BB Clock Reproductions

[Tom Meservey]

The clock in my '81 is walnut. Scott Bishop (who I thought might have weighted
in) and I looked at the feasibility of making them, and here is what I (we) came
up with. I ran it by OB, the cabinet making I studied under at the wood shop on
the AFB and here are the things we came up with. 2" walnut, if you can get it
is moderately expensive and cannot be had everywhere. To cut that thick of a
piece of walnut, you will need a GOOD band saw. In my limited experience of
cutting anything with a band saw, you leave "saw marks" on the edge of the wood.
These will either have to be 1) filed or 2) sanded, preferably both. If you
don't have a ridgid up and down sander, this is going to be time consuming to do
by hand. Trust me, walnut is not like sanding pine. All 'n all, we figured
materials wise, one could be made for about $50.00. That is provided you have
all the right equipment. However, labor wise, I didn't think I wanted to get
involved in "mass producing" them. Too
labor intensive. It would be a good hobby item to make one or two, but I don't
think I could make a living making them and selling them. BTW be sure to cut
the outline 1/16th inch larger all the way around to allow for sanding.

Keith, I apologize for NOT getting back to you and sending you a pattern. It
has not been a fun year.

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)


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