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The original Greene and more Greene thread is getting a bit crowded, so I thought that I would start new, individual threads, for the last two pieces in this commission. There will be a medicine cabinet and this, a grandfather clock.
Not really Greene in nature, more in line with Stickley, it has its roots in the Ashville clock which I believe is housed at the Grove Park Inn in (where else) Ashville, NC.
I've scaled it down considerably and made a few other major changes taken from this inspiration piece.
I took the leg, stretcher, crown and tenons from the bungalow clock and combined them with the wider stance, hardware and face of the Ashville clock and then threw in a few ebony plugs for good measure. The face is hand hammered copper, 13" square. The huge strap hinges are also made by the same coppersmith, John Monk. He is a true artist and very sought after in the Arts & Crafts community.
This is the drawing we're working from.
Yesterday I finished the 'skeleton' and test fitted all the joinery. Today I'll work on gluing up all the panels.
I was very fortunate to have gotten my lumber from Larry for this project as he was very thoughtful in choosing boards from the same flitch. I was able to capitalize on this using two contiguous boards for the front legs. A little hard to see right now, but once the oil goes on they will appear to be book matched. Win win.
Not really Greene in nature, more in line with Stickley, it has its roots in the Ashville clock which I believe is housed at the Grove Park Inn in (where else) Ashville, NC.
I've scaled it down considerably and made a few other major changes taken from this inspiration piece.
I took the leg, stretcher, crown and tenons from the bungalow clock and combined them with the wider stance, hardware and face of the Ashville clock and then threw in a few ebony plugs for good measure. The face is hand hammered copper, 13" square. The huge strap hinges are also made by the same coppersmith, John Monk. He is a true artist and very sought after in the Arts & Crafts community.
This is the drawing we're working from.
Yesterday I finished the 'skeleton' and test fitted all the joinery. Today I'll work on gluing up all the panels.
I was very fortunate to have gotten my lumber from Larry for this project as he was very thoughtful in choosing boards from the same flitch. I was able to capitalize on this using two contiguous boards for the front legs. A little hard to see right now, but once the oil goes on they will appear to be book matched. Win win.
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