Popular Post Dadio Posted August 5, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Here is the first attempt at the 7-day clock, this is the mock-up for the real thing ,this one is made of a cedar stud. what do you think? is the face OK? is there too much white around the face? Does the black hand look too clunky? Should it be a different color hand? Herb Cal, HARO50, Fred W. Hargis Jr and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 The hand is good being dark for there is no second guessing where it's at.Herb this is all tied together rather nice. Kinda pleasing to the eyes.. Too bad you couldn't have found wood with more knots and flaws or none at all. You asked!!!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadio Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Smallpatch said: The hand is good being dark for there is no second guessing where it's at.Herb this is all tied together rather nice. Kinda pleasing to the eyes.. Too bad you couldn't have found wood with more knots and flaws or none at all. You asked!!!! Thanks Patch, this is a trial run to iron out mistakes, I plan on making several for presents and want to get it right before I go any further. I had it all glued together and was routing the outer profile when it blew out the knot and I had to dummy it in. Herb HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 yur retired... why a clock??? HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chips N Dust Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I think it looks good. My only suggestion is the same style hand, but maybe a little narrower. That is my .02 Grandpadave52, HARO50 and Dadio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 everyday is saturday to me. or sunday. whatever. Cal, Grandpadave52, HARO50 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatuffej Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Dadio, the clock looks good! If you feel driven to add more "dark knots", consider gently applying a dark stain in selected spots or carefully sneaking up with a small butane torch used for soldering copper pipes. I've done that before, its not hard to do. hat Dadio, HARO50 and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I like it! I wonder what it would look like if you used the bumble bee blue instead of the white, for the border? Dadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 No suggestions from here. I like it. Gee, how'd you get those tight miters? HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Herb the most important part of you project is what did you think when you finished it...Hey when I finish something and I am pleased how it turned out...........Thats it right there. I have to please me first of all. Wife and everybody else don't know squat....And after looking things over I know if I did this and that and changed whatever it MIGHT look better or probably would look worse but I always consider the first one is the goat. Dadio and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I like it Herb. I might suggest a smaller hand, though. This one doesn't point to the day of the week, it points to the open space border. Cal Chips N Dust, HARO50, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Chips N Dust said: I think it looks good. My only suggestion is the same style hand, but maybe a little narrower. That is my .02 25 minutes ago, clhyer said: I like it Herb. I might suggest a smaller hand, though. This one doesn't point to the day of the week, it points to the open space border. Cal Since you asked Herb...I agree with Kelly & Cal...to me the hand just seems to be disproportional to the face and the lettering. A thinner body and shorter wold be less overwhelming IMO...if you could find one with a brass or bronze border &/or stripe in the center would complement the clock face too I think... The only other thing which seems out of place to me is all of those days...I just don't seem to recall all those days in one week. Anyways, very cool idea and great overall design. It's going to make great gifts this year!! Edited August 6, 2017 by Grandpadave52 Dadio, HARO50 and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Half the white and way smaller on the hand. Like the idea though. Looks good. Dadio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostalTom Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I especially like the way the grain wraps around on the frame. This attention to detail on what you described as an prototype tells me your "production" models will be spectacular. One question. Where did you get a seven day movement like that? Klockit maybe? HARO50, Cal and Dadio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Dudelston Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I wouldn't change a thing Herb. It looks great. I'm with Gene though. How did you get the tight miters? HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 48 minutes ago, Ron Dudelston said: I wouldn't change a thing Herb. It looks great. I'm with Gene though. How did you get the tight miters? I'm betting he used his new Miter Set Jig. Ron Dudelston, Dadio and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnewj Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 1 hour ago, HandyDan said: I'm betting he used his new Miter Set Jig. Glad to see you're putting that jig to use, Herb...Excellent quality work as always (even for a mock-up). I have to agree with everyone on the hand...too overwhelming and a distraction. I would scale it down, just a tad. I'm not personally impressed by the background colors...the white is always clean and makes thing pop, but a brighter contrasting color to the white border would be more pleasing to my eye. In addition, I don't care for the medieval/Old German script. I find it hard to read. All of it is personal preference, though. Where did you find the background? I've been thinking of making one of these for my Mother. She's 96 and no longer remembers what day it is. HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 unless it's just crap, or dangerous the way it was built, i've never criticized another's work. if you like it, or the person you made it for likes it, that's all that matters. my view on a project is immaterial. would i copy it? maybe. depends on what i want in my house. my style is not your style. and that's ok. if it was, it would be a very boring world. if someone asked me to make a version of that for their den, i might. but it would be my own take on things. it would not be an exact copy of someone else's work. show some imagination, some creativity, do it different from the herd. that said, i like it. it's different, it's nicely executed, and shows good craftsmanship and good creativity. not something you will find at Ikea or Wallymart. keep doing what you are doing. Dadio and Grandpadave52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 15 minutes ago, DAB said: that said, i like it. it's different, it's nicely executed, and shows good craftsmanship and good creativity. not something you will find at Ikea or Wallymart. keep doing what you are doing. Well said! But personally, I agree with the "Smaller Hand" crowd. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallpatch Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I doubt if he would have had any critics at all if he had not invited it to start with. A person could show that clock to 50 people and ask them to make one and there would be 50 different versions of that clock.. On second thought only 2 maybe would have made one, the other 46 would have been too lazy.. HARO50 and Dadio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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