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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:34am PT
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So, long time, no forum.
I've been busy in the shop, with one of my latest projects being a schoolhouse style regulator clock which was a wedding gift for my wife's niece. We love giving clocks for wedding gifts, as it reminds the newlyweds of all the good times they will share together.
It had been a while since I made a regulator, and since I had no plans, the first step was to purchase an 8 day hand wound movement, dial face, and hands.
From this I could draw up the plans full scale.
I began by cutting the dovetails for the basic box that defined the carcase of the clock.
I rip the tails first with the modified gentleman's saw.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:34am PT
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Crosscuts with the dozuki.
Chop out the waste.
After scribing and cutting the pins.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:35am PT
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Lather it up with glue.
Fits so nice...
Clamp it!
While that dries I cut and assemble two octogons for the dial. 22.5 degrees...
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:35am PT
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Starting to look clockish.
Route out the recess for the dial face.
Sanding party for one.
Screwing around.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:35am PT
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Time to mortise the door parts.
I mortise both the style and rail, and use loose tenons; not 100% authentic, but plenty strong and time efficient. Here I round the edges of the tendons by eye.
Cut them to length.
Next I make the molding for the bottom of the clock. The 2" stock is cove cut by running it diagonally across the table saw blade, which is raised incrementally.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:36am PT
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The bead detail is ripped to size then rounded with a scratch stock.
The molding comes together when the bead is glued into the slot, which was ripped into the 2" material prior to coving it on the table saw.
Scribing the hardware for the door.
Remove the waste by hand.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:36am PT
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Can't forget to label it...
All the glass is cut by hand.
A water based aniline dye brings out the figure in the curly cherry and the color will look great in our niece's home.
It's nice out, I think I will spray outside.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2010 - 09:36am PT
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Put on the back.
Improvise some hand made hardware for the dial face enclosure.
Close up of the dial face and half the hand made catch.
Finished, and almost time for lunch!
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Nov 30, 2010 - 09:37am PT
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Wow, Edge! Your TR isn't even done yet (I'm assuming), and I'm already blown away. Nice work!
So THEN what happened??
Edit: Hmmm...so your TR was finished, but the photos hadn't loaded up yet. Never mind.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Nov 30, 2010 - 09:39am PT
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Dude, you are freekin' amazing!
That is one beautiful sweet piece of work!!
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howlostami
Trad climber
Southern Tier, NY
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Nov 30, 2010 - 09:50am PT
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That is an awesome gift, well done!
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imnotclever
Sport climber
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Cool Edge! And the first pic reminds me I've got to measure the kids again soon.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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"Fixin a hole in the Ocean,
Tryin to make dovetail joint,
Lookin through a Glass Onion"
Oh Yeah!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Dang, Edge, next time I'm out in NH, visiting my Mom, I'm going to look you up! I'd really like to see your shop and watch you work.
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andy@climbingmoab
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Where do you buy the movement for the clock?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Noice! I guess I can drop my subscription to Fine Woodworking now that I've
regular primers available here. You're so good I think I believe you were
done in time for lunch! :-)
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Brian More
climber
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Beautiful work! Interesting to see all the steps, nice post!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nice pics and really nice work! There is something about working with your hands and some tools and creating such beautiful and useful stuff. Kinda blurs the distinction between creation and recreation.
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dogtown
Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Beautiful!! Great craftsmanship. Thanks for the post. DT.
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murcy
climber
sanfrancisco
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Wow.
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