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Thought today would be busy with more holiday decorating, but my wife decided to take it easy and just read for the day. That meant I got about five hours to myself in the workshop. That allowed me to push ahead on the clock that I'm making for my sister as well as finish the above clock.
I live in Midland, MI… headquarters for Dow Chemical. Dow's founder, Herbert Henry Dow, had a son, Alden B. Dow. Alden studied under Frank Lloyd Wright. As an architect, Dow had a style that could be considered Mid-Century Modern. He designed over 40 very unique homes in Midland, MI. Here's his very own home studio that he designed:
This is all a long way of saying that my attempts at Mid Century Modern clocks, like the one above, are probably influenced by Dow's architecture, which I see almost every day in various homes around town.
For this clock, the bulk of the work focused on getting the frame right. I once again used pieces of this chair that my wife wanted to throw to the road and I decided to keep.
The burl is from a piece of maple I got from my sister's yard. I finished the burl/clock face in a gloss wipe-on poly. The frame is finished in satin wipe-on poly.
I hope you like it!
I live in Midland, MI… headquarters for Dow Chemical. Dow's founder, Herbert Henry Dow, had a son, Alden B. Dow. Alden studied under Frank Lloyd Wright. As an architect, Dow had a style that could be considered Mid-Century Modern. He designed over 40 very unique homes in Midland, MI. Here's his very own home studio that he designed:
This is all a long way of saying that my attempts at Mid Century Modern clocks, like the one above, are probably influenced by Dow's architecture, which I see almost every day in various homes around town.
For this clock, the bulk of the work focused on getting the frame right. I once again used pieces of this chair that my wife wanted to throw to the road and I decided to keep.
The burl is from a piece of maple I got from my sister's yard. I finished the burl/clock face in a gloss wipe-on poly. The frame is finished in satin wipe-on poly.
I hope you like it!