Just finished hanging the doors on the Shaker wall clock. I was stressing more than necessary and am really happy with the fit. I’ll take a few passes with a plane to make sure all the reveals are the same thickness and the doors will be ready for finishing. #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #MadeByHand #Woodworking
After adjusting the reveal at the top and bottom of the doors, rounding their side edges, and planing their faces smooth, I felt the doors were ready for their first coat of Danish oil; and while at it, why not adding another coat to everything else? #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #MadeByHand #Woodworking
The bullet catches for the doors of the Shaker wall clock are in; they are very unobtrusive; I like that. I was pretty stressed about being precise at placing the parts so I made myself a template that I could clamp to the cabinet carcass and then to the door; I also used a dowel to mark the depth of the bullet catch parts. Using a traditional hand drill always gets me a slightly larger hole than I would like, because I wobble a little bit as I turn the crank, so I could not simply pressure-fit the parts and had to use epoxy to glue them in. Finally, I did not have enough space to drill a stopped hole into the front divider (for the upper door), so I drilled it through from below; the divider is only about 1/16” thicker than the bullet catch depth so I have not yet decided whether I am going to plug the bottom of the hole or just let it be. #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #MadeByHand #Woodworking
