Hanging Shaker Wall Clock

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This clock is based on a plan by Chris Becksvoort in Fine Woodworking. The plans are available for free here.
 
I built this using a single board of cherry that had been air drying for about 12 years. I installed a simple quartz movement, despite Becksvoort's mocking comments in the plans! I used a movement with no sounds and no pendulum.
 
My son made the steel hanger and the copper hooks and latches for the doors:

 

This was a fun piece to build. So much fun, that I decided to build a second one. This one is in our kitchen. I wanted it to have a more "rustic" look. I built this one from this pine board:
 


 
There is a picture of a similar clock in a book by Thos. Moser. His has no knobs on the doors, and I like the resulting cleaner lines. Here are some photos of the pine clock:
 

 
And here's one last photo showing the demon inside:

 

Posted elsewhere Jun 4, 2021

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Beautiful clock, nice work. There's something about the simplicity of the Shaker style, timeless in it's beauty.
real nice clock,love shaker style,it's just simple elegance. i love your hook too.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Beautiful clock and I love the hanger, he must quite a metal worker. 

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