Stage 3:
I'm about 95% finished. Just need to add a little weathering and some fine details.
I cannibalized an old clock from the D.I. (local thrift store). It was only about $3. I drilled a hole in the center of the rosette and glued the rosette to the clock mechanism. I fit it into the bottom half of the decorative ball. Oh! I put some clay first underneath to give the Liahona some weight and to make it easier to stay upright in its stand.
Here are all the parts and pieces primered. Actually I accidentally used a high gloss gray enamel paint, but it gave the final look a nice shine. 
Pre-drilling a hole in the spire to accept an axis spindle:
Drilling safely:
Perfect fit to a 3/16" dowel (not yet measured and cut to length:
Drilling the top of the ball to insert the axis:
Several layers of gold metallic paint from Wal Mart:
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"No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done" (History of the Church, 4:540).
Last edited by skalenfehl; 03-29-2008 at 08:14 PM.
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