The Fire Mountain clock is made of rare Padauk wood. Exotic Padauk wood is the star of this one-of-a kind, artist signed clock. Padauk wood is among the worlds most rare and beautiful woods. This amazing 2 inch thick piece of Padauk wood is dense and heavy. The 12 inch wide clock has a huge visual impact while taking up small wall spsce. The metal art reflects lignt onto the wood. The metal artwork is excellent. Ferns and insects are in high relief and they adorn each piece of metal. Each piece of metal has been hand painted and submerged into a bath of acid to create the high relief. The metal is hand finished like fine jewelry.