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Building a clock PART 1: The Body

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Building a clock

PART 1:The Body

Gathering materials

The wood that you will be using is called Maple. You can identify it by knowing that it is: Heavy Very hard Cream coloured

Need to know info

The final size of the clock body is:

20” X 7 ½” X ¾”

The clock body is made of 2 pieces glued together. Why?

What is the rough size?

Step 1: Mark the rough length

Make 2 pieces 20 1/2” long per person

Use chalk and a square

Check the board for cracks and staples

Step 2: Cut to rough length

Use the mitre saw to cut all pieces to rough length

Make sure your piece is “stable on the table”

Wear safety glasses

Step 3: Joint a reference face

Joint pieces with the face down

Mark the reference face with a checkmark

Use a pushstick

Step 5: Plane until smooth

Plane each piece with the reference face down (your check mark goes down)

Take off as little as possible!

Step 4: Joint a reference edge

Joint 1 edge on each piece

Make sure the reference face goes against the jointer fence

Step 6: Rip to width

Use the table saw to rip each piece to 4” wide

Your check mark goes down and against the fence

Each student will need 2 of these pieces to make the clock body

Step 7 : Make a panel

Put the pieces together so that they look good

Try to arrange them so that anything that looks bad is on the back

Making a panel continued…

Look at the ends of the pieces

THE GROWTH RINGS MUST ALTERNATE!

Making a panel continued…

Once you have everything figured out draw a triangle so that you don’t forget where they go!

Step 8: Joint the edges to be glued

Joint the edges so that the glue joint is nice and tight

Check that the fence is square

Use a pushstick!

Step 9: Glue the panel

Put the triangle back together

Wipe the glue down flat with your finger

Gluing the panel continued…

Use 3 bar clamps to clamp the panel together

Make sure that all pieces are flush

Step 10: Scrape off all the dried glue

Use a glue scraper to get the excess dried glue off

Any leftover glue can damage the thickness planer

Step 11: Plane to finished thickness

Once all the glue is off you can thickness plane the whole panel

Plane both faces to make sure both are flat

The panel must be ¾” thick

Step 12: Joint a reference edge

The edges will be dented from the clamps

Make one edge flat by using the jointer

Step 13: Rip to finished width

The jointed edge goes against the fence

The finished width is 7 ½”

Step 14: Trace the clock body template

The edges should line up, only the curves get traced

Use a sharp pencil

Step 15: Bandsaw the curves

Lower the blade guard

Cut to the waste side of the pencil line!

Step 16: Sand the curves

Use the spindle sander to get into the curves

Sand carefully to the line

The End?

That’s enough information for now… We will next learn how to make the clock face using some of the same techniques

Remember that you must get full marks on your safety test for each machine before using them

You must also demonstrate to Mr. Huber that you can use each machine safely the first time you use them

Good luck on your project!