BLUEBIRD CLOCK

[mbulriss]

> Also, does the movement protrude out the back of the
> wood?
NO. It is recessed into the bird body. I have one that I can trace
for you in a few days if that would help. Joe Losh in the Lone Star
Birds has made some of these, so he might have exact dimensions.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy A. Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Anyone out there with a BB clock? If you would give me a measurement
> from the nose of the bird to the end of the lower tail it would be
> appreciated. Also, does the movement protrude out the back of the
> wood? If so how far?
> I cut a prototype today out of 3/4" thick wood and it is 19" long by
> 6" high. It will accept a 2 3/4" to 3" quality quartz movement in
the
> wing. My prototype is made from white pine and the original will be
> blonde. I plan to make 7 prototypes to see what I can do with them.
I
> will use red oak on others and I plan to prime, base coat and clear
> coat some of the pine to see what happens. I don't have anything
else
> to do. Colors I am considering are rose,lagoon, black, red and blue.
I
> may air brush one in a bluebird style and see how that goes. I would
> clear coat that one. I would like to put a chime movement in one of
> them but it may need to be larger because of constraints in the size
> if available dials.
>
> All are being hand made.
> Thanks for any info.
>
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> Dahlonega, GA
> Royale Conversion
>