I’d been wanting for some time to carve a clock… here it is. The difficulty, for me, was coming up with a design that had the necessary 12-fold symmetry without losing its flow. I think the central medallion works.

The clock works, too, though I wish I’d photographed it at a more aesthetically pleasing time, like a quarter after ten or twenty to four. Oh well. Only 8x8 inches, that being the widest basswood I can get, but the numbers are carved deep enough to read easily from across the room—though raking light helps, as always.

This one went on the wall of my studio (in the transition from “office” to “studio” I realized that with my laptop shut I don’t have a clock visible!) but I have more parts and will get back to carving next week, so will have a couple to sell soon. (It will have to be delivered, for now, as I have not the first idea how I’d ship it. I’m actually not even sure how I’m going to get it safely to shows!)