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Title: Cuckoo Clock finally finished!
Post by: Becky on March 10, 2014, 10:27:36 pm

Some of you probably read about my trials and tribulations with this clock.  In a nutshell, I put it together wrong.  Fortunately, a wonderful co-worker who is also a woodworker with a lot more experience than me was able to help me get the thing apart enough so that I could correct the mistake.  I did have to re-cut one piece completely, sand off a lot of residual glue, reassemble the thing and then refinish it.  I put most of the hardware in it last night and finished it this evening.  I wish I post the video I took of it doing the whole cuckoo thing but this will have to do.

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Post by: DWSudekum on March 10, 2014, 10:46:19 pm

That looks AWESOME Becky.  That will be a treasured heirloom I am sure.  Thanks for sharing this with us.


DW

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Post by: spirithorse on March 11, 2014, 01:32:05 am

Excellent job!
Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

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Post by: wombatie on March 11, 2014, 02:07:00 am

That looks really great.  I can see all the blood sweat and tears in it.  Great work Becky.

Marg

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Post by: Al W on March 11, 2014, 07:53:54 am

Grand looking clock Becky, well done. 

Al

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Post by: mickey357 on March 11, 2014, 11:14:36 am

Wow !! Nice job and Great cuttin'.

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Post by: EIEIO on March 11, 2014, 11:46:57 am

I'm happy to hear you could make the fixes - that sounded like a heart-breaker when you first posted it. Nicely done.

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Post by: frankorona on March 11, 2014, 06:35:32 pm

Well, so samples was excellent, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: cdrover(Clyde) on March 11, 2014, 07:15:28 pm

Now that is a case of perseverance paying off. It is one thing to make firewood from mistakes but it is a totally another to make a memory out of something that may have become firewood. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by: lennywin on March 11, 2014, 07:39:14 pm

WOW!!!  This gives me hope!  I was so sad when I read your first post about this clock, it was my first week on the forum.  I was kinda asking myself what I'd gotten myself into.  Now all I can say is
WOW!!! Beautiful job Becky.

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Post by: Judy Hunter on March 11, 2014, 08:06:49 pm

Absolutely Beautiful !!!! Well worth the save.   
Can I ask where the pattern is from??

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Post by: Rover2 on March 11, 2014, 09:03:12 pm

Well done Becky.  looks really nice.

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Post by: Russ C on March 12, 2014, 06:19:27 am

Awesome job Becky, it is beautiful. I would have liked to watch the video.  :)

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Post by: Becky on March 12, 2014, 08:20:52 pm

Thanks everyone.  It was really a relief to be able to repair instead of replace.  It really wasn't that difficult of a pattern to cut but I'm just as glad not to have to do it again. 

Lenny, my take-away from this project (well, the main one of several) is to be really careful to follow the instructions during assembly!  In spite of being spared the annoyance and expense of making a whole new clock, I don't think I'll forget that lesson any time soon and it is probably a good reminder for others.  You think you know how it all needs to go but I'll sure be double-checking in the future!

Judy, the pattern is by Dirk Boelman at http://theartfactory.com/ (http://theartfactory.com/) . I really love his patterns.  I find them easy to work with and generally forgiving.  If you decide to make this clock, I'd suggest using smaller eye screws than the ones they supply with the parts kit.  I couldn't get it to work with the ones they provided but when I tried the small ones I use for ornaments, it was fine.

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Post by: Judy Hunter on March 12, 2014, 11:53:23 pm

Thanks Becky  ;D

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Post by: Marcellarius on March 13, 2014, 03:32:17 am

amazing job!! really great.
would love to see the video.

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Post by: Keefie on March 13, 2014, 11:05:23 am

awesome work there Becky.

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Post by: newfie on March 13, 2014, 11:45:08 am

great job Becky