Use the doweling jig to drill three dowel holes for each corner joint. Use a jointer and a thickness planer to square up the stock and dress it to a final thickness of ⅝”. Choose the best material for the sides as these are the most visible parts. Cut the pieces for the sides (A), top/ bottom (B) and the center divider (C). You will also need to slightly modify the construction method described below. If you use screws you will need to use plugs of a similar species to cover the heads after assembly and before finishing the clock. Dowels allow the entire clock to be constructed and then finished before being assembled. To ensure perfect alignment of the dowel holes I used my DowelMax jig, but use whatever system suits you. All of the pieces for the clock (with the exception of the hanger) are square and the clock is assembled using dowels. The core of this project is the case, and although it is quite basic, most of the machining is done on the two sides. To achieve this, I began with 4/4 stock and planed most of the parts of this clock to a thickness of ⅝”. Using historical photos I scaled the clock down while trying to maintain the proportions that make it so pleasing to the eye. The quartz movement in this version is quite small and it was the available clock face that set the dimensions for this project. The alternative I chose was a commercially available Shaker clock face and hand set.įrom the research I’ve done, the originals were slightly larger than this version, likely to accommodate the moments of the day and the pendulums and pulleys they required. While reproducing his clock design is easy, painting your own clock face would be quite a challenge. When Young built his clocks he painted all of the faces himself. 
If you use a mechanical movement you may have to modify the dimensions of the case. You can purchase a battery powered movement from dealers such as Craftime Clockery or Lee Valley Tools. I’ve chosen to use a solid panel in the lower door, veneered with mottled makore, which contrasts nicely with the black walnut in the rest of the case.īefore you begin cutting any wood, choose your clock movement. Instead of the traditional mitred ¼ round pieces to hold the glass, this version uses a rabbet cut on a router. I’ve used dowels in this version in order to simplify construction and avoid the need to fill or plug screw holes. While this clock doesn’t stray too far from those built by Young in terms of its overall design, I’ve made some changes to accommodate modern woodworking methods.
#Nextime curly wall clock series#
This Shaker wall clock is based on a series of clocks that Isaac Newton Young started in the spring of 1840. As the 1800’s drew to a close, the Shaker style started to adopt some of the ornamentation of the new Victorian era. Simple and unadorned in appearance, it was built with a high degree of craftsmanship with individual craftsmen developing their own discrete ornamentation to set their pieces apart from the others. They are most well known for the enduring legacy of the Shaker furniture style. The Shaker communities reached their height during the 1800’s, but the last remaining community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, still carries on to this day.
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