AOW162435

I completed one of my Carrera Desk Clocks for Chuck (dcdude) today. It’s been a lengthy process, in part due to delays finding the right hunk of Redwood burl, and in part due to hangups finding functional clock mechanisms and then waiting on those to be repaired/cleaned...

Needless to say, it was a pleasure working with Chuck over the last few months - hopefully the finished product comes close to what he envisioned. I’ll let the pictures tell the story, but may as well mention that this Redwood piece came from a much larger block that I purchased in Oregon. After sending pics to Chuck showing all sides of the block, I sectioned it into six usable pieces. Again, pictures were sent, allowing Chuck to pick a piece that appealed to him. I found the Redwood extremely easy to cut, shape & sand, but very picky as to what type of finish it would take. In the end, I opted for numerous coats of satin polyurethane.

The back of the clock was cut from 1/8” aluminum plate and finished with some careful bead blasting. I used threaded brass inserts and stainless steel button head bolts to secure the plate.

Chuck – thank you!



































Andreas

gonzilla

That looks awesome Andreas! Congrats Chuck, I can't wait to see it in the flesh!!!

BTW, how did you get the "peapod designs" on the bottom?

AOW162435

Thank you, Mike

Check pic# 5 - I applied a vinyl decal, masked the rest of the base, and very carefully bead blasted the entire area. Once the glass media removed enough wood, I peeled away the decal & tape to reveal the letters.


Andreas

Cactus

Krazee mad skillz

pcarhombre

Andreas, you'd better start numbering these things so when they show up in a museum down the road, they'll be able to check for authenticity

Arena993

Everyone gets a clock except me

TRINITONY

That's sweet!

David in LA

yet another item to add to my Christmas wish list!

Steve 96C4S

You could probably start hand building 993's from scratch soon, too

I wouldn't have quite the full appreciation for this clock and the energy that went into it had I not seen the redwood in it's "raw" form, and then the rest of the process (simplified in your pics posted here).

Super nice! What kind of battery operates these clocks?

AOW162435

Steve,
I wire the clocks for use with a 12v, 250mA wall adaptor. The original functionality of the clock is not altered in any way.


Andreas

Steve 96C4S

So, and pardon my ignorance, no battery runs them? Their plugged into the wall A/C jack?

AOW162435

Indeed.


Andreas

Steve 96C4S

Cool. That's what I thought. It's just that I rarely see the A/C cord in any of your pics so I got confused. Keep up the good work, though I don't need to tell you that - you're already doing it. I'm sure we'll see you on the cover of Excellence one day, as your clocks are ...Excellent.

timothymoffat

Mine's powered by vegetable oil.

EDIT: it also runs a Turbo S oil cooler for the summer months.

dcdude

I wish we had more opportunities in life like this for collaboration among fine folks, but again, I guess that's sorta what this place is all about.

I just can't stop smiling. And after closing on my house yesterday, I really needed a smile. When you layer in the extra documentation and invasive poking and prodding, an FHA loan is an especially brutal process in an already tight credit market.