African Blackwood 'treen' - yes, it's not a finial and it's expensive, but I've wanted to get more of a feel of what this wood is like to work with. Only made a couple of finials before - this wood is cool to work with (it's also the color of my favorite cat - black, brown, streaky). About 4"
tall, 2 wheel buffed. Saved the shavings/sawdust for filler material, too. Anyway...more to come!