Finally, today marked the first actual construction on the clock case. I glued-up the 3 walnut pieces that form the front base. The boards are joined with glue and 8 biscuits and it should be quite solid. I plan to leave the box clamps on for 24 hours. See pics below. The tape marks were for alignment of the biscuit joiner and the boards in general. So tomorrow I will remove the clamps and do a thorough sanding on the joints. Then, I will remove 3 inches from the top and bottom. The added length was necessary due to the planer snipe and the needed screw holes. At that point the base front can be put aside while I build the two base side pieces using the same glue-up process. Click on photo to enlarge. Enjoy!
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June 2016
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