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WALL CLOCK xx CLOCK Pitcher-shaped front for a transistorized clock movement holds a spray of artificial or real flowers. Clock may be wall-hung or stood on a table. Schoolhouse clock. A reproduction of a turn-of-the-century "Regulator" wall-hung clock. Features an octogan-shaped face frame and either a long- or short-case. Simon's simple wall clock. A circular wall clock (12" diameter) is made of wood and uses contrasting wooden dowels to mark the hours. Shaker pendulum wall clock, a reproduction of one found in Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (circa 1840). The clock (15"x6"x42" tall) has plain lines. Square-headed dowels reinforce corner joints. Shaker wall clock (21"x14"x4"). The case is jointed with blind mitered dovetails. There is mitered sticking on the frame-and-panel portion of the door. Giant wall clock is made by hanging large wooden numbers on the wall in a five foot circle. An ordinary clock mechanism is mounted in the center, with balsa wood hands mounted over the clock's metal hands. Photo shows how to make a contemporary face for a battery-powered wall clock by cutting an irregular diamond shape from hardboard and then mounting metallic L'eggs containers and spray can tops for the "numerals". Est. cost: $7. Photo shows how to make a contemporary chopping block wall clock that is 12" high and 8" wide. Upholstery pins are used to indicate hours. Est. cost: $20. Crazy patch clock. Add fabric scraps to a plastic foam wreath and insert a clock movement in the center. Est. cost: $20. How to make a clock from an old phonograph record with dominoes glued on the face for numbers. Uses a purchased clock mechanism. Tips on making a simple battery-powered wall clock. Scout wall clock is battery operated and shaped like the Boy Scout insignia, a fleur-de-lis. Wall clock is a wooden plaque in the shape of a cloud which is equipped with a battery operated clock movement. Est. cost: $30. Modern pendulum wall clock uses a battery powered movement. Est. cost: $15. Five battery-powered wall clock designs. Simple wooden wall clock has an 8" circular face and a shelf that supports a pendulum and two weights. Corner clock. Battery-operated movement and circular clock face are mounted across a corner frame that includes a quarter-circle shelf. Regulator clock case allows the brass pendulum and weight system to show through the glass sidelights and glass front door. Frame is made of walnut. Overall dimensions: 38" tall, 12" wide, 7" deep. Knicknac clock. Circular clock bezel is mounted on a "racetrack" frame. The frame has a series of dadoed grooves which hold small-scale adjustable shelves. The shelves display knicknacs. Publisher's clock case. Dimensions for the ribbon cable clock case. Easy-build wall clock features an 8" round clock face. Sweetheart clock. Wall-hung wooden clock that resembles a chalet has two heart motif cutouts and two heart shapes that hang down on lengths of fine chain. Clock face, hands and movement are purchased. Cherry timepiece. Wall clock (6"x15"x26" high) has a crown top accented by dentil molding. An open shelf below the square, battery operated clock face has a beaded back panel. Combination wall-hung corner clock and whatnot shelf. Overall dimensions: 25" tall, 12" wide. Country kitty. Suitable greenware plate is converted into a ceramic wall clock decorated with a stenciled cat and a ring of hearts (representing the numerals). Desert clock. An oval-shaped piece of greenware is painted with the outline of a stylized Southwestern fireplace and equipped with a clockworks to form a unique wall clock. Painted with nonfiring stain. Gridded pattern included. Carrousel clock. Tips for painting a greenware (ceramic) wall clock case suitable for a child's room using non-firing stains. Ceramic wall clock features a cross-stitch flower design worked with brush and colored underglazes instead of needle and thread. Greenware (ceramic) wall clock case with a railroad motif is painted using nonfiring stains. Ceramic case for a wall clock is shaped and painted like an apple sliced in half. Painted with underglaze and nonfiring stains. QSL the time. Personalize your ham station wall clock by incorporating your QSL card into the face of the clock. Quilt block clock worked in needlepoint on plastic canvas. Heart, tulip, and schoolhouse motifs surround the Ohio Star center block. A clock movement and oak frame complete the timepiece. "Twelve Days of Christmas" clock face design to cross stitch. A is for Apples projects. (1) Red and white gingham dish towel is appliqued with an apple motif and trimmed with a ruffle. (2) Metal bookends are painted with apple motifs. (3) Clay saucer clock is painted with "Apple Time", numbers at 3, 6, 9 and 12, and a checked border. Split wooden apples mark the other numerals. Photo clock from your favorite picture. Frame an