By Barry Share Although there are advanced drawing programs you can use on
computers today, we still use the old method we were taught in
college i.e. using a drawing board, clips, and T-square. You may
laugh but it the cheapest and fastest way, and works very well
for us, working on the principle of keep it simple. 1. Construction Take some time out to look at styles and construction of cases
for the period that matches your movement and dial. If you are
not lucky enough to be able to get access to any and to have
hands on and get a close look, you will have to scan as many
books as possible. It goes with out saying a good source of
pictures can be found at your local library. 2. Keep Your Eyes Open Museums and stately homes give a great opportunity to get close
up and have a good scan. A friend of mine once asked a stately
home permission to photograph and take the dimensions from a
table they had so he could make a copy, and believe it or not
they said yes. Ive never tried it but it might work for a clock
case. 3. Auction Houses Lets not forget the old auction houses these can be a great
source for research. Get the catalogue for any photographs, and
then get yourself down to the auction on viewing day and you can
then get a close look at the style with its veneering, stringing
and all its decorative features, and also look inside to see how
the case was constructed. Once you have drawn up the case you are going to make, with as
much detail as you can put on it, you can then compile your
cutting list. Listing all the parts you will have to make to finished size,
you can then calculate the exact amount of timber you will need
to buy from the timber merchant and order the veneers and
stringing or inlay if necessary. Its also a good time to source
and purchase the fittings you will use on the case i.e. hinges,
finials, patera and column caps. A great book that covers clock case drawing and construction
that I can recommend is "Making and Repairing Wooden clock
cases"
By V.J. Taylor & H.A.Babb. Barry Share is the proprietor of Riversdale Clocks.
Were he and his son Matthew have been making bespoke cases for
longcase clocks since 1986 and are both holders of advanced
furniture qualifications Barry and Mat are co-authors in the new case making manual
Making A Case For A Longcase Clock a must read for any one
making a case to house an antique movement and dial.:
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