Harley Davidson Clock

by jlepack in Workshop > Woodworking

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Harley Davidson Clock

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Been wanting to make a clock for some time now. I already had the clock piece which I saved from an old ceramic clock.

This piece is made out of 3/4" pine bought from Home Depot.
I sketched out a quick picture of how I wanted it to look like then sprayed the back of the paper with spray adhesive and glued it onto my piece of wood.

Basic Design Cut Out With My Scroll Saw.

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I used my mastercraft 16" scroll saw to cutout the basic shape.

Adding More Pieces

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I cutout a circle from the same 3/4" wood. Marked and cutout a hole for the clock piece to sit in. I drilled several holes to look like bolts. Then glued to the back piece with carpenters glue.

Adding More Detail

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I cutout 2 pieces which will be used for the valve covers. Again, added a few holes for the appearance of bolts.

More Detail

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I added 4 wooden dowels which look like push rods. 2 smaller wooden pieces down by the clock and glued it all to the back board. It's starting to look like a Harley Engine!

Some Fine Detail

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I started adding some small pieces of wood which look like the cooling fins on the cylinders. They are simply glued onto the back board and push rods.

More Fins

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Really slow work adding these cooling fins. But making it look really cool!

Almost Done

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All cooling fins glued on.

Work on the Breather

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Just added a circle to raise the breather above the fins.

Breather

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I decided on a shape and cut it out with my scroll saw.
It won't be glued on until I stain so I can reach the wood under the breather.

Breather

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I drilled more holes in the breather and the engine case to give more effect.

Last Step

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I cut out the Letters H D and glued them to the breather.
All that's left to do is stain it with your choice of stain. I'm going with a dark stain.

My instructable don't have many measurements or other specific information. They give you a basic idea of what a person can build in there home in there spare time with basic tools. I used a 16" scroll saw, a drill with various bits and sandpaper. I'm sure you could do the same with a simple jigsaw.

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Thanks everyone!