enlarged photo and place a battery-powered clock in one corner. Three wall clock ideas. (1) Button clock made from wooden plate and colorful buttons. (2) Map clock made from wooden plate and world map. (3) Western clock made from plywood and a bandanna. Wall clock has a wooden frame, tooled metal face and a woven inset that looks like a pendulum. Coffin clock (box clock). Reproduction of an 1820 clock made in Boston, MA. Uses a modern quartz movement instead of the original eight-day, weight-driven movement. Est. cost: $80. Butcherblock wall clock. Est. cost: $30. Build a schoolhouse clock. Wall-hung pendulum clock uses a battery-powered movement. It features a contemporary design worked in koa or walnut wood. Est. cost: $25-$50. Wood and crystal regulator clock case. Wall clock with a walnut case uses a quartz movement with digitally recorded chimes stored in the circuitry. A solid-wood door has a hole in it so that the decorative brass pendulum can be seen. Overall dimensions: 34" tall, 11" wide, 6" deep. Shaker clock. Wall clock is a classic example of Shaker woodworking. Incorporates an old-fashioned windup movement that chimes every hour and half hour. Est. cost: $175. Shaker-style wall clock adaptation features quartz clock movement and shelves behind the panel door where a pendulum originally was needed. Includes tips on reproducing an aged finish. Rustic Regulator. Reproduction of an old-style clock made of rough cut cedar. Battery-operated wall clock runs for a year on two penlight batteries. Wooden cabinet for a wall-hung cordless clock. Make a wall clock which has a 16"x20" photograph as the background. Uses a battery powered clock movement. Est. cost: $20-$28. Timepieces. Convert round greenware plates, bowls, or baking dishes into wall clocks by painting a design on the bottom and installing a battery-operated movement. Welcome clock. Ceramic wall clock case features a rocking horse, ducks, a cat and the word "Welcome." Painted with various stains. Painting tips for a ceramic clock featuring a dragon figure on a crescent moon and a star-shaped clock face. Wall shelf has a built-in clock and three shelves holding 3 coffee mugs. Colonial-styled wall clock which can be powered by either a transistor battery or household current. Colonial wall clock has an eagle finial and a pendulum. Sportsman's wall clock has octagon-shaped wooden frame. Ceramic dial and clock works are purchased. Heirloom wall clock case of walnut features turned pilasters. Uses an 8-day windup movement with pendulum. Wall clock incorporates a battery powered movement into a frame shaped like a wood cutting board with a handle. Battery powered wall clock is in the shape of a handsaw. Build an updated version of the schoolhouse clock complete with pendulum. The picture clock. Several circular designs make up what appears to be a three-dimensional, wall-hung painting. Two of the circles rotate and keep track of the time (if you know the secret) Est. cost (kit): $19. An ordinary looking electric clock can be much more impressive if mounted in a wide-molding picture frame with a velvet or felt mask surrounding the dial. Shaker wall clock case can be fitted with a variety of movements, both mechanical pendulum and quartz. Octagonal wall clocks (12" across). Use simple jigs to cut the frame pieces which surround a plywood face that is fitted with a clock movement. Shaker wall clock features a glass panel door in the top, a solid frame-and-panel door on the bottom and small glass sidelights in the sides of the case to view the mechanism. Overall dimensions: 32" tall, 11" wide, 4" deep. Flying pig wall-hung cuckoo-style clock features a pendulum and imitation winding weights painted to look like ears of corn. Modern style clock made from auto hubcap. Four fine clocks to build. (1) Grandfather clock. (2) Table lamp with clock base. (3) Banjo clock. (4) Decorative wall clock with pendulum. Tips on converting a plastic picture frame, a picture, and a battery-operated clock mechanism into a unique wall clock. Wall clock is styled like a pocket watch. Circular wooden frame (6" diameter) surrounds a quartz clock movement. A gold chain and oversize fob complete the illusion. Blue-heron wall clock. Walnut wall clock features contrasting ash plugs that serve as the clock's numbers and a scroll saw cutout of a blue heron. Overall dimensions: 18" tall x 7" wide. County clock. A whatnot shelf with heart-shaped cutouts in sides and back is fitted with an operating clock behind a glass door. Two shelves are still available for display. Overall dimensions: 11"x4"x24" tall. Mission-style pendulum wall clock features a single door consisting of 18 small and one large frame-and-panel openings backed with glass. Overall dimensions: 11"x36"x5" deep. Contemporary wall clock from oak veneer plywood and black acrylic. Wall clock for a child consists of a brightly painted, smiling face of