A clock I made for my wife for our 5th wedding anniversary. Its only the wood anniversary so no pressure, right?

3 years ago by Marafon to c/woodworking

Full disclosure: I didn't make the clock hands, I just bought them off Amazon.

The Majority of the wood used is old (oak?) barn wood taken from the barn that we were married in front of on my family's farm. You can even see an old nail hole next to a hash mark between the 4 and the 5. Used primarily silver "shimmer" vinyl for the clock face which looks great in person but is an absolute nightmare to photograph. I've included a different, if not better, photo as well that shows that part more clearly.

I followed this Fisher's Shop video to learn how to get my weave on.

Update: I painted the hands silver and I think it looks much better.

bus_factor 28 points 3 years ago

It's beautiful, but I find it hard to see the hands. That black piece right in the middle looks almost like one of the hands to me, but maybe it's better in person. I think some white hands matching the color of the lettering might be better.

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Marafon 16 points 3 years ago

I agree with you 100%. My anniversary isn't for another week so I might pop the hands back off and paint them. Thanks for the feedback.

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SatanicNotMessianic 13 points 3 years ago

Agreed. The hands need to be literally any bright color. White might be tasteful. Red might be striking. Even a bright orange might work depending on the room.

Why not pop the image into a photo editor and experiment?

Edit: I’d also think about whether the second hand adds anything.

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OurTragicUniverse 4 points 3 years ago

Seconding orange. A neon orange would look really good against the wood and be very visible.

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Marafon 2 points 3 years ago

Lmao ordinarily Id jump all over a chance to use my favorite color. However we painted an accent wall in our house orange a few years ago because I got to choose the color and that decision still haunts my wife to this day. While I agree it would look really good, I'd only get to enjoy it for a moment before she ripped the minute hand off and stabbed me in the neck with it. In the most loving way possible, I'm sure...

I'm leaning toward metallic silver or flat white. I'll post an updated image here later for y'all. I appreciate all of the feedback!

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Marafon 2 points 3 years ago

I will say that the second hand does add an elegant constant motion around the face that doesn't translate well in a photo. I was particular about the kit I ordered to make sure I didn't get a herky jerky tick tock clock. But thank you for your feedback!

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Marafon 3 points 3 years ago

Update: I painted the hands silver and I think it looks much better. Thanks again to everyone in the thread for helping me take this gift from good to great.

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bus_factor 2 points 3 years ago

Wow, it looks amazing now! I expected that to make it easier to read, but it also shows off some nice details on the hands I didn't notice before.

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WalrusByte 11 points 3 years ago

Might the most beautiful clock I've ever seen. Nice work!

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Marafon 4 points 3 years ago

Incredibly kind of you to say, thank you!

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pineapplelover 8 points 3 years ago

I didn't even know you could get those cool designs with wood. Very neat.

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m0darn 5 points 3 years ago

Perfect and for the bronze anniversary you can give her the movement!

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Marafon 8 points 3 years ago

I try my best to give her the movement every anniversary!

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m0darn 2 points 3 years ago
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lexihexi 2 points 3 years ago

So with pressure this will be a diamond watch in 35 years. xD

Awesome work!! 😊

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Inflo 0 points 3 years ago

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