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I was about to start turning Walnut blanks for a Rockler Gold El Grande and I noticed the black plastic finial on the cap is cracked. It will be easy to make a new one but I'm not sure what wood to use. I would like to use walnut but I don't have any more from the blank so the grain won't match. Would that look OK anyway. Should I use a light wood like Cherry for contrast? I may replace the black plastic finial on the pen also just to balance it out.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I was about to start turning Walnut blanks for a Rockler Gold El Grande and I noticed the black plastic finial on the cap is cracked. It will be easy to make a new one but I'm not sure what wood to use. I would like to use walnut but I don't have any more from the blank so the grain won't match. Would that look OK anyway. Should I use a light wood like Cherry for contrast? I may replace the black plastic finial on the pen also just to balance it out.
Thanks in advance for any advice.