Weather Station

[Glennbear]

Due to unforseen circumstances, this gift is running just a little late :gar-La; 7:50PM on Christmas Eve and all that remains to be done is the wrapping :eusa_danc This weather station I made for my daughter and her hubby contains a thermometer, hygrometer, and barometer, in lieu of the normal clock it has a tide clock since they both enjoy scuba diving like me. Due to the tide clock only being available in a 4" dial size the design required some "field engineering" to acommadate the larger size instruments. 3/4" birch, 1/4" cove edge routing and finished with 3 coats of brushing lacquer. The instrument board swivels for different viewing angles and to service the instruments. Since my photographic skills are not the best what I lack in quality I make up for in quanity, here are 4 pictures. :wsmile:

 

[JackLeg]

That's nice work, Glenn. They should be very pleased.

Merry Christmas, Bud.

 

[KC7CN]

Nice Christmas gifts Glenn. I made four of my own design as Christmas gifts in 1995. Now I see them everytime I go to visit.:wsmile: The best part was how much my two boys appreciated the handcrafted gifts from their Dad.

-Don

 

[TracyP]

That is a really nice looking weather station Glenn. I guess by now they are admiring it on their wall. I am a little late to the party.

 

[Canuck]

Weather stations are fun to build and go together quick.

You have done a very nice job there Dennis!!! I like the knots(?) or adornment at the top and bottom that gives it a three dimensional look.

Can you provide any more detail as to how you cut the board and shaped it?

Very well done, indeed!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Wayne

 

[PChristy]

Great job Glen:eusa_clap - I am sure that they will love it

 

[woodArtz]

Very nice Glenn. Great job! :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[FredP]

lookin goog glenn!:icon_thum glad you finally got all the parts.:gar-Bi

 

[ScottM]

Very Nice Glenn. :icon_thum I'm sure this weather station will be the hit of Christmas.

 

[Bryan S]

I like it Glenn looks great, they should they should enjoy it.

Where did you get the instruments. I have not seen a tide clock and all the instruments I have seen are 2 and 3/4 inches

 

[flatheadfisher]

Nice work! You finished way before me, I was working until after 11:00 last night on the last gift!

 

[Glennbear]

I like it Glenn looks great, they should they should enjoy it.

Where did you get the instruments. I have not seen a tide clock and all the instruments I have seen are 2 and 3/4 inches

I got the instruments from Klockit, the dial face is 3 7/8 " with a smaller hole needed for the back.

http://www.klockit.com/products/dept-65__sku-tide_insert.html

 

[Glennbear]

Weather stations are fun to build and go together quick.

You have done a very nice job there Dennis!!! I like the knots(?) or adornment at the top and bottom that gives it a three dimensional look.

Can you provide any more detail as to how you cut the board and shaped it?

Very well done, indeed!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Wayne

I don't know who the heck Dennis is :gar-La; but in any case, the front and back boards were cut on a bandsaw and then the edges were routed. The instrument board swivels on two shaped standoffs. :wsmile:

 

[Bas]

I like it a lot. It's much, much more sophisticated than the standard weather station you can buy commercially - and it looks 3x as good!

 

[skeeter]

Very nice job. I'm sure they will be very proud, as well they should be.