Finally get to deliver this

[Smallpatch]

Finally get to deliver this today and exchange it for an older model!

[Gene Howe]

Another VERY nice one, Jesse.  Did they have an addition? 

Edited December 28, 2018 by Gene Howe

[Artie]

Fantastic, if I was techno-savvy, there would be an emoji of me bowing in awe!

[lew]

That is awesome!!

[hawkeye10]

It sure looks nice. I am betting you carved this, but I have to ask. Was it done by a CNC?

[HandyDan]

Nicely done Jess.

[Grandpadave52]

6 hours ago, Artie said:

Fantastic, if I was techno-savvy, there would be an emoji of me bowing in awe!

Maybe this will help...

[Artie]

Yeah, I keep hitting it with my finger, nothing happens LOLOLOL

 

[FlGatorwood]

Totally amazing work.  I am blown away.  Not even going to try.

[Cliff]

What?  No gold leaf and encrusted jewels?

Nice job. Really like the depth you gave it.

 

[Smallpatch]

Nooooo not even any CNC machines close to my shop and I don't hire any outside help. If you own a scroll saw and a cheap Dremel with better bits than dremel sells then you are ready. Even if you don't have all these machines that will resaw, plane, and a few bottles of glue to make the wood wide enough to work with, then go the next route and buy Baltic Birch plywood and borrow a few patterns off the internet and you are ready to be a full fledged carver... and this excuse of well I don't have enough patience to do things like that is hog wash...Sitting in a chair and getting a hair cut takes more patience so get your head straight and think it over...You don't even have to be a good scroll saw driver for crooked lines actually helps when carving. I actually show the pictures I started with just to prove not any of my work I copied the pictures. And none of this kind of work is so bad that if a person has a slip here or there will cause someone to have to sit in a wheel chair the rest of his life. So not being that dangerous you can actually relax and have fun.....

 As I am working on a picture I always have thoughts as to what if this is changed or that is made bigger or just some dumb thought comes along so hey ,,,,,,,, just go ahead and try those dumb things.

  Look at this picture closely. To start with, it was off balance and crooked..I'm sure the person who made the clock thought it was great but I didn't so look how I changed it... Granted, other folks thought I might have screwed up but as long as the builder is happy, that is all that counts.. I would also think Picasso was the only person who thought his work was great was the reason he continued making those dumb paintings but he couldn't sell anything until he died??? or until people thought he died???

 Actually I got carried away with adding things as I went and it ended up twice as tall as the original picture. Plus I made it where the little flowers will un screw and the face and carvings can be removed to get to the dial for when I went to glue the dial on it ended up with a big crease from top to the bottom of the paper dial...I had found this dial on Pinterest and since I had never used one that looked like that I copied the picture of the dial to my computer then sent it to Rapid Resizer so I could make it the right size to go in this bigger clock ...So some day I will get interested in fixing my screw up and I already have another dial ready to exchange. Also there are no flowers in the original picture so I thought why not and made some square headed screws and built things close to what a flower looks like to tap holes somewhere around the clock that might look like they belong and that was that...When I put the flowers up next to the original picture one can see the difference in the size of things... 

  Now in comparison,,,,, If I was to try and copy the picture exactly is when a persons ability shows up...Its very hard to copy someone else's work exactly so why not do your own thing and start with anything and add your own thoughts as you go... Great if you turn out something you are very pleased with...If not, no one will know when it is thrown away... My dumpster might have more screw ups that no one will ever see....

 Again, I think Picasso did the best he could so that is what he did day after day for the extra large shop was over flowing with ugly paintings... And the man might not be dead right now? 

[Smallpatch]

Cliff I do have a few clocks with encrusted jewels. My jewels comes from HL which makes them easier on the pocket book. I actually used real fake diamonds.

[Smallpatch]

This will help is seeing my progress with the scroll saw on the picture of the clock. I cut the pieces in to smaller pieces so I can hold them in my hands while I do the carving with the Dremel..

 All the white colors on the pattern is what I added to the original pattern before I started sawing them in to smaller pieces.. 

  I have copied hundreds of carvings from all over the internet and are saved for later use and when I need to add something I look for something of similar shape and add it is and sometimes I have to stretch or shrink things to fit.. You have to ad live most of the time and that is whats fun...

  I have Rapid Resizer so I can make things larger or smaller to fit any size. Its actually a program for wifes stained glass workings but it fits in to wood working great...I use a piece of baltic birch plywood attached to the back of the wood to be carved. Then after I cut out the entire outside of the clock I take off the backer board before I start sawing the clock in to smaller manageable pieces... This way I will have something to glue it all back together on to after all the carving has been done and all the pieces have been stained and finished... 

Edited December 28, 2018 by Smallpatch

[Cliff]

4 hours ago, Smallpatch said:

I actually used real fake diamonds.

finest kind

 

[Gerald]

Another masterpiece

[Cal]

Great work and great write-up Jess.

[Smallpatch]

Gene no new additions. When I made the first wall hanger for them I was never real proud of the shape I made it so its been eating on me for a few years now. Like I always say, the builder is the first person who should be happy so I will get it back to hang on our wall..... as there are not many outsiders will ever see it...It will also remind me to think things over before the saws are turned on.. 

   Is your carving dust flying yet?? Show me something.

Edited December 29, 2018 by Smallpatch

[Gene Howe]

56 minutes ago, Smallpatch said:

Is your carving dust flying yet?? Show me something.

Not yet. Still fiddling with other non shop stuff. Looking at sometime in February. 

[Artie]

2 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Not yet. Still fiddling with other non shop stuff. Looking at sometime in February. 

We may hold you to that (with Phyl’s Permission, of course)

[Gene Howe]

25 minutes ago, Artie said:

We may hold you to that (with Phyl’s Permission, of course)

Of course!