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It is time to
add the brass hinges — all 40 of them.
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With the first box glued up, Beth tries
mounting hinges. At this point, they are not mortised but just surface mounted. By the
way, you can't see the center panel, since she has covered it with Saran wrap to protect
the natural finish.
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Here, she is trying to get an idea of
how it will look on a cherry base and at what angles the side panels should be.
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After looking at the hinges, Beth
decides that they serve little purpose, and that she could mortise the sides into the
center case. She marks where the mortise should be.
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Deciding that the two sides should be at
an angle of 15o, Beth has installed the stacked dado set and set the blade tilt
angle to 15o. She uses a push shoe to guide the box over the dado set.
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She is making progress. The tilted dado
is cut on this first clock case. Now she figures out how large the base should be.
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Beth re-saws a piece of 5/4 cherry. The
half thickness should be just right for the base.
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A few passes through the
thickness sander, and all the saw marks are removed.
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One last look before she cuts the base
to length.
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The new router table
was all setup so Beth popped a new classic ogee bit into it and made the cut on three of
the sides.
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Beth displays her finished clock. Of
course, there is still a lot of finishing to do, but she has resolved several issues and
can now get going with the others.
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This close-up gives you a better
view of the shaped edge. It gives the whole unit a very finished look and is the ideal
shape for this narrow wood.
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