No. Here is a picture of the parts. I simply drilled a hole in a block of oak, mounted it on a pen mandrel, and turned it spherical. I turned a tenon on each accent piece to match the hole. I drilled a small hole through the top piece so the loop emerges from the center. I'm planning to replace the thread with black or gold before gluing everything together. The oak has a CA finish. The blackwood polished up glossy without any finish, so I left it bare.is the globe hollow? if so, How?
Yes, spalted wood (at least this piece) is much lighter than non-spalted. The ornament is over 6 1/2 inches long and the whole thing weighs less than 3 ounces.The weight is a good question. Is spalted wood lighter than non spalted wood?