Datasheet

lnstall
the remaining
grille
rail and uprights
in
positlon,
pressing
the epoxied
edges against
the mica. Check
for
proper
alignment.
A stiles
{cu
7u
Q0
B face
l/zn
31/a' 3/eu Q0
C
facetrim
/q'
l/qu
31/8" Q0
D bottom
rail
{+o
11/s"
SVso Q0
E- long
fillers
th" 1/c'
2y4' Q0
F- short fillers
14', l/+',
Y4'
Q0
G.grille sides
V4n
1A'
2n
Q0
H-grille
rails
1/+u
1/t'
Zva'
Q0
l-
grille
uprights
1/i'
V4u {s' Q0
J back
Vz" 6Vq' }Va' Q0
K- sides
1/2,
11/z' 71/to Q0
L top
Yz' 41/au 61/s' Q0
M backer Ys'
2'
!VB'
BP
'Parts
initially cut oversize. See
the instructions.
Materials Key:
QGquartersawn
white oak,
BP-birch
plywood.
Supplies:
t/a"
hardboard,
epoxy,
N
batlery.
Blades and
Bits: Dado
blade,
2/e" Forstner bit
or circle
cutter, /z'
round-over bit.
Brrying Grride
Clock
kit.
2{e"-diameter
press-in
clock
movemenl
(1),
2x3rla" mica
(1).
Kit no. MSC,
$15,95
ppd.
Schlabaugh
and Sons
Woodworking,
720141h Street,
Kalona,
lA
52247. Call800/346-9663
or
go
to www.schsons.com
to order.
Lumber kit. Enough
quartersawn
white oak and birch
plywood
(some
pieces
cut slightly
oversize)
for one
clock.
Kit no. LP-4,
$23.95
ppd.
See
above
for address
and
telephone
number.
Bit kit. 2/s" Forstner bit kit
no. 400901,
$18.95.
Address
and telephone
number above.
and side to side, on the
case, and
glue
and
clamp it
in
place.
Tirne to
urrap it rrp
I
Finish-sand the clock
case and
I remaining
grille parts
(H,
I) to 220
grit,
and
remove the dust. Apply a
stain
of
your
choice
to the clock case.
Also,
stain
all but one edge
(for
gluing)
of the
remaining
grille
parts.
(We
used
ZAR
Spanish
Oak wood stain)
Then, apply a
clear
finish.
(We
sprayed
three coats of
Watco
Satin
Lacquer Clear
Wood Finish,
sanding to
400
grit
between coats,
and
removing the
dust.)
jlCutthe
backer
(M)
to size,
and cut
flapiece of
mica
(or
stained
glass,
as
an option) to the same
size.
(We
cut
our mica using
a bandsaw and
a zero-
clearance insert.)
Adhere the mica to
the
backer
with epoxy.
QThrough
the bottom of the
clock case,
fJapply a small
amount of epoxy to the
back of the
grille
sides
(G)
and
rails
(H).
Insert the mica/backer through
the bot-
tom, and
press it into the
opening
against
the epoxied
parts.
Apply masking tape
to
hold the mica/backer
in
position
while
the epoxy cures.
A
App|y epoxy to the unstained
edges
'fof
the remaining
grille
rail and
uprights, and
install
these
pieces
as
www.woodonline.corn
shown
in Photo D.
Finally, install an N-
size
battery
in
the
clock, set the
time,
press
the clock
into the hole
in the face,
and
proudly
place your
masterpiece
on a
shelf for all to see.
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Written by Owen
Duvall
Project design: Kevin
Boylb
lllustrations: Roxanne
LeMoine;
Lorna
Johnson
Photographs: Marty
Baldwin
crrtting
diagrarn
3/+x31/z
x 24"
Quartersawn
white oak
lzx7t/q
x 24"
Quartersawn
white oak
1/qx2
x 24"
Quartersawn
white
oak
r/a
x 2 x
31/a"
Birch
plywood
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