Grandfather Clock 12 Nov 2014
When I lived in Los Angeles, some 24 years ago, I bought a Kieninger tall clock movement with the intent to build a grandfather clock. A couple of years ago, I finally got around to building it. I bought a set of plans from Klockit, but when I really looked them over, I decided to build a more challenging case. Most plans call for a single door in front, and are spare in design detail; that bothered me. I purchased a set of beveled glass pieces for the plans I had, so I needed to implement them in my design. This is the result:
I split the case in two at the doors. The upper side doors have raised panels and a subtle edge trim around the doors. Because I had the beveled glass for the sides, I had to add a raised panel on the sides near the bottom. For the base, I cut a set of high speed steel cutters for my shaper and created the bracket feet. To make the turnings, I glued up blanks with a piece of paper between them - when finished, I separated the pieces with a chisel. The paper just pulls apart and you get two perfect half pieces.
Most of the time I am too lazy to wind the thing...
Most of the time I am too lazy to wind the thing...