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Front Page [Unofficial] @[email protected] · 2026-05-06 · 23:11 UTC

What are tagua nuts, and why did so many people wear them in the 1920s?

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Steven Kennard @[email protected] · 2023-02-26 · 11:17 UTC

A spinning top, custom turned for a collector in the UK a couple of years ago. This one is African blackwood, thuya root burl with a tagua nut (vegetable ivory) finial. There is something so relaxing and satisfying about spinning a beautiful, nicely weighted spinning top.
More information and photographs on the original post:
https://stevenkennard.com/blog/archives/8226
#wood #WoodTurning #Craftsmanship #SpinningTop #top #TurnedWood #TaguaNut #AfricanBlackwood #StevenkPosts #Blackwood #Thuya #ThuyaRoot

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