Shop Clock

[FrankEV]

I need a clock for my shop. 

A few weeks ago I asked, in PATTERN REQUEST, if anyone had a pattern for clock face for a shop clock that depicted Scrolling.   Did not get any usable responses so I decided I needed to make my own.  

I believe I adopted the pattern of a “Person at a Scroll Saw” from Steve Good’s library quite a while ago, which I have been using to make my “Scroll Saw Art by Frank” signs and I have also included it in my Logo.   I figured I could adapt the pattern by adding some bridges to make it a negative cutting and wrap the clock face hour numerals around it.  I found a simple clock face I liked on-line.  This is what I came up with.

The clock face is a 10” diameter 5/32” thick solid core Maple cut panel affixed to a 10” diameter 1/4” BB Ply Backer painted rattle can Flat Black.  The Pattern starts out as an 11” x 11” square.  I cut the disk out after the cut panel and backer are glued together.   The numerals were cut using a Pegas #0 Spiral Blade and the center pattern using a Pegas #3 MGT R blade. The assembled disk was protected with multiple coats of clear spray Acrylic finish.

I purchased a “High Torque Long Shaft Quartz HR1688 Clock Movement Mechanism Replacement Clock Kit with 5.4 Inch Long Spade Hands for DIY Handicrafts Repair Clock Parts Shaft Lengths 22.5mm / 0.89 inch” for $9.49 from Amazon.   I had used this item for the Dragon Clock I made a while ago that had a larger diameter and made athe mistake of just reordering the same one.  The hands are too long for this smaller diameter clock.  I should order new shorter hands, but probably won't bother.  

I made this clock too quickly and there are lots of goofs in both the cutting and finishing, but it will do for hanging in my shop.

I will post the pattern in New Pattern Announcements’.

Comments welcome but you can skip the critiques.

[daveww1]

very nice

[Scrolling Steve]

That is one nice shop clock....Well done!

[woodman11]

Like the clock.  thanks for the pattern.

 

[Peter N White]

That is very well done.

[FrankEV]

In todays (5/30/23) email from Steve Good, he offered his version of a shop clock which is very  nice.  Here is a  link for those who do not get his daily Email: Male and Female Scrollers Clock Scroll Saw Pattern.

[MarieC]

I really like yours!  Well done! 

[Gene Howe]

Very nice clock. I want to make this one.