This is a great clock for the price. I looked at a lot of similar designs that were way more expensive. Sure, the wood is a little thin, but I don't see why you'd need super thick wood anyway unless you have kids throwing balls off the walls or live in an earthquake zone. It is a large clock, but that was exactly what I was looking for in the family room above my tv. It is the perfect scale for the wall. I absolutely love the design. I just took off one star because of the umbra logo on the front. It isn't terribly obvious from far away, but still totally unnecessary and I don't like that it isn't in the picture here.