I made about 12 of these total to give to the farmers in the family. While interesting to turn it can be a pain. takes a lot of CA glue to get them had enough to turn. And you have to find the right cobs too. Centers are soft so you need small cobs, big cobs you lose the snakeskin effect.
I had problems with the one on the left and ended up adding the ebony bands to get the length right