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Decided to delve into something different and starting making floor lamps.
Timber is Tasmanian Huon Pine with natural edge and Blackwood front pole to house the LED strip light.
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Could you send me some pics please.


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I’m looking at buying a combination jointer/planer
Leda PT-107 10″

Sherwood
10in Lift-Up

Carbatec 10" Combination Planer Thicknesser with Helical

Not many choices here in Tassie.

I’ve delved into making quartz clocks.
This one is Tasmanian Black Heart Sassafras with Blackwood surround.
Veneer and solid.
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Howdy Shawn,
I use solid timber in the clock case and on the back.
(The chime block mounts onto the clock back.)
The first case I made ,i used plywood for the back.
It was not until I made a...

A cute little clock..:2tsup:

A 451-053 movement is a chain driven ,Westminster Chime.
Pendulum length is usually 94cm.
It is a narrow movement for Grandmother (Narrow case) clocks
Its a very nice clock work .

Cheers:2tsup:

Hello there,
yes sure, I can help you with a clock for you..
take a look at me webpage
Welcome to My Site
CHeers Chris

What an awesome clock...
I love it..
Cheers :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

Well Here it is..
The finished Clock..
Bird's Eye Huon Pine.
Westminster key wound 'Hermle' movement.
Swan neck Crown , miter door.. :o :o :o

:D Great Clock :2tsup:

Yes there will be a finial on the top and also one on the bottom...
I an turning them still.
The finish will be a furniture grade Lacquer by Wattyl..
Cheers

Here is the case up to the polishing stage.
I am very happy with the over look..

Here I am making a Birdseye Huon Pine Wall Clock with a Swan neck Crown..
A German,Hermle Keywound,Westminster Movement will be installed..

Great little guys... :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

what a beaut little clock.. Well done:2tsup:

Yes Swifty,the moulding on the bookcase is the same as I use on some of my clocks..
I imagined that if someone bought a piece of furniture with this moulding, they might like a clock to match.....

Hey Fred ( Big Shed)
If you call during work hours,you could get a factory tour also.. Cheers

Here is my latest Grandfather Clock.. I finally have a new showroom to display the clocks in, so I am rather excited..
This clock features Fiddleback Blackwood.
Hermle movement and Break Arch...

Howdy Swifty,very nice work.I know you have spent lots of effort into this beauty..Cheers:2tsup:

It is almost impossible not to get a bit of router burn while moulding...The only suggestion I have, is to make sure your router cutters are kept sharp,especially if you are using Blackwood.If your...

Howdy folk,I have updated my web page.Take a look.Cheers Chris..
http://web.me.com/chris8011 (copy address as written)

Verrry nice.:2tsup: I made my first Logcase clock while I was working in Emerlad,Qld. So look out to what you can do.Cheers Chris:D

Great to get feedback on my clocks.Thank you.
No I am not left handed but I felt is right to open the door left handed and wind the clock with your right hand???Most pictures I looked at when making...

Howdy to you the viewer.
Thanks for stopping by and maybe you might like to view my gallery go to http//gallery.me.com/chris8011.Cheers Chris

Howdy to you all.
I am Christopher,living in Launceston, beautiful Northern Tasmania.
I am a professional furniture tradesman.
Been in the trade since 1986.
I make Longcase (Grandfather) Clocks...

Very nice indeed.Cheers

Nice work with your clock.:2tsup:
You should be able to adjust the pendulm speed (swing)by turning the knob at the bottom of the pendulm disk.Anticlockwise to make slower or clockwise to make the...

Thanks for the link.Was able to find all the info.:2tsup:

Can anyone let me know any info of the wood working show to be held in Hobart,Tasmania?I have read on another website that it is to be this weekend 15-16th March but could not find more info to...

Howdy Y'all,I can never really tell you exactly how long it took to make this clock as I made it out of work hours and from the time I got the 'Go ahead' until I delivered the clock was about 5...

Thank you all.Yes I put a lot of myself into making the clocks.
We went for the keywound cable movement, as my customer wanted the etched weight and pendulum.Chains would have taken away some of...

Here is my latest clock.
Made from solid 'Fiddleback' Tasmanian Blackwood.
This clock stands 2.35mtrs tall x .65 mtr wide x .5mtr deep.
Hermle 8jewel,8day, triple chime ,cable movement.
The dial...

Thank you all.Yes I am very pleased with the look of these wall clocks.
I drew up the plan for these clocks.I imported the complete movement from the US from www.ronellclockcompany.bnetsoftware.com...

Well look what happens when one has not logged in here for a while.
A whole new link for those of us who make clocks.
Excellent.Thank you.

The clock pictured is my latest work.
I still make...

Howdy again,Tasmanian Blackwood bend well,you will need to put it into water for a day.Tas Myrtle also bend well.If you want to keep the red,burgandy theme of your cabinet.(Myrtle is a dark pink...

Hi there,Jarrah does not like to be steam bent.We have tried to do that where I work,to no avail...We now bandsaw the shape and sand it finished.Cheers:C

Here are another few pics.The room is 2300 x 2100mm.There was a wall at right angles to the vanity, between it and the towel rail,to house the sliding door.That wall was ripped out,mirror slider's...

Howdy to you all here,I have just finished the bathroom renovation.Will add some more pics to show you the old look.Cheers

Thanks for the suggestion.I shall give it a go.
Here goes the start of another project.:rolleyes:

Yes dowels are used lots more than biscuits,although that ultimately depends on the project.We use predominately more dowels than bickies and still use mortice and tennon joints more,especially on...

Howdy to you all,I have a piece of furniture that has about 4 coats of Linseed oil on.The oil has not hardened,after at least 2 years since applied,and I can see finger prints in the surface.I am...

Hi there,As a woodmachinist, in a furniture factory,here in Beautiful Tasmania,I understan fully the amount of timber and time that goes into making the humble chair.Great work. :2tsup: Chris

Hi there,what sort of things do you intend to make?Mostly my craft ideas come from thoughts so I don't put them down onto paper.Cheers

Hi there Josh,looks like you are into serious timber hunting??I am in Tasmania,the island state of Australia.We have some brilliant timber's here.Craft people love to come here searching.I work in...

Hi there fellows,just wondering how you got on with your clock parts?Have you finished them.Love to see pictures.Chris

Gents,

For some time (about a month) I have been trying to build a grandfather clock from scratch using a Canadian plan in imperial measurements. I have found about a dozen major mistakes in the...

Howdy there,I,m in Tassie and we make an inlay 10mm wide x 2mm thick.What would you be after?I could probably make what you are after.Send me a picture or measurements.:; Chris

Howdy Paul,I wonder if you have the legs.I can make them for you.I have the machinery at my work to do this.Legs from 150mm(6inch)I can make them from any timber eg Hardwood,pine,blackwood.:2tsup:...

Hi there,I would deffinately use the tennon joint,it is much stronger than a biscuit joint.Put a 5or6mm dowel through the joint (pinned)to add more strength if you want to.A corner block...