About Time!

I'm curious, George ...

Ellis Walentine

>... What does the rest of the clock look like?

Nice looking work. Susan should be delighted.

Ellis

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George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>Good Evening Friends,

The entire clock is made from QSWO which I have had stashed away for years waiting for something special. Ed wanted the clock to be the same color as our dining room furniture. Accordingly, I used a cherry gel stain from ZAR, sealed it with Seal Coat, and applied several coats of satin poly, rubbed out and paste waxed. I omitted glass panels in the sides, preferring the QSWO. It also gives the chimes a righer tone. The movement is from Hermle, and it chimes on the hour and half hour. My #3 son Ken gained the hinges and made the doors fit properly. The lyre pendulum was my idea of a surprise polyanna gift to them both, but the movement Ed ordered took a shorter pendulum. Murray swapped movements for me with no problem. It was a fun project for a very lovely and deserving lady.

George

Yes Ellie.......

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>We'll have to get to the bottom of that!

George

Very Nice

Jim in Burlington On

>I don't think your pics do the clock justice. Nice work George.

There's no time like

Joanne Adler in Pt. Pleasant, PA

>a present! Great gift! Well worth the hours you invested. I like the lyre pendulum--glad it didn't tick them off that you changed it. :-)

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lee beeden

>Very nice George!! I've been thinking about making a clock, you've inspired me.

Lee

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Guy Kroll

>Beautiful work George. Thank you for sharing it.

Guy

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Colonel that is a beautiful looking clock! I'm sure it will me much enjoyed and fought over. I realy like that banjo pendulum, a very nice touch.

What's aployanna Christmas?

Todd O.

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Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.

>Hi George,

That is a very handsome clock, the workmanship looks top shelf as ussual. I really enjoy the stories that go with your works as well, always centered on what matters in your life.

I have used Murray Clocks a few times and I have always been happy as well, hey, they are Canadian!

Take care,

Jim

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James Dillon in MD

>George,

Very, very nice. What a wonderful Xmas gift. I've built one shaker-style pendulum clock (also as a Xmas gift) and would like to build another; they are fun to do! Nice use of the QSWO and selection on an appropriate finish. Thanks for posting.

Jim

Nice work Col!

Dominic Greco

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Almost tea time!

Lee Schierer, McKean, PA

>Great looking clock George. I'm sure you'll get orders from the rest of hte family for others. I haven't made many clocks yet, but they sure are fun to make and you know they'll be around for a long time.

Lee

Re: I'm curious, George ...

David Hay @ Denver

>If you're Curious George, who's the man with the yellow hat? ;-)

Sorry...couldn't resist...

David

Beautiful work, Love the style!

Felix B

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Ed Dart

>Greetings from George's "#2 son" Ed. 'T'is my wife, Susan, for whom the clock bells toll these days. We are in love with the clock and will be in my branch of the Dart family tree for generations to come. My 22-month-old daughter is already asking me if she's in the will and if we've left her the clock.

I've read all of your posts as of 4:10 p.m. ET today. I can attest that George's kids DO have the best hand-me-downs and that his family is the most important thing to him. His raw talent amazes all of us, and we ourselves have had our "discussions" on who'll be getting what...eventually :-p

--Ed

Aw Shucks

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>

Excellent, Colonel!

Robert Hutchins

>Quite up to your usual high standard. Well Done ! ! !

Took a look at the Hermle site and saw their electric fail-safe video. Did you and #2 go that route or get the wind-up mechanism without it?

Oh, don't you have those hands on wrong? You have the hands reversed. It's gonna make the hours fly but the minutes will be a real drag. You really MUST pay more attention to details, George!

[It was the custom for at least a century for timepiece purveyors to display their goods with the time set at approximately 8:20, the time of Lincoln's death. Your pic has the hands in opposite positions.]

:>

Finally, an irresistible subject line :-)

Ellis Walentine

>I think the Colonel has a yellow hat. :-)

Ellis

Hey Bob

George@Colonel's Workshop-Havertown PA

>I think there is merit in standardizing clock time for display purposes, at least on the face of it. It would come in handy. The Hermle movement we installed this winter is strictly spring driven, but we could always fall back on an electrical devise. Summer readily available, and certainly less expensive. Thanks for those kind words.

George

You're a lucky bunch, Ed ...

Ellis Walentine

>...but you knew that. :-)

Ellis Walentine, Host

nice!

bill tindal, E.TN

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You Are PUNishing Me this Time

Robert Hutchins

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Re: Nice work Colonel

Larry Clinton in Frankfort, Indiana

>That is a great looking timepiece. I have always wanted to build a Grandfather clock with the mechanical works. The chimes and movement cost several hundred for a good one however. After looking at yours, I may work on some smaller clocks when I get my current projects done. The projects have been stalled since the darn surgery kicked my butt. Still haven't done much in the shop. Did help the youngest son fix his van yesterday - Alternator replacement - in the shop. Today he came down and we replaced a wheel cylinder on my van. Didn't build the shop for cars but beats working out in the cold.