the sun and pointed "sunbeams" which represent the hours of the day. Three great clocks to build. (1) See-through pendulum clock features a walnut veneer shell with an arched top. (2) Art Deco mantel clock made from oak and walnut. (3) Anglefish wall clock. Turned teak timepiece. Nautical-style wall clock features a turned teak housing, a polished brass dial, and a world-time quartz movement. Teddy bear wall clock. Square frame is decorated with a large wooden bear at the 10 o'clock position. Made of oak and walnut. Wall clock features a 9"x9" square frame of African wenge wood surrounding a background of bird's-eye maple veneer. Uses a battery-powered quartz movement. Circular wall-hung clock features a mirror face surrounded with a ring of wood. A round, schoolhouse-dial is placed in the center of a 14"-square wooden frame that is given a painted antique finish. Shaker wall clock (7"x13"x33" high). Door bottom can have either glass (to reveal the pendulum) or a solid wood panel. Workshop clock (9" square) is topped by a handplane made from maple and walnut. Wall-mounted pendulum block (14"x7"x30" high) has a leaded-glass panel in the door. Seafarer's clock (7" diameter) is turned from teak with staves of maple at the hour positions. Wetlands silhouette. A simple shelf or wall clock features a scroll sawed face depecting a heron standing among the cattails. Overall dimensions: 14"x8"x2" deep. Wall-clock for a workshop features a quartz movement set in a plaque that is decorated with wooden mallet and wooden chisel. Watchmaking on a large scale. The case for a quartz-movement wall or desk clock is fashioned out of wood to look like a wristwatch complete with band. Contemporary clock and mirror. Mirror frame (16" diameter) holds a 10" diameter beveled mirror and has a wide cherry border with concentric coves. The clock (9" diameter) has a border of concentric wide beads. Two clock cases built from exotic woods. (1) Pendulum clock with cocobolo back panel and pendulum bob. Clock face is a ring of maple with ebonized dowel inserts to mark the quarter-hours. (2) Business-card desk clock has a wedge-shaped frame of three woods, a clock movement set in the peak and a lip to hold a pack of business cards. Square wooden clock case (8"x8") has a scroll sawn frame featuring leaves and acorns. Equip with a battery clock movement for use as wall clock (or shelf clock). A crown jewel. This curved-glass wall clock features an eight-sided mitered-trim surround made from store-bought cove molding. Diameter measures 12" across the flats. Schoolhouse pendulum clock features an octagonal face and pendulum box that are trimmed with inlay banding. Octagonal frame for a wall clock features outer cove and inner grooves for decoration. Three different jigs are required to fabricate the pieces. Schoolhouse clock features an octagonal face and a pendulum case. Made from just two oak boards 6-ft. long. Several different clock mechanisms may be used in the case. Round wooden frame for a wall clock is made from a hexagonal blank assembled using miter and spline techniques. Regulator clock case is a 3:4 scale version of the pendulum style of clocks found in railroad stations during the early 1800's. Contemporary wall clock features a wooden frame with curved corners surrounding the face. The corners are cut from solid wood and attached to the straight side pieces using exposed, decorative splines. Uses a battery-powered clock movement. Pendulum wall-hung clock features two doors. The outer frame-and-glass panel door covers both clock face and pendulum. An inner door supports the quartz clock mechanism and allows for battery access. Overall dimensions: 13"x6"x28" tall. Shaker wall clock (13"x5"x32" high) features two glass panel doors (one for clock face and one for pendulum compartment). Simple, turned wood frame for a round quartz clock movement. Marquetry wall clocks with turned frames. Laminate various thicknesses of hardwoods together and slice with a band saw to form the marquetry pattern. Join these pieces together to form a symmetrical design and enclose in a circular frame. Lathe turn a circular wooden frame to accommodate the dial and battery-powered movement of a wall clock. Half-size Vienna regulator wall clock based on an early 1800's design. Utilizes a quartz movement equipped with a pendulum. Vienna Regulator clock case project can be decorated with veneer if desired. Tazlar clock. Reproduction of an ornate wall clock built around 1900 by L. Hainze of Prague (Czechoslovakia). Dimensions and profiles for the mahogany case. The cook's clock. Wall-hung kitchen clock features a square face and a single shelf capable of holding 3 spice bottles. Overall dimensions: 17"Tx7"Wx4"D. Vienna regulator clockcase is built using off-the-shelf moldings. Octagonal wall clock. Reproduction of the classic 19th century design associated with school rooms and railway