Willard type kidney dial shelf clock
04/16/2007 to 04/20/2007
In this class students will construct a copy of a typical Federal shelf clock as
made popular by the Willard family of clockmakers in the late18th and early 19th
century. These
classic American clocks now bring tens of thousands of dollars on
the market. This class is a great chance to not only to make a clock that will
last for generations but to learn the hand tool skills involved including
veneering with hide glue, hand planing, dovetailing, fretwork and the use of
scratch stocks. The students will fit an exact replica weight-driven eight day
movement made by David Lindow of Pennsylvania into the case. Class includes all
materials, hardware, movement and dial. This is a very busy week resulting in an
impressive copy of a rare American clock. Finished dimensions 38h x 14w x 7 d.
Primary wood is mahogany with maple bandings and white pine secondary wood.
Tool list for class:
- Rabbet plane- Lie-Nielsen low angle skew or other small Stanley type
- Dovetail saw
- Chisel for dovetails- ½ inch
- Fretsaw- jigsaw type with swivel handle
- Cabinet scraper blade
- Low angle block plane
- Smoothing plane with fairly narrow throat to smooth mahogany stock
- Rasp-# 50 Nicholson or equivalent
- Try square- 6 inch
- Marking gauge and/or cutting gauge
- Mill bastard file- approx 8 inch
