With a bit of finish, the clock will be complete and ready for use. For the hub, I wanted to retain the whiteness of the holly, so I finished it with some matte finish water-borne poly. You can't really tell it has any finish on it.
The cherry spikes I wanted darker, so they received an application of Rubio Monocoat pure and then a coat of Sheen Plus.
Finally, I could install the clock mechanism attach the back panel.
Before applying finish to the hands, I couldn't resist another dry fit.
I applied Rubio Monocoat to the hands, too. I lost a little bit of contrast as the minute hand gray darkened a bit. I probably should have gone with the poly instead. But I know that it's one of those things that I notice now and then very little in the future.
I displaced a mirror to do a test mount on an existing screw in the wall. I think this might be where it stays.
I think this was only my second ever clock project. The first was one of those resin coated slab clocks that I built for my grandparents back when I was in high school. This projects was more challenging, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for following along!