Spalted Cherry and Padauk Alarm Clock

hello , and welcome to LJs….which part of the Cherry is “spalted” ? I see what appears to be normal sap pockets / veins in the Cherry pictured here . Maybe some different angle shots would show the “spalting” more clearly . You caught my attention with the title because I have never seen spalted Cherry before . You said it was an alarm clock . Does the clock go all the way through the Padauk and have the alarm controls on the back side of it ? Thank you for postng your project : )

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Thanks for the comments Dusty,

The wood is from a diseased cherry tree, and there is some major spalting (I’ve also heard it called mouldering) on the top. I apologize for not having any more pictures, as the customer picked it up very early, and this is the only one I had a chance to snap before he went happily on his way.

The alarm clock is in a forstnered hole through to the other side so the controls are easily accessible.

This was my first alarm clock I have built, and I’m pretty pleased with the outcome.

As far as spalted Cherry, I had never heard of it before, but that is what it was sold to me as…

Michael

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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