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9th November 2013, 09:42 AM #1New Member
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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.
Pyrography Clock Face.jpg
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.
Thicknessing Boards 1.jpgThicknessing Boards 2.jpg
Cut two side panels and decided to carve a type of rope edge along the front outer edges
Side Panels.jpgRope Edge Marked Out.jpgStarting Rope Edge.jpgCarving the Rope Edge.jpg
Finished rope edges, cut dado's on inside faces to tkae face & drawer stops
Glueing Face Stops.jpg
Assembled & glued H frame together, then added drawer stops
Sides with Clock Face.jpgGlueing Drawer Stops.jpg
Cut top & bottom plates to size
Adding Top & Base.jpg
Cut a cove into inner top & bottom plates, then assembled, screwed & glued to H frame. Also applied numbers to dial.
Frame complete 2.jpgFrame complete 3.jpgFrame complete 1.jpgFinished Top & Base.jpgTop & Base Ready to Glue.jpgCove Cuts.jpg
Cut and assembled frame for glass and small drawer for lower opening before gluing outer top & bottom plates into place
Attaching Base Plate.jpgClock Face.jpgDrawer.jpg
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
Attachment 292867Attachment 292866Attachment 292868Last edited by timbercut; 9th November 2013 at 08:00 PM. Reason: Further progress
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