Happy Saturday. David and I welcome you to the bar where we’re going sit back and enjoy a couple adult beverages and talk about what’s going on in our part of the planet and jabber around Linda’s prompt for the weekend:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “eek/eke.” Use one, use both (for bonus points), use ’em however you see fit. Enjoy!
What’s a better way to do Saturday than with some fresh baked bonus points?
“Good afternoon, Dan. Is your buddy coming today?”
“David? Yeah, well I guess so. He’s normally here before me.”
“You want to start without him?”
“If the Modelo is cold, I see no reason to wait.”
“Some would say the rules of etiquette suggest you wait ten to fifteen minutes.”
“Are you such a person, Curley?”
“Me? No! I’m trying to eke out a living behind this bar. I’d prefer you start drinking the moment you get here.”
“Well then, pour me a draft.”
“Here you go. The keg is rather new, so it’s got a nice head. You can give him another minute or two while it settles.”
“That’s both considerate and efficient.”
“Here, let me top that off for you. And I think I see David coming up the stairs.”
“Okay, set up his odd collection of glasses.”
“Hello Dan.”
“Hi David. We were getting worried about you.”
“I lost track of time. Sorry.”
“You? Lost track of time? That’s the last thing I expected.”
“What did you think was keeping me?”
“I don’t know, maybe a flat tire, an accident. Something along those lines.”
“Geeze, Dan, why not a heart attack?”
“Hey, it’s not like I’d be wishing bad things on you, it’s just that you’re normally so punctual.”
“Okay. I guess that’s reasonable.”
“And here you go, David. A glass of John Howell’s Bourbon, a snifter of seltzer and a glass of ice. Three cherries in the bourbon and you are good to go.”
“Thank you, Curley—cheers Dan,”
“Cheers David. You know, you might be interested in my upcoming woodworking project.”
“Why would I be interested? What are you making?”
“A clock.”
“A clock? You? Mr. my-phone-can-control-the-universe, is making a clock.”
“Yes.”
“Why would you bother. I mean, in addition to your phone, every appliance in your house has a clock, and unlike the bad old days when we had VCR’s, most of them probably are set to the correct time.”
“That’s true, but I found the perfect piece of wood for a clock.”
“But why were you even looking for it?”
“I wasn’t. I found this piece of wood at a woodworking show. It was only ten bucks, and I thought it was interesting.”
“Do you have a picture of it?”
“Yes, here. These are pictures of the front, and the two sides you would see.”
“Eek! Dan, that hunk of wood is hideous. Why would you want to make it into a clock—or anything?”
“See the curved part on the front. Doesn’t that look like a clock face?”
“I suppose, but how do you make that into a clock?”
“I bought a clock mechanism with an extra long shaft. I’m going to stick it in from the back so the hands will move around the circular space.”
“How long is the shaft, that hunk of wood looks about six inches thick.”
“Yeah, that is a problem. I’m going to slice it along that light colored area on the right, carve out a place for the clock and glue some of the back back on. I don’t think I’ll use the whole thickness.”
“If you seal it up like that, how will you get to the mechanism to set the time or change the battery?”
“That’s something I have to work out. I think I’ll incorporate a removable block. You know, something I can slide in and out.”
“Sounds like a lot of work.”
“That’s the fun part.”
“Will you just guess at what time it is, or are you planning to add a clock face?”
“I don’t want to hide any of the wood.”
“So, guess.”
“I bought a bag of opalescent glass chips. I plan to inlay them at the hour marks — maybe just twelve, three, six and nine.”
“How exactly do you inlay glass chips into a piece of wood?”
“I have no idea. They’re odd shapes. I guess I’ll have to score around them with an X-Acto™ knife and then carve out a recess.”
“Couldn’t you glue them on?”
“I could, but I think they’ll look better recessed.”
“You know, the owners of the Titanic thought the ship would look better without a lot of lifeboats hanging off the sides.”
“I think you’re overreacting.”
“Do you have a First Aid kit in your shop?”
“I do.”
“Good.”
Here’s a few more images from the shop. I haven’t started cutting yet.
Close up of the area I think could be a clock face 
Clock mechanism 
This is where the cut on the right side would be. The blank would be trimmed to the base of the cut. 
This is where the cut on the left side would be. The blank would be trimmed to the base of the cut. 
I might only put the glass at 12,3,6 and 9
Duck 2: “I bet they wish they were ducks”
Since we’ve been talking about clocks, I decided to add some theme appropriate music
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