Dan Hammons Report post Posted February 5, 2007 Here is a clock I just finished for my Mother Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruceGibson Report post Posted February 5, 2007 Beautiful! Great carving and coloring. Thanks for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pepin1948 Report post Posted February 5, 2007 The coloring on the roses is especially beautiful. She will certainly be proud to display that! Did you have difficulty with the circle for the face? I find that the hardest part of these clock projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Hammons Report post Posted February 6, 2007 The coloring on the roses is especially beautiful. She will certainly be proud to display that!Did you have difficulty with the circle for the face? I find that the hardest part of these clock projects. Thanks Holly,I measure to the center across and then use my compass.No need to worry about making a mark on the center of the leather cuz I have to punch it out to put my clockworks in. I do like to let my pattern spill over the edge of the clock face here and there which helps to break up the circle a little in case my knife wanders off the line. One more thing I do when dying a black background is not to worry to much about all the real small places to much. I put on a thin coat of neat-lac and let it dry and then use highlighter to fill in all the small and hard to get places. Another thing for those who have not used black as a background. If you noticed I left the edges of the leaves and roses a very light color so that they are seperated from the black. Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
