Yin Yang/ Qigong Pyrograved Clock
Intro: Yin Yang/ Qigong Pyrograved Clock
I would like to share with you this wooden clock I made for a friend, using wood from an old pallet.
Hope you like it!
STEP 1: What You Will Need
- wide pallet plank
- nails
- white wood glue
- hammer
- wood carving knife
- clock mechanism
- pyrograver
- electric sander
- electric jigsaw
- compass
- wax
- cloth
STEP 2: Cutting the Wood and Assembling the Clock
- I had a very dirty and old wide plank from a pallet,so I started of by sanding it until it was clean If your plank isn´t very dirty you can leave the sanding for later)
- Draw two semi circles with a compass and cut them with the electric jigsaw.
- Then cut from the same board two pieces of wood with enough length to join the two semi circles together. Apply white wood glue and nails to do this.
- Now you have a circle. Mark the center and drill a hole.
If the shaft of your clock mechanism is long enough, you would be done at this point. The shaft of mine was short, so I had to patiently carve space on the back of the clock to place in the mechanism.
STEP 3: Pyrograving the Design
If you haven´t already sanding your wood, you must do so now before proceeding.
The surface of the clock face should be nice and smooth.
With a pencil, free hand draw the tree or if you can´t to this, use carbon paper to trace your design. I used a yin yang tree I found here, as it was free for non commercial use.
Then start pyrograving (this will take some patience and time), but will turn out really nice.
STEP 4: Finishing
Apply bee wax with a cloth, evenly troughout the wood. Let dry and then polish with a clean cloth, until you get a smooth and beautifull finishing.
Assemble the clock mechanism and it´s done!
Hope you have fun making one! :)
10 Comments
JohnSmith-Workshop 5 years ago
awesome job mate. It inspired me for my project; love it
lindarose92 7 years ago
Wow, this is really beautiful! I wish I had seen your projects before, you have a new follower now! :D
Cris DIY 7 years ago
Modern Rustic Workshop 7 years ago
Cris DIY 7 years ago
Thanks ProY12! :D If you want to start wood burning and have any questions, feel free to send me a message. I´m not very experienced but would love to help with what I know. :)
Modern Rustic Workshop 7 years ago
Decor Asylum 7 years ago
Your friend is one very lucky person. Really beautiful work!
Cris DIY 7 years ago
Many thanks :) And yes, my friend liked it a lot. She´s an Qigong instructor, and that´s why I pyrograved a Yin Yang tree :). I too was very happy with how it turned out!
kevincarruthers 7 years ago
Cris DIY 7 years ago
Thank you so much! So happy to know that! I´m looking forward to see your work :D