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Title: Clocks
Post by: john taylor on August 25, 2011, 01:42:31 PM

A few Burr Chestnut clocks

10" x 9" with a 85mm clock face
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/jptaylor_photos/wood/912.jpg)


6" x 16" with a 85mm clock face
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/jptaylor_photos/wood/913.jpg)

And the daddy of them 11" x 19" with a 130mm clock face
(http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i237/jptaylor_photos/wood/100_0954.jpg)

All comments welcome

john

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Roger Groom on August 25, 2011, 09:15:50 PM

Hi John
Clocks are not my favourite subject, but you have made a nice use of otherwise difficult to use, pieces of burr. Did you use a sled or counterbalance of some kind?
Roger G

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: woodndesign on August 25, 2011, 09:35:53 PM

My,  you've had time on your hands ...  I like the daddy, they're some nice time pieces, excellent work, I'm sure someone will work out how many pen blanks it would have been ..   ??? ...

David

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: john taylor on August 25, 2011, 10:25:25 PM

Thanks for the comments.

No counter balance on the first 2 I could turn them fast enough without problems.   On the daddy one I used a friends lathe which is an adapted Adcock milling machine, plenty of power and weight so no vibration.

john

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: Derek on August 27, 2011, 05:05:09 PM

Great clocks I like all three no favorite one out of them. All the burrs I have got always have gnarly old bark still attached, how do you clean them up or were these purchased like that

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: john taylor on August 30, 2011, 09:10:19 AM

HI Derek

I get mine straight from the saw mill with the bark still on, just got back from a 3 day show and I am a bit worn out so will answer your question in full later which I have recovered a bit.

john

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: DAVE BADKIN on September 16, 2011, 08:11:32 PM

Nice work John you have turned simple clocks into a pieces of wall art. Well done for making the AWGB front page. Dave

Title: Re: Clocks
Post by: john taylor on September 17, 2011, 10:09:26 PM

Thank you, didnt see the front page before, chuffed now.

john