Wooden Wall Clock

My mother wanted a wall clock for the cellar. It is where she has all of her sewing stuff. She often spends whole afternoons there and needs a way to control the time she stays. Also I though a clock will fill some of the emptiness of the room.

Having some free time and some scraps of wood, I made this as a present for my mother. And now you can also make a hand-crafted present for someone (or for yourself) with a few woodworking tools and little skill.

Step 1: Materials

You will need the following materials:

Wood, I used 22 millimeters thick scraps
Thin plywood, about 3-5 millimeters thick
Wood glue
Sandpaper
Paint for the clock face
Finish of your liking
Clock mechanism, you can get it at crafts stores
Pendulum for clock mechanism (Optional)


And the following tools:

Jigsaw
Drill
Drill bit of enough size for the jigsaw blade to pass through and other of enough size for the clock mechanism shaft to pass.
A mean of joining two pieces of wood together, I used a biscuit jointer because I have access to one but you can use alternatives like dowels, a pocket hole jig or other joinery.
A sander, I used a belt sander
Paintbrush

Comments

[blkhawk]

Great idea! Thank you for posting.

[rimar2000]

Good work. I did not know biscuit joints, seems useful.

[Don Casimiro]

I´ve read that you can also do them with a router. I think that the biscuit jointer is easier to handle and faster but that only matters if you do a lot of joins.

[rimar2000]

All my works are "low profile" for now, then I use only nails and vinylic glue. If I ever do something that should look good, I'll keep this in mind, thanks.

[ChrysN]

I love the design on the face, nicely done!