Build a globe clock

Step 6: What to do with the other half....

I hated the thought of wasting half a globe, so the unused half of the globe was hot glued to a large candle holder and filled with some decorative stuff my wife came up with.

So, from an old thermometer and an old globe came a wall clock and a decorative bowl, and nothing left over!

This was an easy project.  The materials used to make the clock were:

 - an old globe
- an old thermometer (stuck on 80 degrees)
- a quartz clock movement
- a piece of scrap wood
- a piece of black posterboard

Tools used were:
- shop knife
- drill & bits
- screwdriver

Comments

[Desael]

I know I'm late here, but this looks so awesome! I've been searching for a gift idea for a geography professor who was nice enough to write recommendation letter for me and this doesn't look too hard. granted, i have VERY little experience with making things so my question is: what exactly is a "shop knife"??? thanks a lot for sharing your idea!

[knife141]

Thank you for your comment! A shop knife is a knife with disposable blades -- I use the kind that you can snap off to get to a new point. Any sharp knife will do the job, but it needs to be really sharp and thin. Shop knives are very sharp and thin, and cheap.

[ganny]

Very Interesting...Must Try...Good Job !!

[knife141]

Thank you! It is not difficult -- give it a try.

[GingerGirl]

Klockit "ideas" seem rather costly.

Thanks knife141, great idea!

[knife141]

This clock is not costly at all! Thanks for your comment.

[BusySummerBee]

the clocks in KLOCKIT site are costly, is what I said.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

[debefree]

Love your idea, I have to steal it
I have a globe somewhere!

[knife141]

Steal away, my friend, steal away!

[tpobrienjr]

Klockit.com has a gallery of clever ideas like this one, and I recommend that you send them a picture!

The globe clock would look good in my ham radio room - next to the clock from the Soviet nuclear submarine!

[knife141]

Thanks! I'll have to check them out.