Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-11, страница 8

SUPPLIES

Wood: wood of choice—one piece 112 x 3-!/4" x 16-3/4" (for. lower base), one piece 1/2" x 2-1/2" x 16'' (for upper base*), one piece 3/4" x 5-1/2" x 14-1 /4" (for the clock body).

Tools: scroll saw: drill press with very small drill press (for starter holes) and 2-3/8" Forstner bit (for clock movement): table saw or similar; planer (for proper wood thickness);.belt and hand-held sander; various clamps Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits Small file

Xacfo® knife and/or needle pick Wood glue Oil finish

2-3/4"-Dia. clock insert

*We used contrasting wood for the upper base.

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1. Copy the patterns, saving the originals for later use.

Step 2. Select wood to use.

Step 3. Plane wood to proper thickness.

Step 4. Cut wood to size of patterns. All straight-edged

pieces should be cut to size on a table saw or equivalent

for accurate dimensions and straight edges. Cut scroll saw

edges oversize.

Step 5. Attach the pattern to the wood with a spray adhesive. It takes practice to know the right amount: too much and the pattern is hard to remove; not enough and the pattern may come loose during sawing. Step 6. With a small drill bit, drill a hole in the waste area of each cutout.

Step 7. Feed scroll saw blade through the small holes and cut along the lines. Feed the blade through the next hole and so on, making all of the interior cuts first. For exterior cuts, you can cut in from the edge or drill a small hole just outside the exterior line.

Step 8. Remove patterns from wood by peeling it off. If a pattern is attached too firmly, you can use a hair blow-dryer. Be very careful because some cuts are very fragile. Step 9. Sand workpieces with belt or hand-held sander.

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Step 10. Remove any burrs and clean up any cuts with an Xacfo® knife or a needle pick.

Step 11. As an option, cut the clock body (A) as one piece or as two thinner pieces whose combined thickness equals 3/4". For example, you might consider cutting the clock body at 1/2" thickness and then cutting a solid 1/4" backer board to go behind it (see Fig. 1). Sand the contour flush all around.

Step 12. Drill a 2-3/8"-Dia. hole through the clock body at the clock location.

Step 13. Glue the upper base (B) to the lower base (C). Then glue the clock body/body assembly to the base assembly (see Fig. 2). All of these parts need to be centered.

Step 14. Allow glue to dry for one hour.

Step 15. Apply oil finish per manufacturer's instructions.

Step 16. Install the clock insert.

Step 17. Sit back and enjoy your new clock!

For questions concerning this project, send an SASE to: Witckens Woodworking, P.O. Box 520496, Independence, MO 64052. Email: wilkswood@aol.com

Optional backer

Clock

Body/Body