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Allan:
I've tested with the wipe-on varnish, which is nothing more than two parts varnish and three parts thinner, more or less. No problems with clogging the pores which I then fill with the gel...

Thanks, Scott and Keith. Sorry for the delay in responding; I've been busy with family.

Scott: The reason for the 50/50 alcohol/lacquer thinner is to have a non-grain raising dye. It's listed in...

Thanks, Prashun.

If it matters, I'm using 50/50 alcohol and lacquer thinner as the carrier for the dye.

I'd appreciate your thoughts on this:

I'm going to finish a Mission style tall case clock made of quarter sawn white oak. A Mission replica finish I've used before is:

1. dye (TransTint)
2....

Thanks, Robert. I put new blades in the planer before starting this project and I'm getting reasonably good results when I pay attention to grain direction. Planer marks are almost invisible — it...

Ah... that explains why the fleck changes so much with planing. Thanks.

Tim: Yes, I'll be sure to provide space in the bottoms of the rabbets for the panels to expand and contract.

Enrico:
I get my stuff from Blackforest Imports. I've also used Klockit but Blackforest has a larger selection. For the mantle clock I last made I made my own pendulum, for this one just the stick...

Bryan:
I'm copying the Stickley tall case clock that is in the LA county museum of art (photo below). The side panels are made up from strips that are about 3 inches wide and, interestingly, not...

Thanks for the suggestion. The plans call for that, but I posted the question of plywood or solid on an earlier thread and the majority recommended solid. My concerns were that plywood would be too...

Oh... THANKS! I wouldn't have thought of that. I'm really not much of a woodworker. I've made a few wall clocks and some cabinetry but I've been doing machining for 30 years and metal behaves quite...

Thanks, Marty. That's the plan. It will be a little scary running such a wide and long piece through a 12-inch planer but the planer is set up with some long in- and out-feed tables so I can set up...

Thanks, Rod. This will eliminate some tricky work where the rabbets and tenons meet and solve an aesthetic problem. Also, if I'm careful, I can resaw some 4/4 wood down the middle for the panel...

I have a question on wood panel construction. I'm making a tall case clock with side panels as in the image below (letter G on the drawing). Several of you previously advised me to use 1/2-inch thick...

Thanks, Bill. I'm going to seek out the best stuff I can get. Here in Fresno, CA., the options are more limited than in a major metropolis. The last time I used QSWO I needed some 5/4 and it had to...

Alan:
Got it. There wouldn't be any plywood in the doors. Nevertheless, the consensus is to go with solid which I'll do.

Enrico:
Thanks for the tips. I had completely forgotten about...

Not sure what you mean here, Allan. The sides are in the shadows in the photo and hard to see, but they are traditional panel construction with rails and stiles, the panels being set into rabbets in...

I'll do my best. This is a hobby project so everything else comes first. I've got two other hobbies (with a long list of projects), eight grandkids, a house, two vehicles, and somewhere in there is a...

Thanks, Chris, and everyone. Yes, there are some great veneers out there. I've seen stuff in the local specialty shop that would be a crime to cut up. I'd just want to frame it as it is. The thin...

Brian:

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm new to this, but the only time I've used this kind of stuff I went to the local specialty wood place and asked for 1/4-inch, quarter sawn white oak "plywood"...

Ah ha! You mean something like this:

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Thanks, Mike.


Thanks, Dan. Great idea on the 1/2-inch flush mount. That seems like it would be easier to build than cutting rabbets in the edges of the rails and stiles for thinner panels. I...

Sorry to post yet another solid vs. veneer question, but as a less experienced person I need some advice and a search of the archives still leaves questions.

I’m going to make the clock in the...