Mark Mazzo
03-03-2004, 9:09 AM
I've been working for a while on an Arts & Crafts style dresser from QS White Oak for my son's bedroom (using a measured drawing from one of Bob Lang's (http://www.craftsmanplans.com) books). It's a big project for me and it has been taking a while.
I had some scraps of the Oak and decided to make this Mantel Clock from a plan available from Woodsmith (http://www.plansnow.com). It was a relatively quick project and I was able to make good use of some of the Oak scraps that I had.
I tried out a finish recipe on the clock to see if I would like it for the dresser when it gets to that stage. It's a coat of Watco Cherry, then a coat of Watco Medium Walnut. Topped off with a few coats of Tried & True Varnish Oil and rubbed out with steel wool and paste wax. I think it looks OK, but I'm not sure if it shows off the rays in the Oak enough.
The clock face and Quartz movement came from Klockit (http://www.klockit.com). The glass is just a piece of 1/8" plate glass from a glass shop and the 1/2" brass knob came from Lowes.
Thanks for looking.
--Mark
I had some scraps of the Oak and decided to make this Mantel Clock from a plan available from Woodsmith (http://www.plansnow.com). It was a relatively quick project and I was able to make good use of some of the Oak scraps that I had.
I tried out a finish recipe on the clock to see if I would like it for the dresser when it gets to that stage. It's a coat of Watco Cherry, then a coat of Watco Medium Walnut. Topped off with a few coats of Tried & True Varnish Oil and rubbed out with steel wool and paste wax. I think it looks OK, but I'm not sure if it shows off the rays in the Oak enough.
The clock face and Quartz movement came from Klockit (http://www.klockit.com). The glass is just a piece of 1/8" plate glass from a glass shop and the 1/2" brass knob came from Lowes.
Thanks for looking.
--Mark