Burl Clock
Clocks are a remarkably easy project, and make great gifts. Total cost – about $A40, including the burl slice, and the clock mechanism (from Jonathon Knowles Clocks) This one I didn’t give away, and is...
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After having a couple of inquiries, thought I’d post a brief description of the Burl Clock, seen in the Gallery. The burl (and clock mechanism) were purchased at the Working with Wood show. Total cost:...
View ArticleA More Fitting Clock
Saw this in Carbatec, and just had to have it on the shed wall! Thought it’d look good in the background if it happens to be in view in a video. Good ‘timing’ too, upgrading the clock during the shed...
View ArticleToy Clock Design
I’ve just been playing around in AutoCAD designing a toy clock for the Holmesglen Toymaking course that I am running end of November. Here’s a quick look at progress so far: Toy Clock The idea is that...
View ArticleSSYTC007 Preparing a Burl
Taking a slice of burl, and getting the surface flat has traditionally meant I have broken out the belt sander which (unless it is a particular shade of green) is NOT a precision machine. Some will...
View ArticleA Burl Clock for the Shed
To start the process, I’ve been preparing the burl slab itself, and the first part of that was the recent YouTube Chronicles video, running the burl through the drum sander. Next, I took the random...
View ArticleCompletion of Clock Project
Things were able to progress faster than I was expecting – the Liquid Glass finish from www.photogloss.com.au was ready for the next stage by the following day (guess I got my mixture pretty right) The...
View ArticleIt’s Time
At the Melbourne Working with Wood Show I had taken a slice of burl, and used the Torque Workcentre to start surfacing it as a demo of the TWC, and the idea quickly progressed as the timber talked,...
View ArticleEpisode 81 It’s Time
Episode 81 It’s TimeFiled under: Finishing, Podcast, Techniques Tagged: Clock, Glass
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