Minimalist Wall Clock

In this project, I am making a watch from reclined wood.

There are no design elements on the face of the clock. Only holes instead of numerals. The main character is a combination of soft yellow wood with highlighted grains and dark wood with almost invisible grains. Therefore I finished it with oil to shows off the grain and true beauty of the wood better.

This is a simple and perhaps a good project for beginners.

The video Also has all the steps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-XWeJ-GhM

Tools:

Sander, Router, Clamps, Saw,

Material:

Few pieces of wood,

Wood finish,

Clock movement,

Glued lighter wood pieces together by inserting think slices of dark wood between them.

Clamped and left to dray overnight.

Used custom made planing jig to trim board to a consistent thickness.

Then cut edges making a clock in perfect square shape.

Drilled hole in the center which will become a clock shaft hole at the end.

Then printed clock face on A4 paper and transformed hour positions on wood. Used simple router jig to make holes for clock positions.

Used router jig to drill a hole for clock movement.

The jig is rectangle cut into chipboard pice. The size is chosen in a way that if my router slides over the egdes it makes 5.5sm x 5.5sm hole which is a perfect size for the movement I use.

Started with 60 grit round sanding. Then rounded edges with a router and continue with 80, 120 and 180 grits.

Sanded edges with handes.

Applied walnut oil and installed clock movement and hands.

Thanks for watching it. I hope this will help you make a similar project. And if you do please share pics with us.