We picked up the cut glass today and it looks and fits good! Now I just need to make sure I don't break it. I don't want to install it with putty until I get the knob on the dial door. I expect to get that in tomorrow's mail. I decided on the font style that my son will be using as he writes my name and town on the dial. I have chosen Zapfino for my name and Landsdowne for the town name. Today I tested some additional detail that I was hoping to add to the inner edge of the dial door. The test worked but also told me that I didn't have sufficient door thickness, due to the rabbet on the back side, to go ahead and add it. I had wanted to add a cove & bead moulding similar to what is used on the hood shelf. But that's OK. I'll pickup some putty tomorrow and by Saturday I expect to be painstakingly removing Henry Botley's name from the dial and more importantly without messing up the field underneath it. I would rather not have to re-paint the background as it would be noticeable. The clock is still ticking away! Enjoy the slideshow below.
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June 2016
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