Block Island, carved into a tide clock
Birch face, hand-stained sea, one hand set to the tide.
“Beautiful piece, expertly crafted. Packed well and arrived in perfect condition.”
Mark S., Hudson, OH. Verified buyer
A Block Island tide clock in carved birch, 16.5 inches, the island's outline etched at center while a single hand keeps the moon's schedule.
Details
- Dimensions
- 16.5 in diameter
- Material
- Birch, hand-stained water
- Build
- Recessed layered face
- Detail
- Quartz tide movement, AA battery
- Soundings
- NOAA nautical survey data
About this piece
Block Island life organizes itself around water levels: the channel into Great Salt Pond, the state of the ramp at Payne's, whether the sandbar off the beach is a walk or a swim. Out here the ferry and the fog get the headlines, but the tide runs the day. The hand turns once every 12 hours and 25 minutes with the lunar cycle, so one setting against local high water keeps it true through the whole season and the quiet winter after.
Hang it by the door that leads to the mooring dinghy.
The island's bluffs, ponds, and rips carry full relief on the Block Island 3D chart.
- 16.5 in diameter, quartz tide movement
- Set once at local high tide
- Laser-etched birch face, AA battery, ready to hang
- Free next-business-day shipping on orders placed by 2 PM EST
- 14-day returns
Shipping and returns
Orders placed by 2 PM EST ship the next business day, free anywhere in the US, with tracking.
14-day returns if the size or frame is not right for the room.
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How the water becomes wood
One hand on this wall answers to the moon, not the hour.
The tide hand turns once every 12 hours and 25 minutes, the lunar cycle. Set it at your local high tide once and it tracks from there, over the carved, hand-stained shoreline of Block Island.
For the wall you pass on the way down to the water.
Mudroom, kitchen, the wall above the boat keys. Birch face, hand-stained sea, quartz movement, one AA battery, ready to hang.
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