This was once performed traditionally using a special plane called a panel raising plane.
Paul selles wall clock.
The wall clock is made from pine and i chose this because it enables you to locate your wood easily from almost any store or lumberyard and it works especially well with hand tools.
The next part in the process is to form the grooves in the two cross rails.
In episode 1 paul sellers gives a brief overview of clock series and shows sketches of the project.
Making the wall clock.
These grooves are situated exactly in the centre of the rails and so the fence is set at 1 4 from either face of the rails.
The grooves therefore remain 3 8 wide and are cut to the same 5 16 depth.
He also shows how to choose and prepare the wood.
By paul sellers 2 december 2012.