Fellow clock lovers, this is my final installment on the construction of the walnut clock. I have some minor details to attend to but it is in all intents complete. I want to make a border under the arch painting and put on a signature.
One really great idea I received from Barry Share was to [...]

Gentelmen, here is a small installment of my clock build. I have finished the shellacing with about 12 to 15 coats. The grain is not completely filled but it looks good despite it. I don’t think I’m going to coat it any more as the finish dosen’t seem to be improving.
Here’s the hood with the unfinished [...]

I thought I would leave a progress report since we are working hard to finish the clock.
First, I would like to show where the wife is with the clock face. We decided that we would use a simpler format on the face and use a bird, flowers and berries. It makes it colorful. She used oil [...]

This is just a follow-up on the construction. My wife and I have been working on the face. I have done the time track and she does the painting.
This is my first time at drawing a time track and I must say that I really enjoyed it despite it being rather tedious. It’s not perfect [...]

Hello,
I am posting some additional photos and information of my grandfather clock construction. It has been an interesting process since I have wandered/stumbled into new territory. I hadn’t done thin veneers before so I approached it carefully, especially since the burl walnut costs so much.
I researched many methods of attaching veneers but decided on the iron-on [...]