I had a request from a Lamont cousin to carve a strap and buckle so he could have it as a kilt pin. He wanted wood , and he wanted it hand done. So I did one up for him out of paduak, a awesome red and burgundy swirl wood. Heres the pics:


Since I was in "mini" carving mode, I decided to do a couple more from a few other funky grained woods,
I did these two from olive wood that was sent to me from Israel:
FTL knot...by me:

And swirl:


The last one is made from a petrified piece of wood ( as of now I am unsure of the species...I am checking with the person who sent it to me) and was inspired by Ben Franklin:


Thanks for looking.