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Clock, cherry

Postby Andyp » 18 Sep 2016, 10:32

Hardly worthy of a thread as it is only a polished bit of wood with a hole in the middle. Only took a couple of hours from log to hanging it on the wall. Most defiantly cherry as I cut the tree down myself more than 10 years ago in my FIL's garden.

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I'll not show the back as it did not occur to me to make the hole for the movement on the lathe. :oops: Instead I chopped it out on the morticer.
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby DaveL » 18 Sep 2016, 12:14

You did well to dry that without it cracking. Polished with the buffing mops, looks like you have mastered them, nicely done.
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Andyp » 18 Sep 2016, 12:48

Dave, thanks. It was cut, sealed both ends and left as a log in FIL garage for about 6 years. When I finally got it here there was cracking at both ends. One end I cut off and have been cutting slices off it for the past 3 or 4 years. It started off at about 5 ft long now reduced down to about 3. Log diameter is between 7 and 8 inches

Yes it was buffed with the mops. Actually I am very impressed with how nice it looks considering it is end grain.
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Doug » 18 Sep 2016, 13:35

Might be simple Andy but it looks effective :eusa-clap:
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Andyp » 18 Sep 2016, 20:10

Thankyou Doug.
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Phil » 19 Sep 2016, 07:11

Andy, looks very good and different on the end grain.

Are you going to add some nice Walnut 'dots' for the numerals?
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Pinch » 19 Sep 2016, 09:01

Very nice indeed. 8-)
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Andyp » 19 Sep 2016, 09:24

Phil wrote:Andy, looks very good and different on the end grain.

Are you going to add some nice Walnut 'dots' for the numerals?


Phil, I did think of doing that but eldest daughter says she is old enough to tell the time without them. We will see if it improves here timekeeping.
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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Andyp » 19 Sep 2016, 09:25

Pinch wrote:Very nice indeed. 8-)


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Re: Clock, cherry

Postby Dalboy » 19 Sep 2016, 19:08

Sometimes simple is good Andy, any more and you would take away the beauty of the grain pattern
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