Finished Shaker Tall Clock

[Mike Hill]

Here are a few pictures of a Shaker Tall Clock "reproduction" I just completed. The original was built by Benjamin Youngs in the early 18th Century at the Shaker Community in Watervliet New York. I had 2 sources for building the clock: Robert Treanor's article in a book called "In the Shaker Style. The second was a book I really treasure called "The Book of Shaker Furniture by John Kassay. Mr. Kassay's book has pictures along with detailed drawings of Shaker Furniture. The measurements are down to 1/32nd of an inch!

The clock was constructed of soft Maple and the movement is a weigh driven strike movement as was the original. The door glass is German Antique Glass (current production) and the dial was hand lettered by Sara my Art teacher Daughter. Finish is med brown aniline dye with Watco Wipe on Varnish. I had a terrible time finishing the maple, as anyone on the Finishing Forum can attest to. If I had this project to do over, the maple would not be the wood used :)

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[Bruce Page]

Mike, that’s certain to be a family heirloom. Beautiful work!

[Mathew Nedeljko]

Congratulations Mike! Beautiful piece.

Despite the difficulty, the finish turned out great!

[Richard Wolf]

Very nice. Shaker + clock = how can you go wrong.

Richard

[joseph j shields]

Very Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've really like it....


-jj

[lou sansone]

looks great. is it a pendulum movement ?
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[Don Bullock]

Great work Mike. It's nice when you can get another family member to help out. That makes the project more special. Your daughter did a fine job.

[Mike Hill]

looks great. is it a pendulum movement ?
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Yes Lou it is a pendulum. Of course the Shakers hide it behind a door!
Mike

[Gary Herrmann]

I like it. Very nicely done.

[Martin Shupe]

Very nice, Mike.

Thanks for posting. I once made a maple nightstand, before I met my wife. She said I should make it darker, and it was a mess. Now I stick with cherry.

I wish Robert Treanor still published furniture articles. I tried to google him a while back, and didn't find much.

[John Timberlake]

Great looking tall clock. That one will be around for generations to come. Congratulations on a job well done.

[Jim Becker]

Outstanding, Mike!!! It looks very happy in its new home, too...great spot! Honestly, the dyed maple really did turn out nice, despite the issues you had.

[Von Bickley]

Mike,

Beautiful clock... :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Excellent work Mr. Hill! Beautiful job!

Corey

[Charles Jackson III]

Nice clock.

[jonathan snyder]

Mike,

In spite of your finishing issues, it sure turned out nice! Great job.

Jonathan

[Carl Eyman]

You must be getting a lot of satisfaction from that piece. There is something about making a clock. Every time it strikes you are glad all over again that you made it.

[John Schreiber]

That looks wonderful, you must be proud of yourself and your daughter. Of course the Shakers were not into pride, but you should at least be quietly pleased with your part in creation.

The finish looks great now. Glad that's behind you.