Mantle Clocks for Christmas

Here are some clocks I made for Christmas. The plans are from an old Woodsmith magazine article. I made 2 clocks from Oak and 2 from Mahagoney. I downloaded the clock faces from the internet and used Libre Office (Free) to size and print the faces.

I used several tools to make:

Table Saw (Powermatic 66)
Scroll Saw (Hegner)
Router Table (Incra Positioner and PC 890 Router)
Sanders

I hand finished the clocks with Minwax Wiping Poly Satin.

The original plan had hinges on the front door but I atttached them permanently. I cut a hole in the back panel to allow setting of the clock and replacement of the battery.

I have made a lot of clocks over the years. Some are sitting in peoples living rooms not running because I did not put a hole in the back panel. I used screws to secure the back panel and people are too lazy to take the back off.

All of the wood is recycled. I got the wood on craigslist.org. The wood originally came from a closed factory that made church furniture. Many of the boards were 4/4 but were blued up to be legs or something. I have about 30 blanks glued up to be the pew ends. Someday I will make some benches.