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[Wood Butcher]

It definitely was. The obligatory photo of my baby:



Your wall clocks sound neat; I'd love to some photos. Anything you could share on casting aluminum would be good to see, too.

Ken

Nice pic, Ken. She's a beauty!

Here's the prototype clock that I built last year. It's hanging in my living room. I used pallet lumber and aged it with a two-step process that I found online. The wood was painted with strong black tea to infuse tannic acid into the wood, then painted again with a vinegar/steel wool cocktail (iron acetate?) to give an aged appearance.



The movement, face and hardware were the only purchased items. I built it without any drawn plans, working to dimensions that looked right. For the ones I'm in the process of completing, I measured everything so I can duplicate the prototype. The finish on these ones will be milk paint.