Railroad Clock Kit

I ordered the plan and parts for a Railroad Clock Kit from Lee Valley in December 2007.

The plans and parts sat on my shelf for the next year while I waited for the building mood to strike. When I stocked up on lumber in August 2008, I picked up a few pieces of walnut that I had in mind for this clock.

Finally in November 2008 while I was taking time off for running I had time to do a bit of woodworking. The only change I made to the plans were to remove the bead detail on the door and to use solid wood instead of plywood for the back and behind the clock face. My local suppliers do not have any walnut plywood and since I was able to get the walnut at a very good price I had no problem resawing and using it instead of plywood.

I probably have 4-5 hours into the clock and it is almost complete. The next steps are to do a final hand sanding, then apply the finish and mount the hardware. I'll also have to bring the door down to the local Home Hardware to get them to cut the glass for me.

Probably 20 minutes sanding and 20 minutes x 3 or 4 for the finishing. I should really just finish this thing off and get it on the wall!