DIY: Domino Clock From Pallet Wood

This time I'll show you, how to make a clock from reclaimed pallet wood and use domino tiles instead of numbers.

How I did it - you can check by looking DIY video or you can follow up instructions bellow.

For this project you will need:

Materials:

Pallet board

Epoxy glue

Varnish

Brush

Domino tiles

Clock movement mechanism

Wood glue

Few wood screws

Tools:

Miter saw or hand saw

Table saw or hand planer

Drill and bits

Screwdriver

Clamps

Preparation

I took one reclaimed pallet wood board. Cut it in 3 equal pieces. I want to form a square by gluing them together.

Wood Preparation

To get nice gluing surface, run each board through my homemade table saw. I made few pass and with each cut, I tried to shave a little as possible. Arranged table saw fence and take of one additional millimeter. Repeated that until got flat surface.

Glue to One Piece

Applied wood glue, but only at half board edge, because I don’t want any glue squeeze out in front. Used additional wood and clamped until glue dried. I tried to get flat surface as possible. I think It came out pretty well.

Slot for Clock Mechanisme

Marked center and drilled a hole for clock mechanism shaft.
Marked clock mechanism position and used router to make proper depth hole.

Surface Finish

Because I want to keep that rustic look, I give a light sanding with 120 grit sandpaper.
Use 4 wood screws to rise boards from table. For finish, I used clear coat of varnish.

Dominoes

To mark hours, I used Dominoes tiles.
Made a template which helped me to align each tile in proper place. Tiles was glued with two components epoxy glue.

Last Touches

When glue was dry, removed paper template and attached clock hands.

In back side, found a center and drilled a hole for screw to hang clock on a wall.

Removed screws, installed battery and clock is ready to serve.

Resume

It came out pretty nice. I really like this rustic look.
I used silent movement mechanism, so there’s no annoying ticking. If you’re planning to make a clock, I definitely recommend you to use this type of movement mechanism. I got it from ebay for few bucks. Just type in search line: silent clock movement mechanism.