One more distraction before jumping onto the doors for the Shaker Wall Clock. Now that the clock is up on the wall, I found that the window curtains next to it tended to crowd it a bit too much, so I built a set of simple stop blocks that I can clamp onto the rod from which the curtains hang. #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #WhitePine #Pine #BlackCherry #Cherry #MadeByHand #Woodworking
As I went to cut a rabbet on the stiles and rails of the upper door of the clock, I found the fence on my skew block plane could not reach, so I wondered if I could use my plow plane to do the job. The trick is to make sure the skate still runs on the wood; the margin is very narrow and it is a risky game; I also realized, just in time, that the depth stop is hanging in empty space and will not work! In the end, the plow plane is not the best tool for the job and for the second rail I went for my shoulder plane, simply using my fingers as a fence; it worked much better! #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #MadeByHand #Woodworking
Stress-free mortices! The rabbet for the glass panel makes it really easy to line up the chisel to chop the mortises in the stiles of the upper door of the Shaker wall clock. The tall fence further helps keep the chisel vertical and because the mortice is open, I was able to chop it in a single pass. #ShakerWallClock #ShakerClock #Shaker #WallClock #HandToolsOnly #BlackWalnut #Walnut #MadeByHand #Woodworking