stations. Uses a movement with pendulum and calender dial. Case is built from any good 3/4" hardwood. Traditional style pendulum wall clock features a pine wood case, glass-front door, and battery powered clock and pendulum movement. Overall dimensions: 24" tall and 10" wide. Restoring antiques. Regulator clock case. Part 1. How a portion of the clock case for a wall-mounted pendulum "regulator" clock was repaired and replaced. Restoring antiques. Regulator clock case. Part 2. Pine wall clock case for a quartz pendulum movement. Estimated cost: $20. Tile clock. Colonial style clock case features a square dial board set above a square decorative tile in a simple wooden case. Dimensions: 20" tall, 9" wide and 3" deep. Uses a battery powered movement. Rough-sawn cedar case for a wall-hung pendulum clock movement. Similar to an old school-house clock, it features an octagonal frame. Dimensions: 24" tall, 14" wide, 4" deep. Lyre clock case is based on a design by the famous clockmaker, Aaron Willard Jr. The case is built from scrap wood and covered with mahogany veneer. Uses a purchased pendulum movement. 19th century "Kitchen Clock" case is equipped with a pendulum movement and stenciled glass. Overall dimensions: 22" tall, 14" wide, 4" deep. Shaker wall clock. Incorporates a battery operated pendulum movement. Overall dimensions: 36" tall, 12" wide, 6" deep. Early American "Wag-On-Wall" pendulum clock case. Overall dimensions: 23" tall, 11" wide, 5" deep. Teardrop shaped wall clock is carved from mahogany in a free form organic design. Overall dimensions: 20: tall, 10" wide, 2" deep. Equipped with battery operated movement. Contemporary wall clock. Frame is shaped like the upper portion of an exclamation mark (!) and backed with dyed veneer. A circular clock face and pendulum complete the unit. Techniques for fabricating circular frames from short pieces of solid wood are detailed. Veneered wall clock. 4-piece book matched veneer forms the face of this 12" square battery-powered clock. Contemporary clock features a unique steam-bent frame shaped like an upside-down "U". Attach a base to the clock for a mantle or shelf clock. Leave off the base for a wall hung clock. The frame supports a circular wooden clock face with brass inlays marking the hours. Disk clock. A wooden "flying saucer" shape is turned on a lathe. Inlaid wooden plugs and a quartz movement convert it into a wall-hung clock. Wall-hung Vienna regulator clock features beveled glass on the front and both sides. Overall dimensions: 42" tall, 8" deep, 13" wide. Est. cost: $400 (including movement). Shaker wall clock is based on original designs by Isaac Newton Young found in the collection at Hancock (MA) Shaker Village. Features a lower (pendulum) door with two glass panels and a separate door for the clock face. Overall dimensions: 33" tall, 11" wide, 4" deep. Captain's clock is a reproduction of one located in the Mystic Seaport Museum (circa 1880). The clock case and bezel are made from eight sections of mahogany, joined with splines, and then turned on a lathe. Pine wall clock features a battery-powered quartz movement and an exposed, decorative pendulum bob. Overall dimensions: 21" tall, 10" wide, 4" deep. Country curio clock. A combination whatnot shelf and wall clock. Overall dimensions: 11"x24"x4" deep. Seascape clock. Clock features a scroll-sawn profile of a sailing ship on "ocean waves" of two different colored woods. May be hung on a wall or placed on a shelf. Overall dimensions: 10"x17"x3" deep. Early American-design wall clock uses a quartz battery-powered movement. The frame-and-panel door on the front has glass for the top panel (which reveals the clock face) and wood for the bottom panel (which conceals a two-shelf compartment that originally housed the pendulum). Overall dimensions: 33"Tx19"Wx7"D. An Irish parlor clock. A new case for an old pendulum-style wall clock. Transistorized clock made from a 6" or 8" iron skillet. Wall clock in the shape of a giant wrist watch. Banjo clock. Includes patterns for painting glass panels in door and column. Create your own wall clocks in any shape or size from rough sawed slabs of wood, crosscuts, lumber scraps, etc. Compact contemporary clock with a walnut case is designed to accept a quartz movement with a 10" pendulum. Built from thin (1/8") plywood and thin hardwood. Overall dimensions: 15" tall, 8" wide, 3" deep. Miniature schoolhouse clock utilizes quartz movement. Overall dimensions: 12" tall, 8" wide, 3" deep. Make a wall clock from an old circular saw blade. Numerals are made from various-length nails. The hands are made from hacksaw blades. Dutch windmill electric clock has rotating sails. The clock is located in the base of this wall-hung clock (below the sails). Octagonal wall clocks use inexpensive quartz clock movements and wood from your scrap bin. | |||||||||
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