Beauty and the Beast Stained Glass Rose Clock
Instruction
This is a stained glass rose clock inspired by the one in the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast
Cut the back plate out of 6mm wood so you have a thick base to hold the clock mechanism.
Next cut the middle piece out of 3mm wood. Doesn't really matter what kind of wood as it will be completely hidden, so birch or basswood are fine.
Cut the face from some sort of decorative wood. I used walnut for mine.
The face piece includes the numbers. I like to engrave these as it leaves a little divot for the numbers you cut to sit in. However you could also just score these so you have an alignment guide for where to glue them.
Cut the remainder of the pieces from 3mm wood painted the various colors used in the stained glass as shown in the photo. Also cut the numbers from 3mm wood painted gold and the stained glass overlay from 3mm wood painted black or dark gray.
I actually used some pre-painted wood I had bought from a few different sources a while back, but it would work fine if you hand painted the wood instead. I just recommend you paint it first, rather then trying to paint it after everything is glued together.
Glue the back, middle and face pieces together using the rose stem as an alignment point. Make sure it's fully cured before moving to the next step.
For this step I just used super glue. Some of the pieces are really small, but they should fit perfectly into their respective slots on the face you cut in Step #2.
Be patient and be careful. If you glue one in the wrong spot you might have to start all over as super glue is unforgiving.
Glue on the stained glass cover. It aligns perfectly with the pattern cut into the base so it's relatively easy to align.
For this I used super glue as well and just ran a little bit around the intricate design between the colored pieces.
Using the engrave or score you did in step #2 glue the numbers to the face.
I also used superglue for this step as it dries fast and I don't have to worry about knocking a piece out of alignment.
I used a clock mechanism I got from XTool as part of a clock kit a while back. They no longer sell that kit so you will need to source your own. Whatever you choose ensure the square hole in the back piece and the round hole in the middle piece are the right size for your mechanism.