Myrtle wood Clock

I have made many clock replicas but this is the first clock with a case of my own design. The original design came about because I needed a case for an old Seth Thomas movement that had been given to me by a close friend who was a clock collector. After his death I thought I should make a clock in his honor using the movement. I call it Lew's clock, pict #1. It worked out so well I made this second one with a new Hermle movement as a wedding gift for the daughter of another close friend. Pict. #2. You can notice that #1 has only one winding hole for time only whereas #2 has two holes for both time and strike winding. 
 Both clocks were made from Myrtle wood (Umbellularia californica) which grows naturally only in northern Calif. and southern Oregon. I finished the first one with Danish oil and the second one with varathane. The first one has darkened considerably over time but the second held to its lighter coloring. 

The joints on the bezel and backing are reinforced with round "butterfly" inlays as seen in picture 2. All the box joints are dove tailed, sliding dovetails for the sides onto base and through cuts on the upper end. Turning the bezel was a new and challenging experience for me.