Fresh of the lathe today made from a piece of 8" x 3" brown Oak Phill gave me last time he was up but it isn't finished yet as the black spray needs 24 hours to fully harden I have put some sanding sealer on the bare wood and I need to get some gold gilding cream to rub in the grain then polish the whole thing but again I'm not completely satisfied with it I think it would look better if it was a bit taller maybe another 3/4"