Burr Elm wall clock

Hi,

Its about 3 1/2 feet long. Burr Elm very hard timber.
Its for swwbo's and my friend in Essex, not making anything from it as i have a rule.
German high torque workings in a routed square behind and takes an AA battery.
I wanted to use Ghesso behind the Silver and then pattinate it.
I'm asking if i can do that but the extension it is going has a lot of Chrome.
Its sterling leaf, i think its too bright personally.
It was not meant to be neat and perfect and i deliberately didn't fill the small voids.
The Silver looks better than the photo shows.
Its had 3 coats of wood doc 5 from Phil Irons then several coats of woodoc polish.
It has to be 'not shiny', but i'm working on whether i can make it velvety with a lot more polish, which will have to go on anyway as its still a bit patchy, in places.
I recently came across a smaller oak burr wall clock the other day with a skeleton insert and a barometer, it was extremely good and £550.
A tad high me thinks.
C and C welcome.

Regards

Pete

A beautiful piece of work Pete. I have a passion for clocks and I like this one!!!!!

Thanks Terry,

have you any idea about how to hang on a plaster board wall, bearing in mind it has to come off now and again to change the battery ?

Regards

Pete

Love it Pete, it is stunning ...

Pete B said:

Thanks Terry,

have you any idea about how to hang on a plaster board wall, bearing in mind it has to come off now and again to change the battery ?

Regards

Pete

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Is there breeze block behind the plasterboard?

Pete B said:

Thanks Terry,

have you any idea about how to hang on a plaster board wall, bearing in mind it has to come off now and again to change the battery ?

Regards

Pete

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Lovely bit of wood making a smashing clock and even better gift

Thanks Guys,

its a hollow stud wall.
Thanks for the link and comments.

Pete

As George says use a butterfly anchor Pete!!

Stunning piece of wood & lovely clock.

There are plasterboard fixings, metal ones, that screw into the plasterboard and hold much better than butterfly fixings. B&Q etc do them (& even found some in a pound shop once)

Hi,
this is it installed.
Thank you all for the help with hanging, ironically the chosen was was a different one than first intended and was breeze block.
I wish i could get timber like this everyday.
Regards
Pete

It surely looks in the right place Pete, i am sure it will be a talking subject to your visitors ..