Steven Kennard<p>A spinning top, custom turned for a collector in the UK a couple of years ago. This one is African blackwood, thuya root burl with a tagua nut (vegetable ivory) finial. There is something so relaxing and satisfying about spinning a beautiful, nicely weighted spinning top.<br>More information and photographs on the original post:<br><a href="https://stevenkennard.com/blog/archives/8226" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stevenkennard.com/blog/archive</span><span class="invisible">s/8226</span></a><br><a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/WoodTurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodTurning</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/Craftsmanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Craftsmanship</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/SpinningTop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpinningTop</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/top" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>top</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/TurnedWood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurnedWood</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/TaguaNut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaguaNut</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/AfricanBlackwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanBlackwood</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/StevenkPosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StevenkPosts</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/Blackwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwood</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/Thuya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thuya</span></a> <a href="https://halifaxsocial.ca/tags/ThuyaRoot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThuyaRoot</span></a></p>