I had a go at French Polishing something...

[John Rumm]

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[Baz]

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[Andrew Gabriel]

Yes.

Couldn't help wondering if the clock will fly off when a dart hits the board...

[Moonraker]

When I was training in the RAF we were not allowed to use our issued brushes, but has to have them on display, preferable varnished. As my Uncle was a cabinet maker I took them too him on my first leave. He had me sandpaper them, then tried to teach me to French polish them, I was an abject failure, the pad kept sticking to the varnish. He cleaned them off then did them for me, a mirror finish in seconds. I was often complimented on them during kit inspections!

[Owain]

or get knocked against the wall.

However it's a nice idea for anything one wants to keep a little bit hidden but at easy reach, eg alarm panel, keys, sex toys, etc.

Owain

[David]

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[John Rumm]

It hooks over fairly securely, and the back box is well fixed, as is the board on spring mounts, so probably not a problem. Hopefully there won't be too many people throwing at the blackboard!

Well the design did allow for that - the crown moulding should hit the wall first. However its a tad academic since there is a curtain there.

Yup, probably more aesthetic than a "tool" box in the bedroom ;-)

[Rick Hughes]

sounds like a euphemism of the Inbetweeners to em.

[Geoff Pearson]

Very nice job - just a bit disappointing not to see a real clock, with pendulum, engineering that would have justified this level of craftsmanship.

[robgraham]

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Lovely bit of wood work - well done and I'm sure there is something for many of us to learn from your write up. Many thanks for the WIP photos.

Being a bit of a perfectionist I have to do a +1 to Geoff's comment.- I looked for the winding holes and realised you'd taken the easy option. I will admit that I'm going to do the same shortly in that I have a piece of elm burr that has been cut about 2" thick and will look good with as a mantlepiece clock, and that will have an electronic mechanism.

Rob

[Jon Fairbairn]

Being visible justifies the level of craftsmanship.

Incidentally, where does one go for rail & stile cutters? I want a pair to do ovolo with quirk (to match the doors in my house); CMT make a suitable cutter, but who distributes them? Trend don?t seem to do exactly that pattern and while there are some ?Tornado? brand available from rutlands.co.uk they cheat: not a perfect fit between the scribe and mould. Ideally (moon on a stick time) I?d like something that can do both double sided room doors and single sided cabinet doors.

I can find suppliers of tooling to do the tongue+groove and moulding separately, but I?d rather do fewer linings-up and passes.

[polygonum]

Currently rail & stile on clearance at...

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CMT.

[John Rumm]

Well indeed, and a nice soporific "tick tock" would not have gone amiss either. However, given the requirements (and budget) there was not really the space for lots of elegant mechanics...

[Jon Fairbairn]

but

No, they lack the quirk. To specify more exactly, I want ovolo radius 6mm with 3mm quirk (or ¼? and ?? or thereabouts: I don?t need the match to be exact).

That was my impression too. Axminster?s own brand cutters seem pretty good (I have a few), but their range doesn?t include what I want, hence the question.