Wood Burnt Clock

Into:This is a wood burnt clock that I made for my daughter last year for Christmas. Yes most anyone can do this, Hopefully these instructions can help. Please beware of all SAFETY issues with wood burning tools.

Pick Your Material:

I like to use 3/4 " birch plywood if gives a soft flow and even burn (shows nicely). Oak seems to be hard flow with even burn and pine is varied flow and burn due to wood grain.

Edge Detail:

I like to detail edges early in design but not always, if staining edges I do early in project then sand show surface to clean up transition.

Pattern:

Can you trace? Thats all you need to know. If you can draw or not its that easy. You can apply any drawing, photo that you want just by putting tracing (carbon paper) and transfer to wood. (don't over apply pressure) just enoug to see.

Note: I have made seperate drawing for each item and can use same template in different layouts. Always good to try on paper first.

TRANSFER PATTERN TO WOOD.

Clock Movement:

Take clock assembly and measure barrel width and hieght.

Drill Mounting Hole:

After transfering clock portion of design on wood, drill thru hole for clock barrel.

Clock Assy Pocket.

Using clock assembly place barrel in hole and trace around clock housing, determined depth and router out slightly bigger then clock housing.

SAFETY FIRST

Please follow all Safety items! (We need your Instrucable also!)

Tools:

These are the tools or the trade, forgot sandpaper for light cleaning, please use your stand.

I have my favorite tips (I usaully do lines, shading, everything with 1 tip) you will have your favorites also. so I won't suggest.