantle clock combined with a bit of pyrography for decoration.
The logs were about 3 feet long and about 2 feet in diameter. I then used a chainsaw to cut them down into smaller sections that could be milled into boards at a later date after partial drying.
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As I had purchased a pyrography pen at last years Timber & Woodworking Show I thought it might be a good idea to make the dial for the clock as a pyrography picture.
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The next step was to cut some boards down to size on the Triton saw table
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before milling them down to final thickness on a GMC Thicknesser.
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Cut two side panels and decided to carve a type of rope edge along the front outer edges
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Finished rope edges, cut dado's on inside faces to tkae face & drawer stops
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Assembled & glued H frame together, then added drawer stops
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Cut top & bottom plates to size
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Cut a cove into inner top & bottom plates, then assembled, screwed & glued to H frame. Also applied numbers to dial.
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Cut and assembled frame for glass and small drawer for lower opening before gluing outer top & bottom plates into place
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Installed glass into frame then glued into place. Ready for pyrography gum leafs on both side faces then finishing
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Burnt a gum leaf & nut design to outer face of both sides
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Completed and ready for a clear finish
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Clear varnish coats complete. Just waiting to insert a clock movement to complete
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