I built this clock so the tile can be changed if I get bored with it or if it breaks. The tile sizes are 6” x 6”. Here I’m showing it with several tiles.
The clock is made from QSWO. The tile and clock dial frames are made from mahogany and the faux through tenons are made from ebony as are the G & G screw covers on the top.
The rear panels are solid wood approximately 3/8” thick, are removable and held in place with rare earth magnets. The parts of the clock on my workbench over the full scale drawing I made.
These are photos are of the front and back of where the tile is installed. Hot glue can be put in the holes in the rear and if I change the tile I’ll heat the glue up with a heat gun. I preheat the holes and tile before gluing to insure a good bond. I glued the top and bottom holes only and will use the side holes to help remove the tile if needed. The tulip tile was purchased on line from Zazzle.com and the other tiles were from photos of some of my paintings I sent to a company called Photo Snap. They turn your photos into tiles.
Very nice! A mantle clock is on my short list…in fact I’ve got the movement and the tile already. James, did you create the drawings yourself, or did you find them somewhere?
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Thanks Ryan. I drew and designed it. I got ideas from other clocks I saw. I wanted the clock to have a more robust look with a large top that looks more like a roof or wing.
My wife said if I throw it off the roof it probably would fly. And is said so that’s how time flys or that’s a way to kill time. 8^}
If you want I can take photos of the drawings and post them at the bottom of the project.
Really like this! The tulip tile is a keeper (first picture). Looks perfect with the colors of the clock face. Growing up in Holland (Michigan that is) may have biased me toward tulips 😉
Clocks are always a fun build, woodworking with a function. Nice idea on the tile swapping. The tiles are a big part of personalizing to fit the room and if you ever start selling these it makes for a great feature.
Given the bi-yearly time changes, I like to have the self-setting motors because I might start breaking things if I'm setting every clock in the house while still 3/4 asleep. 😴
