Walnut and Cherry Desk Clock

I, affectionately, refer to this walnut and cherry desk clock as "the little, one-eyed alien clock." :-) My wife thinks it looks like Kenny from South Park. Maybe I should call it "Kenny surfing."

The design was an experimental one and actually took a lot more work than I planned so I don't anticipate making another one. The problem was all of the sanding angles. To really bring out the quality of the grain a piece of fine woodworking needs to be sanded all the way to superfine. Because of the way the walnut and cherry fit together, as well as the shapes of both woods it made sanding a challenge.

But the end result I think looks sharp. I tried to bring a lot of curve into the shapes.

This is a great little desk clock, shelf clock or table clock. It's just under 6 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches tall and 1 3/4 inches deep. The clock itself is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

The clock is made from Michigan air-dried walnut and cherry woods and was finished with 2 coats of tung oil, which really brings out the rich grain patterns on both the walnut and cherry.

The walnut and cherry desk clock is for sale on my site.

Walnut Bandsaw Box Desk Organizer

I love the rich grain detail in this Walnut Desk Organizer!

I'm proud to say that this walnut stock is air-dried Michigan walnut. It came from a farm in the Jackson Michigan area. By the way, the cherry drawer pulls came from the same farm.

I wanted this piece to be practical; something that both looked beautiful but was also highly functional. I designed it with the front extension to hold a pen, business cards and paper clips. Plus it has the 3 drawers for storage, the largest one can hold a post-it note pad. I also added the brass clock into it because, like I said, I want it to be functional.

It stands 6 1/2 inches tall, is 11 1/2 inches across and about 8 inches at it's deepest point. The clock is 2 inches in diameter.

This box was hand finished with 2 coats of tung oil to bring out the rich grain of the walnut and then given a final finish coat of paste wax to protect the finish and give the desk organizer a deep luster. There is no stain used. This is the natural grain of the wood brought out by the tung oil.

In fact, while I'm mentioning finishes this is a good time to talk a little about finishing. Does it take extra time to give a piece a good finish? Yes. A good, quality finish can often take nearly as much time as creating the piece in the first place. Does it make a difference? Hell yes!

If you are thinking about buying a piece of wood art, make sure that the craftsman actually finished the piece on all sides, not just the front face. Sure it's a big time saver and it allows them to sell their work cheaper, BUT (and this is a big but) if wood isn't finished evenly all the way around it will crack, split, warp and all in all just not last.

Here is another shot of the desk organizer. Want to see more pictures of this, or interested in buying it? Take a look at this walnut desk organizer on my website.