The last clock I made in 2020. Its another small wall clock that was commissioned by a friend to replace his huge corner long case clock. He provided some she-oak which was quite special to him being from some family furniture he had dismantled years ago.
After his huge corner long case he wanted something quite simple. Though I talked him into some burl veneer and stringing. The side frames are made from a lamination of Jarrah and She-oak, with the She-oak on the outside. They have a vertical string of cherry which is also used for the glazing strips.
The back board is veneered with book match maple burl, edged with cherry stringing and She-oak.
The top and bottom rails of the door are also faced with book matched maple burls to match the back board.
I built a drawer into the base to house the key, and to reduce the amount of visible hardware the door was held closed with magnets.
The case houses a Kieninger APL Westminster chime, not quite as sophisticated as their J movement in the other small wall clock. I has Westminster chime on five rod gong, which is either on or off. No auto night silence.
I was very pleased with simple case and to have been able to use his She-oak. He was very happy!
James - it's a while since I made it but I'm sure that the frames, the sides and door were M & T'ed. In all honesty I can't think of another 'joint' that I would have used that would give the same result.