This will show the various parts I have made for my grandson Matthew's Philadelphia style walnut grandfather clock
Date(s): February 27, 2011. Album by Reid Heilig. 1 - 24 of 31 Total. 1231 Visits.
1 Hand carved shell 3/4 inch thick carved out of walnut that has been shaped down to 1/2 inch. This walnut was cut in 1948 by my mother's first cousin's husband Joe Jordan in Rowan Cty, NC and brought by my father to Aiken, SC and then returned to NC by me. "Wunderschönes Holz! Und ei..." View Comments...
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4 This shows the whole panel piece that will be set into the waist door frame. "Eine tolle Maserung!
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7 Left rear foot about 3 inches high. The color streaks are due to having put alcohol on the walnut to try to enhance the grain. It flashed off too quick, Mineral spirits was used on the waist door panel but that was done outside and we did these pictures inside so no mineral spirits. "Unglaublich schön und im D..." View Comments...
8 The back side of the rear foot showing the half-blind dovetails.
9 Top down view showing inlet cross piece.
10 Inlet cross piece details.
11 Front leg to clock.
12 Side view showing front leg to clock.
13 Detail of front leg cross piece inlet for strenght.
14 Corner view.
15 The two rosettes, my own design. Since our family has been Lutheran since before we arrived in America in 1720, I wanted to somehow capture some significant Lutheran item without it being too overpowering so I chose the Luther Rose that is part of our church emblem. "Erstaunlich, wie wundersch..." View Comments...
16 The two Rosettes.
17 Side view of the two rosettes.
18 Capital and bases for the four hood columns. These columns will be a modified Ionic Order Column.
19 A modified Ionic capital that will sit on top of the column.
20 Top view of capital.
21 Ionic Capital
22 Ionic Capital viewed from top down. Hole is for joining and registering the proper alignment.
23 Capital viewed from bottom.
24 THe square blocks are the very bottom bases. The circular disks are to sit on the bottom base. All use a center bored hole to line up.
