{"product_id":"walnut-live-edge-clock","title":"Walnut Live Edge Clock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe edge is the whole point.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone, at some point, decided that lumber should have straight sides. That the irregular, undulating boundary where bark met wood — the record of every branch scar, every gust of wind, every year the tree grew faster on one side than the other — should be removed. Made uniform. Made to behave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis clock disagrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is a \u003cstrong\u003elive-edge Black Walnut\u003c\/strong\u003e slab, and the natural edge of the tree was kept exactly as it came. The gap between the walnut face and the maple ring is not a mistake or a gap to be filled. It is the original shape of the tree, preserved in the finished piece — irregular, honest, and more interesting than anything a straight saw could have produced. The grain across the face tells the rest of the story: dark chocolate sweeping in broad curves, a tight knot sitting just below center where a branch once started and thought better of it, lighter bands of sapwood threading through the lower half. This walnut had a particular life. You can read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe encircling ring is \u003cstrong\u003eCurly Maple\u003c\/strong\u003e — pale, creamy, and shot through with that rare undulating figure that makes the wood appear to ripple when the light moves across it. It is the quietest possible frame for the loudest possible interior: cool where the walnut is warm, composed where the walnut is dramatic, luminous where the walnut absorbs. They do not compete. They complete each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt twelve, three, six, and nine, \u003cstrong\u003eBubinga\u003c\/strong\u003e inlays mark the hours — that reddish-brown African hardwood, warm and copper-toned, bridging the color distance between the pale maple and the dark walnut in a single stroke. The hands are matte black. Spare. Getting out of the way. This wall belongs to the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Live-edge American Black Walnut slab, natural edge preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid Curly Maple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHour markers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bubinga inlay — cardinal positions only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHands:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matte black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Precision quartz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural Finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade\u003c\/strong\u003e — each clock is one of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree woods. One tree's honest edge. Nothing straightened that didn't need to be.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Birch Woodworking Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46345510813867,"sku":"Wal_Le_12","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/9296\/3499\/files\/Walnut-Live-Edge-Clock.png?v=1774305451","url":"https:\/\/maplebirchstudio.com\/products\/walnut-live-edge-clock","provider":"Maple Birch Woodworking Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}