Thanks for the comments .
Not common to hear ones that are not a fan of Zebra wood but we all have different tastes. Only mother nature can produce woods as pretty as that . It sure is expensive wood but seeing as I sold seven bowls for a total of $760.00 in US funds while I was on a weeks holiday at a bluegrass/country music festival there, I splurged a little and bought a bunch of exotics all of which I have shown on my woodworking friends site . I would normally just drool a little on wood like that when I am in the exotic hardwoods importer store that I patronise a few times a year .