The base is made of hardwood and the central pointer is of Tagua nut. Tagua nut is known as vegetable ivory. The brass ring gives the dial a feeling of a true astronomical instrument, which it is. Sundials are numbered and signed. Globes range in size from approximately 8" to 14" in diameter. Each dial is made to custom order for a specific location. The dial shows local clock time and may be used within approximately a sixty mile radius of the location for which it is made with only about a four minute errror in time read. |