Miniature grandfather clock

[alan morrison]

This is a clock I did from a plan originally from hobbies in 1925 before the pen turning bug got hold of me.
The pen and stand are for scale
Hopefully the photo is ok

 

[Neil Lawton]

That's really cool!
I have an old Hobbies treadle scroll saw. It's variable speed, the longer I use it the slower it goes!

 

[flexi]

Very nice indeed....

 

[fortress]

That's a wonderfully intricate masterpiece Alan, Wow! if you did that 94 years ago, how old are you now?? lol.

 

[alan morrison]

Any chance of a photo Neil?
I would like to see that. Does it have a year?
Alan

 

[alan morrison]

Good one John, yes I keep tripping over my long white beard.
I should have said that the pattern came from 1925 , but I came a bit later.
Alan

 

[Penpal]

Compliments on your skill Alan.

Peter.

 

[alan morrison]

thanks Peter
Making pens is a lot quicker than all that fretwork, though I am happy with the result

Alan

 

[Phil Dart]

Great skill Alan - that's a wonderful looking piece

 

[AllenN]

That is really nice. Its amazing what one can find from old Hobbies catalogues.

 

[Neil Lawton]

Any chance of a photo Neil?
I would like to see that. Does it have a year?
Alan

I think mine's a later one but they did make them for a long time.



I also have one of the piecing drills that used to come with the set.

 

[alan morrison]

Thanks for the photos Neil
They are a fair age and well looked after, I see. Maybe made 100 years ago. Looks like that scroll saw could be around for another century.
Made when things were built to last, though I prefer my pillar drill when drilling holes.
Thanks again
Alan

 

[alan morrison]

When looking through Hobbies on line catalogue I saw that they are still selling plans to build a miniature replica of the carriage which Hobbies founder John Skinner rode around in ,in 1895
Alan

 

[Dalboy]

Some of those old Hobbies plans are quite good. Great job on the clock looks great

 

[martin.pearson]

That looks fantastic, never done any scroll saw work but converted plans to work on the CNC so I don't have to have any skill what so ever to use them lol
Vectric actually have a free project for a mini grandfather clock which I have been going to build for about 3 years now, maybe one day.

 

[alan morrison]

That looks fantastic, never done any scroll saw work but converted plans to work on the CNC so I don't have to have any skill what so ever to use them lol
Vectric actually have a free project for a mini grandfather clock which I have been going to build for about 3 years now, maybe one day.

Some scroll saw purists look down on CNC ( not me ) I think that CNC takes a lot of drudgery out of scroll sawing. Scroll sawing teaches a lot of patience or long suffering or something, it is so time consuming.
I am interested in the cnc machine that you have. Do you need a degree in computer driving or anything to use it?
Alan

 

[wm460]

Very very nice indeed.

 

[martin.pearson]

Some scroll saw purists look down on CNC ( not me ) I think that CNC takes a lot of drudgery out of scroll sawing. Scroll sawing teaches a lot of patience or long suffering or something, it is so time consuming.
I am interested in the cnc machine that you have. Do you need a degree in computer driving or anything to use it?
Alan

Alan you get people like that with almost anything, it doesn't bother me lol. It has allowed me to do things that previously wouldn't have been possible & I view it as another tool I can use to help me.
Like anything there is a degree of learning, how steep that learning curve is depends on a few factors, for me it was relatively easy but I had a lot on my side to start with, working as a signmaker I had been using similar software for many years, I spent 20 years in the RN as an engineer & trained as a fitter/turner so machines weren't new to me. It was really just the Computer control side of the process that was new.

Many years ago it may have been a bit of a black art but nowdays you don't need to know how to program a computer or write code & there is so much help available if you want to learn that I think anyone of any age who has a desire can start fairly easily.
The software I use is by a company called Vectric, it is not difficult to use, they have a lot of tutorials that help you get started & most of the tutorials come with files you can download so you can work alongside the tutorial rather than just watch it. They also have a user forum which is very friendly & helpful, in fact it is one of the best forums I have ever come across.

Anything you need to know just ask, I am not an expert myself but quite happy to help out where I can.

 

[alan morrison]

Very very nice indeed.

True blue Mate

 

[martin.pearson]

Not scroll saw related Alan but did this yesterday, not enough time left in my life to learn how to hand carve like this lol