My wife loves the small to tiny vases made of colorful wood. I started one of Yellow Hart and Purple Hart scraps. I didn't get too far before the purple Hart started giving me fits. It kept splintering off and looking ugly. I nearly tossed it a couple of times. I kept at it till I got some thing. I'm not happy with it, but I'll see what it looks like after a second finish is applied. If it looks decent, I'll post a picture. If not .................well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'll delete this entry....