How to make a modern wooden clock

You definitely won’t find such an interesting and modern watch design in a store. Simple design made from readily available materials. If your guests see this watch at your place, they will definitely pay attention to it, and they certainly won’t tell you that they saw the same one in a nearby store.
Materials I took for the watch:
  • Wooden board 35 x 35 cm, 18 mm thick (hardware store).
  • A piece of plywood 3 mm thick (hardware store).
  • Nails 13 mm long or self-tapping screws.
  • Clock mechanism (can be taken from a boring watch).
  • Yellow paint.
  • Black marker.

Woodworking tools I used:
  • Hand saw.
  • Screwdriver-drill.
  • Hammer.
  • Pliers.
  • Ruler.
  • Right angle ruler.
  • Bit.
  • Sandpaper.

How to make a modern wooden clock

We are sawing a board.


We take our board and decide on the dimensions of the future watch. We outline and saw off the base with a hacksaw or handsaw. An 18 mm board is easy to saw and it is advisable to use a saw with fine teeth so that the edges are smooth and minimal mechanical processing is required after sawing.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Making squares


Next, on one of the corners of the base, I drew 10 x 5 cm rectangles. We cut them out in steps.Then I cut these rectangles into 5 x 5 cm squares.
Now you need to sand all the squares, removing burrs and making the surface smooth.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Let's start milling the hole for the clock mechanism.
We take the clock mechanism and apply it to the center of our base. We trace with a pencil. Next we mill the recess. I used a wood router bit mounted in a screwdriver. You can use a chisel and make a hole with it.
While working, we try on the recess for the mechanism. If everything is fine, we drill a hole in the tram for the exit of the shaft on which the arrows will be placed. After all the work has been completed, sand the base so that it becomes smooth.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Watch assembly


Before you begin directly assembling the watch, you first need to prepare 18 small jumpers - connectors. Let's take a piece of plywood and use a hacksaw to cut 18 jumpers 0.7 x 4 cm.
We place the base, lay out our squares in an almost chaotic order. It is necessary to arrange the squares so that the plywood jumpers are practically invisible. On the reverse side, accordingly, we connect everything with jumpers and nails.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Painting a watch


For painting I used spray paint from a can. Hold the can at a distance of 20 cm and spray on the watch on one side. After a little while, and the paint dries very quickly, we turn the clock over and spray paint on the other side. That's it, the base is almost ready.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Drawing numbers


I took a black permanent marker and just drew the numbers. There is another option - print the numbers on the computer, cut and paste. So you can do that too if you want.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Watch hanger


I screwed in 2 screws so that I had something to hang the clock on.And I tied a string to the screws so that it could be hung on a nail in the wall or a self-tapping screw.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Installation of the mechanism


We install the clock mechanism into the base. Secure with a nut and put on the arrows. We insert the battery and check its functionality.
How to make a modern wooden clock

If it works, we hang it on the wall.
How to make a modern wooden clock

Looks great, doesn't it? Looks especially creative in a modern interior.
If you still have questions, watch the video of the watch creation process:

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Comments (4)
  1. Romka
    #1 Romka Guests 23 August 2017 20:21
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    I'll take it into account. When I have time I will definitely do it. But not yellow ones, yellow doesn’t look good to me.
  2. MMddMM
    #2 MMddMM Guests 23 August 2017 23:28
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    As usual, only one question arises - how did I not think of this myself... In this case, I didn’t even have to buy anything! I want to post my photo, how do I do this?
  3. Aliaska
    #3 Aliaska Guests 26 August 2017 20:15
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    They are perfect! But I agree that the yellow color somehow looks too bright on a large solid surface. I would choose something more neutral, or better decoupage add something.
  4. Dinna
    #4 Dinna Guests 12 March 2018 13:07
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    Everything is beautiful. But why “I took it, I drew it”, and in the photo there are clearly women’s hands, and with manicure