Materials & Use:

I used the woods listed as being used on a nearly identical clock shown in the book Treasures of The State, which were mahogany, pine, poplar, basswood and satinwood. The book did not say what each wood was used for, so I just used them how I saw fit.

Below is a list how the woods were used:

Pine:
Backboard, glue blocks, and lower front door core

Poplar:
Bottom board (this is an unusual wood for a Massachusetts piece).

Basswood:
The top board and some glue blocks on the interior of the top.

Ebony:
Inlays (parts of the inlays were made with commercial black dyed veneer).

Mahogany:
The exterior both solid and veneer.

Satinwood:
Inlays. The figured veneer on the lower door is Anigre crotch veneer. I purchased this at Certainly Wood, and finished it to match genuine satinwood (Ceylon) by coating it with either varnish or lacquer and then giving it a coat of padded on shellac that is tinted with yellow dye. I use Trans Tint Lemon Yellow because of its lightfastness. The varnish gives better depth to the grain but
takes longer to dry, so I mostly use lacquer (Deft).

Curly Maple:
For the rays on the hood.

The Hardware List:

Hermle Movement from S. LaRose # 084081

Lock from Horton Brasses LK-9

Back door hinges ( I don't remember where I got them, but I think it was White Chapel.

The rest all came from Londonderry Brasses
Quarter column caps CL44
Hook HL9
Eye HL12
Hinge for front bottom door H 11
Knob for top door K11
Side handle HP 33

I had to make the key hole escutcheon and the upper door hinges. ( which were
just flat pieces of 1/16" brass with 3 holes drilled in them).