NOT TOO AMBITIOUS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 385, 20 June 1928, Page 7

NOT TOO AMBITIOUS

Though apt to be dismayed at what they may consider a too ambitious undertaking, it is remarkable how many men possess the latent knowledge that would make them quite expert amateur cabinet-makers if they approach their task with confidence. For example, how many men would dream of spending the long winter evenings in constructing a grandfather clock? Yet this is by no emeaiis such a difficult task as might be thought. Nor is it terribly expensive. Naturally the most expensive part of the whole operation is to buy the works, and it will perhaps surprise many to learn that works, complete with polished brass weights, and antique hands and face, can be obtained for £lO 10s and even cheaper if the buyer is fortunate. As for the construction of the actual clock it offers few difficulties that cannot be easily overcome - by the application twg of a. little sound c o.m m o n - sense True, the rounded top, with which most clocks of this type are surmounted, may prove troublesome, but if the workman feels it beyond his powers he can easily substitute a flat top that can be made quite suitable and pleasing. Worked in some soft wood, such as the close-grained American cedar and stained very dark, there are few articles of furniture that could more strikingly dignify the hall of any home than a handsome grandfather clock.