dome clock finished....for now. :)

[Scrappile]

Good luck to to you Tom.  Hope you win.

 

I found your next project.  Bet this one would take you 2 months!

 

http://www.finescrollsaw.com/milan-cathedral.htm

[tomsteve]

whoa!! not that is awesome, scrappile!

[rdatelle]

Tom, that is just out of this world. There is so much detail there I wouldn't know where to start. You did beyond good.

[Sam777]

wow, what a project! I have a thread of the construction over in the "works in progress' forum. but now I think im finished, so time for a lil bragging.

ive had the plans for quite a few years. pull em out, put em back. sometimes I was intimidated, sometimes not interested, and other times I wanted to work on something, but just not this at the time.

until about a month ago.

the real story how the plans ended up in my shop and I got kickin on it:

years ago I was asked to build a set of kitchen cabinets for a friends cottage. he had seen some of my other work and wanted cabinets constructed by me. I felt honored, but had never built cabinets.I told him I was intimidated at such a pretty big task, I really didn't have any knowledge of cabinet construction and wasn't sure if I could do it.

he replied,"with that attitude, theres nothing you can do.figure out how much money ya need to start and get back with me."

honestly, that statement buggered me up a bit and I was a little angry at him for sayin that. so, off to another friends to talk about it- basically tryin to find out why it buggered me up. that other friend said,"well, its pretty simple why it buggered ya up- because you know he was right- with that attitude, you cant do it. so theres a simple solution- change your attitude. the only reason ya cant do it is lack of knowledge on how to do it. ive bult cabinets. there just boxes with doors. now go get on the www and figure out how those boxes are constructed."

HUH!!!

 

so, how did that come into play with me jumpin into this?

welp, when I pulled the plans out about a month ago, that friends words," with that attitude, theres nothing you can do" popped into my head and I was off to the shop!

 

so, for ANYONE who says they cant accomplish this clock-

with that attitude, you are right!

but chhange your attitude and ANYTHING can be accomplished!

 

so here it is- the clock that took a few years to change my attitude about doing.

pics from my shop as where its going in the dining room- its gonna be right in front of a window and I cant get very good pics with the backlighting. maybe ill snap a few this evening,though.

oh, I put some Christmas lights in temporary to help show the scrollwork a bit.

This is more than words can say

What an awesome job you did. Some day... I will built something similar

I watched your construction thread for a few days but then I lost it

Would you put a link to the progress?

Again, GREAT WORK,

Sam

[Scrappile]

This is more than words can say

What an awesome job you did. Some day... I will built something similar

I watched your construction thread for a few days but then I lost it

Would you put a link to the progress?

Again, GREAT WORK,

Sam

http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/22940-dome-clock-started/

[newfie]

Amazing craftsmanship thanks for sharing

[Gonzo]

Amazing work and a cool story. Thank you.

[heppnerguy]

The beauty of your clock is something to just sit and stare at. I am starting to understand the difference between mediocre, good, marvelous and a truly talented scroller. It is not just how well a piece is cut..(that is 'good') assembling the cutting, assembly and finishing is about as good as it can be. .to move it up a notch is to also have a good sense of wood choices,on top to the 'good' category, then one moves to 'marvelous'.. In order to achieve 'marvelous' to 'truly talented' one needs to pick the material that makes the piece extra special and achieve a perfect cut, assembly and finish job and then make special efforts to ring out even more than a perfect job, as you did with this clock when you thought to place the woods to achieve the amazing effects on the floor and ceilings of this clock.. So to some it all up, you are a 'Truly Talented' person.. One of the nicest pieces I have ever seen.

 

 

Dick

heppnerguy