Desk Clock from Wood Magazine

[spagington]

Just completed the desk clock out of the November issue of Wood magazine. This is a gift for my parents (the people who have everything!). This is my first attempt at something that is not a drawer or bookcase.

The clock body is cocobolo and the base is curly maple (though not as curly as I had thought it would be).

Thanks for looking.

Scott

[chopnhack]

WOW!!!! Nice piece Scott! That is really nice. At first I thought the cocobolo was claro walnut. What a nice warm body to it! The curly maple is fine, it still shows bands, any more and you would take your focus away from the piece as a whole, imho. You want people to look at the clock and "face" wood, more than the base. Very nice

[footprintsinconc]

very nice!! this is the first time i head of such a wood (cocobolo) and so had to look it up. sure looks like walnut.

[chopnhack]

Cocobolo is a more exotic wood, turners use it quite often ive heard and one also warned us recently of the toxic dust from shaping and sanding the wood. Hope you were careful Scott!

[shoottx]

Very Cool

Well done, nice color and contrast!

[JR]

Very pretty. Nicely done!

JR

[drumpriest]

Very nice, I like the flaring curve of the design. I'm sure your parents will love it.

[Pappy]

Beautiful piece, Scott! Great choice of woods.

[leehljp]

Well done! That is very nice and a great present!

[Whaler]

Great job Scott! Nice choice of woods.

[wareagle]

Great looking piece, thanks for sharing.

[jhart]

That's a fine looking clock. Your parents should love it. Nice job.

[Popeye]

It's sure a beauty, any parent would love to have it. Pat

[lrogers]

That is BEAUTIFUL!

[JimD]

Looks really nice. Also seems like a good use of small scraps. Was it hard to make?

Jim