On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:46:20 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"ray" wrote in message
What I see is mismatch which I can't get
past and see the beauty of the wood or the craftsmanship of the
project. I thought it looked horrible. I asked the store owner about
it and he said for a 25% premium they would match the wood colors.
Some of my projects including some cherry can be seen at:

All a matter of taste. While the design and workmanship of your clock it
excellent, the busy look of the quilted wood is distracting to me. I'd
rather see a plain cherry with a touch of sapwood. Maybe it looks better in
person that the photo?


You are somewhat correct. Flash photography tends to accentuate
certain characteristics. Under normal lighting the grain is somewhat
more muted. As a matter of taste I think it goods good. You can
build you clocks with cherry sapwood paint them orange if that is your
taste.