The useful and ornamental clock case illustrated below is in three separate mouldings A, B, C, and is thus much easier to turn than if it were all in one piece. It can be made in satin walnut, mahogany, oak, etc., but the first is very easy to work, cheap, and, when polished, looks well. Start with the moulding marked A, the wood for which should be 1 1/4 in. thick. The back is first planed or turned flat, and the block is then placed on the screw chuck and the outside turned and finished with glasspaper. Then with pencil or compasses strike a circle 6 1/2 in. in diameter and cut right through on the line with a thin parting tool; this inside piece will then be large enough for the top moulding C. The middle moulding B should be made in the same way. For the top moulding C turn and finish the outside, and bore to 3 7/8 in. for the inside lip at D, 3/16 in. long. Then place the moulding in a hollow chuck and bore it out to 4 1/16 in. by 15/16 in. deep. The sizes given are for the globe drum clocks, costing a shilling or so each. Of course, the inside measurements must be varied according to the size of clock to be fitted.

The three mouldings are glued together, three screws 1 1/2 in. long being put through A into B, and three through B into C. Unscrew the ring and legs from the clock, and drive soft wood pegs in place to keep the works from slipping. A ring E, which just overlaps the edge of the clock and fills the space, is not glued in but is held in position by three screws, so that the clock can be removed at any time if required for repairs, etc. A brass plate screwed on the back for hanging the clock completes the case.

Turned Wood Case for a Drum Clock.