Today I sanded the 2nd large cove moulding and got it glued to the case. Needed to make sure it was quite level as the sill will sit upon it. Then, I added the lower bead moulding by glueing it to the case. Next-up, is to make and add the upper bead moulding. Hopefully, I can get to that tomorrow.
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Last night, I decided to add a step. The sill is supported by, and rides along, the top large cove moulding. Because of how I crafted the 1" piece of walnut to make the moulding, I am left with a section of the moulding top that is recessed [see pics below]. To remedy that, and give me a smooth even moulding top, I fashioned several wedge-pieces to fill-in the recesses. That took quite a bit of time today. Then, I glued-down the lower large cove moulding and cut the bead moulding pieces. I want to add those when the clock is on its back. So I'll do that tomorrow I hope, along with the 2nd cove moulding. Click on photos to enlarge.
Today I finished glueing the 2nd large cove moulding, removed the clock movement, took off the door, brought the case back to the workshop and sanded the clock case. I also finished the sill that I had added an extension piece to. Then, my wife and I took a trip to an antique store to see if we could find some wavy glass. There was plenty of it at reasonable prices in frames. Also checked with our local glass company who said they could cut and install the glass. They said that they might even have some wavy glass left over from restorations. I'm still a ways from walking in with a dial arch-door frame, but wanted to scout that out. Tomorrow, I will add more glue to the 2nd cove moulding. From there, I want to install all of the moulding pieces and finish the design on the hood. click on photos to enlarge.
While the hood design is slowly coming together, I decided to go ahead and wrap-up the moulding before proceeding further with the hood. Since the hood sits on the moulding, I thought it would be best to get the moulding positioned. Today, I added a ledge-piece to the sill, and cut and glued-up part of the 2nd large cove moulding. I'll glue-up the other side to the moulding tomorrow. I also sanded the 1st large cove moulding. Once the moldings are complete, I will remove the clock movement and bring the case back out to the workshop. Once there, I will sand all and glue the 2 large cove mouldings to the case along with the 2 bead moldings and the base moulding. Then, I will begin work on the hood sides. click on photos to enlarge. Enjoy!
Well, while I was visiting with my grandchildren who were here for the weekend, my son-in-law put the workshop to good use by preparing the pieces for a number of bird houses he is making out of cedar wood. He even bagged some of the cedar chips for use in repelling bugs around one's house. They have all gone home so my dog and I are preparing the house for my wife's return tomorrow from a 2-week vacation. I'm thinking I should be back to the clock case on Wednesday. To enlarge, click on photo of bird houses awaiting assembly!
I worked on the sill again today. Sanded it down and routered the cove & bead edge on the underside. It came out well! Then, as with all the case build tasks that are new to me, I tested my ability to make the dadoed joint that will join the sides to the sill. That worked out well also. See last photo below. I still have not decided on the top design. But I have decided that I must heed the positioning of the clock face and work from that. For example, I realized today that simply moving the face forward for whatever reason, is not an option as the weights are already touching the waist front. I am getting closer to figuring how each piece must fit and am still dogged as to whether the sill is too narrow. But I'm still having fun! Speaking of fun, my grandkids arrive tonight so my next clock-work must wait. Click on photos to enlarge. Enjoy!
Today I trued-up, ripped, mitered, biscuited and glued-up the 3 pieces of walnut stock that make-up the sill - which all the hood is built on. I'm already wishing that I made the sill wider than the 2". Oh well. Depending upon how construction develops, I may need to start the sill over. Tomorrow, I will router a cove & bead edge to the bottom of the sill and test-fit it on the clock case. I will still need to make dados for the two sides to join into, as well as a dado for the clock case mask. Click on photos to enlarge.
A while back I read that building the hood [aka bonnet] is the most complicated part of the case. I'm beginning to think the author of the article was correct. Up to this point, I've found the case build to be remarkably easy . . . and fun! But I'm still trying to decide on a design, and find the decision and measurements to be challenging. I worked on the hood for several hours today, and all I have to show for it is some stack of photos and drawings that I offer-up below. The good news is that I cannot wreck what I have already built. As I've said before, the clock has three sections and once one is done, it's done! So if I mess-up the hood, I can build another. But I'm trying to get it right in the first attempt. While I don't have to have a detailed diagram of the hood assembly, I DO need to know enough to get past the sill-piece that the entire hood is built upon. What I do know, and want, about the hood is as follows:
For the next month-and-a-half I have my grandchildren visiting me on weekends so I need to mostly stand-down on clock-making on the weekends. I will say, though, that my grandson was a big help this past weekend in helping me plane-down the 2nd large cove moulding. This "top-moulding" will join the waist and the hood. I finished the planing today and made the intricate angle cuts that allow me to use a 1" thick piece of stock as a 1-1/2" moulding. Only need to sand it down now. As you may recall, to do that I remove the blade from the plane and wrap sandpaper around the plane block. I insert the moulding back in the jig and sand away.
After I sand the moulding, I will be making the ledge that will form the base of the hood section. This ledge will ride along the top moulding and will allow me to readily remove the hood. I also need to get-going on the hood design! Click on photos to enlarge. Today in the workshop was a repeat of past work as I prepared the wood and the planing jig for making the second large cove moulding piece. Fortunately, I still have the dimensions from the last time I did this. As a reminder, this piece of walnut is 1" thick. Got almost halfway through the planing. Will finish-up another day. Click on photos to enlarge. Enjoy!
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