This is my new thing -- making hand-crafted Christmas ornaments on my turn lathe.  I started making some of these in 2010, but gave them all away.  This year, I made about 70 or so from Bradford Pear, black walnut, oak, cherry, maple, poplar, sasafrass, rosewood, lignum vitae, zebrawood, marble wood, and mahogany.  I sold most of those, gave some away, and kept a couple for our tree.  This one is Terrye's favorite.  It combines a maple knob on the top, a central portion made from the seedpod of the Banksia Tree (an Australian species), and a drop finial made from cherry.