Finally got around to the zebrawood, ash and purpleheart blank that's been sitting in the corner of the shop since last fall. Glued up a stack of rings with ash as the light accent bands and a fat purpleheart stripe near the rim, zebrawood base for the figured bottom. Dry fitted it about six times before committing because those glue lines have to line up or the whole thing looks crooked.
Took it easy on the cuts since purpleheart can chip out if you get greedy, and honestly the zebrawood tore out worse than anything else. A couple passes with the scraper and some sandpaper cleaned it up fine. The ash almost glows next to the dark bands once the finish went on. One thing I did learn: purpleheart looks brownish orange when you first cut it and only turns that deep purple after it sits and oxidizes for a bit. Had me second guessing my wood choice for a day until I remembered that's just how it works. It's now living on the mantel and the wife has allready claimed it, so aparently I'm making another one.