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This design proved pretty popular here and among friends, so I wanted to see if I could create it again. Other than playing with some stains and changing the wall hanger, I followed the original design pretty closely. The “speckled trout” pattern of the clock face is something I’m able to get out of a wild cherry gall if I cut into it correctly. The outside frame is from a board of ambrosia maple I got from Lowes. I went back to Lowes and snagged 8 more 8 foot pieces of the maple, so more of these clocks to come. I got the ambrosia maple at $10 a board, so a decent deal I think. I finished my first clock on November 2nd, so it feels fitting to finish this, my 20th clock, on January 2nd.
-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"
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recycle1943
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#1 posted 01-03-2022 01:27 AM
Another nice clock Van – I’m obviously shopping the wrong Lowes because the local store never seems to have nice lumber
-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them
Eric
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#2 posted 01-03-2022 01:31 AM
That is a beautiful clock Van, the burl looks great. And you are improving on the miters. Great job.
I really like these designs.
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#3 posted 01-03-2022 01:46 AM
Thanks, Dick… and, yeah, I feel I got pretty lucky with that Lowe’s wood!
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#4 posted 01-03-2022 01:48 AM
Thanks, Eric… I hope my miters get even better in a few weeks. I ordered an older Stanley miter box and saw off of eBay.
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#5 posted 01-03-2022 02:01 AM
Love it I like the way you wrapped the pattern in the miters.
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#6 posted 01-03-2022 02:15 AM
Thanks, Swirt! Getting those patterns to look like they flow into each other from board to board was a bit of work.
-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"
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#7 posted 01-03-2022 03:16 AM
thats what im talkin about van.you got a winner so run with it. your getting dialed in bud,but keep working making perfect miters.always strive for perfection if you want top dollar.man your so close.if you do a craft show and dont sell out ill be surprised. oh hell im just gonna steal your designs and let the chinese make em by the thousands and retire-lol. ill give you 1% percent royalty though.hey theirs no patent bud !!!!!
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#8 posted 01-03-2022 06:14 AM
Well, Pottz, the fact that my designs might be worthy of stealing is all the compliment I need. Got a better miter box arriving soon… gonna keep trying to perfect these clocks. If there are imperfections, I’m trying to put them at least at the back of the clock, but I know that’s half assing.
-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"
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#9 posted 01-03-2022 05:53 PM
Another signature piece…looks great…That Lowes wood was a fortunate find, really goes with your design…Cool man…
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#10 posted 01-03-2022 06:02 PM
Thanks, as always, Jack. I’m still working on my miters, but I don’t think they’ll get much better until I get a better box.
That Lowes would… it’s really beautiful. Not all of it runs from end to end with patterns. Some of the pieces that I didn’t purchase had like a foot of patterned wood, and then the rest was plain.
I think by the time I work through this wood I have, I’ll be tired of making this particular clock.
-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"
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#11 posted 01-03-2022 11:09 PM
Whup… there it is! Another nice one.
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VanDesignWoodworkin
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#12 posted 01-04-2022 02:11 AM
Thank you, sir!
-- "What do you mean, 'Give me some wild cherry gall?' What do you think, this stuff grows on trees or something?"
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