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I'm wanting to turn some clock faces that look like archery targets. What wood do you suggest? Nothing stained but painted with circles. I'll see if I can find a target face as an example.

I have a Supernova2 chuck and while mounting it recently, I discovered the holes in the back for indexing! Never really paid attention to them in the past. Yep, I'm a slow learner. I'm wanting to make a clock face, either round or square with the interior turned on the lathe, maybe a series of...

This spherical clock was turned from hard Maple and the base an end grain pyramidal support. The project was initially turned as an exchange item in our local club but did not get a finish applied soon enough. Hence, it has been donated to a good friend who collects clocks for his birthday...

Cut a 5 point star from a 7" square slab of Florida Rosewood and mounted it between centers to turn the profiles. Used a 1-3/8 forstner bit to drill the cavity for the Clock Mechanism. Finished with shellac. This is the front view, shot at a slight angle to show the turned profiles. Ed

An Arendal inspired clock

The inspiration for this came from an Arendal Mantle clock. Black walnut was turned, a portion was cut off for clock face insertion and pendulum detail. Clock cavity was drilled out with forstner bit. The pendulum area cavity was routed out and ebonized with no finish (to create illusion of...

This clock was named by my wife, " Leap Second Whirl " My inspiration for this piece was the leap second added to 2008. This extra second was needed to keep the world's clocks in time with the rotation of the planet. The round clock piece is turned from Jarrah and the off centre...

This clock was named by my wife, " Leap Second Whirl " My inspiration for this piece was the leap second added to 2008. This extra second was needed to keep the world's clocks in time with the rotation of the planet. The round clock piece is turned from Jarrah and the off centre...

This is a pocket clock 2-1/2 inches in diameter with a fitted lid. The clock fitting is mounted in a piece of rosewood. The lid is laminated from Birdseye Maple, Brazilian Cherry, Cherry, Purpleheart, Walnut, and Maple. The finish is lacquer. This view shows the pocket clock with the lid in...

This is a pocket clock 2-1/2 inches in diameter with a fitted lid. The clock fitting is mounted in a piece of rosewood. The lid is laminated from Birdseye Maple, Brazilian Cherry, Cherry, Purpleheart, Walnut, and Maple. The finish is lacquer. This view shows the inside of the lid.

worm tracks just under the bark, back is turned round.

'mantel clock' -turning chips from a cherry bowl turned green, mixed with glue and compressed in a mold. Then drilled the opening for the clock.

I decided to make a reversible clock to give the user an option to change his decor. The clock movement and stand can be easily interchanged. This photo shows the front and side view of the same clock in the next photo. It was produced entirely from Red Mallee Burl (approximately 9" at...

I decided to make a reversible clock to give the user an option to change his decor. The clock movement and stand can be easily interchanged. This photo shows the rear and side view of the same clock previously posted. It was produced entirely from Red Mallee Burl (approximately 9" at...

Redwood clock

Redwood root burl. 5 inch diameter, 4 inches high

Maple, purple heart, mahongony electric guitar glue up scraps. 3.5 inch diameter, 4.5 inches high

maple, purple heart, mahogony electric guitar glue up scraps.

angle shot of clock

Clock started out as dyed composite wood purchased at Woodcraft, 6"x6"x2" and sawn in half to provide material for 2 wedding items for a neighbour's son. The clock face was turned to thin the wings, then the 2 corners were cut off and glued to form the bottom. Final size is...