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Well here is my Riley Whiting clock waiting for restoration. Over 15 years ago I purchased the movement for this clock for next to nothing at a flea market. Ever since then I have been waiting to come across the case for the clock. Well I found it. Sure the case is rough, but that just makes the restoration all the more challenging and fun. The movement and recently acquired dial are a perfect fit to the case. As you will see below, I have decided to convert this clock to a carved column and splat.
This picture shows the columns in progress.
Here are pictures of the carved splat. Sorry for the bad pictures, I guess I used a poor choice for the background.
This photo shows another real fun part. Somehow the top board on my Riley Whiting clock was split and is now missing. The trick will be to fke in the new wood to match the old.
This photo is just to show all the bits ready for restoration
Here is the door pretty much complete showing the veneer repairs. I used old walnut veneer harvested from an Art Deco vanity. The grain texture is an extremely close match. The color however, is just slightly off, but a little red stain will bring that right in line.
Here we have the door which is a major part of the restoration. It needs to have the cross piece made, and the lots of veneer fixed
Here is the tablet that I would like to duplicate for this Riley Whiting Clock. I believe this was originally a lithograph image. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to achieve this look.
Here it is all pieced together so it looks like a complete clock. Just don't sneeze or it may all come tumbling down.
Here we have the clock with the case refinished along with the new carved splat. The movement is running and the columns are ready for aging, staining, anf shellacing. I thought I would leave the brass bridge for the escape whell even though it is probably not original. It looked old enough and beat up enough to call it historically significant.
This picture was taken with a sheet of white paper taped on the back side of the "transfer" image. I may someday paint the back side to get this appearance, but for now I will be leaving it as shown on the left.
