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Just finished this one up today, and thought I'd share some pics.. It's a York Gum burl barrel with a Hippo Ivory bead.  It is followed with a Hippo Ivory toneboard.  The York gum looks like camel candy to me!... don't taste like it though.. I tried it..  :alscalls:   I cut a new section of Hippo Ivory for the bead... showing a couple pics of the process.
The Hippo tooth cut where it looked best to me:
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I cut it close to diameter on the bandsaw... yeah I'm lazy huh?  LOL
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Now I've turned it to dimension, and drilled it out...I don't get to use the whole piece as it's to thin on one side:
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The final product!
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 :highclap: Excellent work Yotehntr!

Looks great Brad!  I agree, that wood looks amazing.


Brian

Very nice combo !
I really like the coloration and cracks in the hippo.

Wow!!

Jim

Absolutely beautiful work once again Brad.  :congrats: :congrats:

Pat

 :confused:  Missed this one somehow. Excellent call again Brad!!  :biggrin: :biggrin: