Gathering materials
The wood that you will be using is called Maple. You can identify it by knowing that it is: Heavy Very hard Cream coloured
Need to know info
The final size of the clock body is:
20” X 7 ½” X ¾”
The clock body is made of 2 pieces glued together. Why?
What is the rough size?
Step 1: Mark the rough length
Make 2 pieces 20 1/2” long per person
Use chalk and a square
Check the board for cracks and staples
Step 2: Cut to rough length
Use the mitre saw to cut all pieces to rough length
Make sure your piece is “stable on the table”
Wear safety glasses
Step 3: Joint a reference face
Joint pieces with the face down
Mark the reference face with a checkmark
Use a pushstick
Step 5: Plane until smooth
Plane each piece with the reference face down (your check mark goes down)
Take off as little as possible!
Step 4: Joint a reference edge
Joint 1 edge on each piece
Make sure the reference face goes against the jointer fence
Step 6: Rip to width
Use the table saw to rip each piece to 4” wide
Your check mark goes down and against the fence
Each student will need 2 of these pieces to make the clock body
Step 7 : Make a panel
Put the pieces together so that they look good
Try to arrange them so that anything that looks bad is on the back
Making a panel continued…
Once you have everything figured out draw a triangle so that you don’t forget where they go!
Step 8: Joint the edges to be glued
Joint the edges so that the glue joint is nice and tight
Check that the fence is square
Use a pushstick!
Gluing the panel continued…
Use 3 bar clamps to clamp the panel together
Make sure that all pieces are flush
Step 10: Scrape off all the dried glue
Use a glue scraper to get the excess dried glue off
Any leftover glue can damage the thickness planer
Step 11: Plane to finished thickness
Once all the glue is off you can thickness plane the whole panel
Plane both faces to make sure both are flat
The panel must be ¾” thick
Step 12: Joint a reference edge
The edges will be dented from the clamps
Make one edge flat by using the jointer
Step 14: Trace the clock body template
The edges should line up, only the curves get traced
Use a sharp pencil
The End?
That’s enough information for now… We will next learn how to make the clock face using some of the same techniques
Remember that you must get full marks on your safety test for each machine before using them
You must also demonstrate to Mr. Huber that you can use each machine safely the first time you use them
Good luck on your project!