Thanks all for the kind words, I have been out of town and unable to respond. Big Rob, yes I got the insert from Klockit. When I got them they appeard a bit cheapier than what I was expecting. But they turned out ok in the end. I would have liked the rim to be plated metal vs the plated plastic, but they were like $7 a pop.
The Curved sides were a late design change, initially I was going to wrap the whole thing in walnut but I miscalculated my dimentions when cutting and had to do with out them, and added the curves.
These were my first clocks I have made, I wasn't 100% satisfied with the finish, but I ran out of time and had to make it work.