One gift clock finished!

Ahhh…  The first real product of the new shop is a small gift clock for a friend of ours who recently got married.  It’s simple, and definitely built by an amateur, but we hope it will bring them some happiness along the way. 

The base is a piece of 5/4 poplar finished to a 1-1/8″ thick.  There is a small knot on the underside, which resulted in some interesting wavy grain patterns on the show side.  I hand-wrote the names of the couple and their wedding date on the base, and then completed it with a 3/4″ round-over with beads. 

The heart is a piece of 4/4 walnut finished to 3/4″ thick.  I used a circle cutter in the drill press to cut the 2-3/8″ hole for the clock face, then finished the edges with a 1/2″ round-over with beads.

The face is glued to the base at an angle of approximately 12 degrees, with an angled cleat behind it to lend some additional support.  The whole project was finished with two applications of Watco danish oil, then a coat of paste wax buffed-out to a soft lustre (ooooh, doesn’t that sound spiffy). 

Now I have to get to work on my next clock project, for which I won’t post any real updates or pictures here until it is finished.  🙂 

jonathan