One doesn't have to be a master chef to appreciate good food, nor a master woodworker to recognize woodworking skill. My abilities in that area are minimal at best but that doesn't prevent me from recognizing the high quality of your craftsmanship.
As an amateur, I have recently bought two cheap grandfather clocks. Both of them had the same problem with the dial rotated. Requiring the base board to slope. The left hand dial foot on both was only fitted into half a hole. To mount the dial square to the clock works would have left the foot in mid air. Am I right to assume that dials were mass produced and not necessarily made by the clock maker themselves ?
Painted dials were usually bought in and were fitted using a falseplate. This is a separate plate that sits between the dial and movement. It sounds like your clock is a marriage, another dial shoehorned onto the wrong movement. Any spare holes or holes not lining up as in your case is an indication of this. This case I have just restored has this very same problem. As long as the dial lines up in the case it will look OK. Hope this helps.
Thank you. I use the domino for speed. It's nice to cut joints by hand but if the job is for me I haven't the time, if it's for a customer given the option they always go for the cheapest. It is a good tool although one of the pins on the socket has just Broken off. Bad design, common problem.
@@ianswindell This is a dilemma I have struggled with for years, and my level of hand skills is nothing like yours. If I was starting out again, would I buy a Domino as opposed to a hollow chisel morticer? I really don’t know. Of course, the end result is the same. Would Ernest Gimson and Sidney Barnsley approve? I doubt it. But that is precisely why the Arts and Crafts Movement ultimately failed. You summed it up very well. Once the cost of the Domino jointer has been covered, joinery becomes much cheaper. Best wishes, Paul
@@pdbay47 Hi Paul. In the past planer thicknessers were called apprentices. as the apprentice learned from this process they would eventually move on to chopping out mortices. The cabinetmaker would not do much of this kind of work. Once you have mastered this joint use your time stretching your skills in other areas. Spend your time wisely. All the best Ian.
One doesn't have to be a master chef to appreciate good food, nor a master woodworker to recognize woodworking skill. My abilities in that area are minimal at best but that doesn't prevent me from recognizing the high quality of your craftsmanship.
Thank you.
so close now!
I can't wait for the colour matching.
Thanks Ian.
I'm just editing the last part now. Spoiler, it came out OK.
Ian of the steady hand and sharp chisels. much admired.
Thank you very much.
Fantastic. Thank you your diligent excellence in craft.
Thank you very much
Extra extraordinary work Ian. The patience and expertise required is unfathomable. thank you for sharing a lifetime of experience.🇦🇺👴🏻
Many thanks! Hope you got something out of it.
Спасибо за уроки по реставрации,всегда смотрю вас,удачи вам Ян !
Спасибо. Надеюсь, вы нашли это полезным.
As an amateur, I have recently bought two cheap grandfather clocks.
Both of them had the same problem with the dial rotated.
Requiring the base board to slope.
The left hand dial foot on both was only fitted into half a hole.
To mount the dial square to the clock works would have left the foot in mid air.
Am I right to assume that dials were mass produced and not necessarily made by the clock maker themselves ?
Painted dials were usually bought in and were fitted using a falseplate. This is a separate plate that sits between the dial and movement. It sounds like your clock is a marriage, another dial shoehorned onto the wrong movement. Any spare holes or holes not lining up as in your case is an indication of this. This case I have just restored has this very same problem. As long as the dial lines up in the case it will look OK. Hope this helps.
Beautiful hand work, as usual. Still scratching my head as to why you used a Domino in a previous video.
Thank you. I use the domino for speed. It's nice to cut joints by hand but if the job is for me I haven't the time, if it's for a customer given the option they always go for the cheapest. It is a good tool although one of the pins on the socket has just Broken off. Bad design, common problem.
@@ianswindell This is a dilemma I have struggled with for years, and my level of hand skills is nothing like yours. If I was starting out again, would I buy a Domino as opposed to a hollow chisel morticer? I really don’t know. Of course, the end result is the same.
Would Ernest Gimson and Sidney Barnsley approve? I doubt it. But that is precisely why the Arts and Crafts Movement ultimately failed.
You summed it up very well. Once the cost of the Domino jointer has been covered, joinery becomes much cheaper.
Best wishes, Paul
@@pdbay47 Hi Paul. In the past planer thicknessers were called apprentices. as the apprentice learned from this process they would eventually move on to chopping out mortices. The cabinetmaker would not do much of this kind of work. Once you have mastered this joint use your time stretching your skills in other areas. Spend your time wisely. All the best Ian.
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