Spinning tops and ornaments

My ebay-order of dried wood came in on Friday, and the kids are at the grandparents house for the weekend. Perfect timing, eh? :)

I got some of the following species:

• Bolivian rosewood (morado)
• East-indian rosewood
• Lignum Vitea (iron wood)
• Black & white striped ebony
• Zebrawood
  

I started working on some christmas ornaments, and this one is the only complete one so far (the rest need some hand-finishing before they get pictures). It was my first attempt at making a multi-piece ornament, or multi-piece anything for that matter. It's decent, but there are some finer points that bug me. The ball is black & white striped ebony, and the top and bottom are east-indian rosewood.



My nephew is in town, so I wanted to make something for all three kids. I tried some spinning tops, from B&W striped ebony, east-indian rosewood, and Lignum Vitea (iron wood). They look pretty good and they work!