Handle after glue-up

This is the handle after glue-up. An upgrade in hardware would have been a better match but there was a budget involved. Water buffalo horn (Yak) has a very grain and buffs to a high gloss. It makes a beautiful insert and is pretty easy to work with. However, it stinks like burnt hair so giving your wife fair warning isn’t a bad idea.

My wife really likes the finished look and has asked me to make a set of backgammon pieces from water buffalo horn and mammoth ivory. The horn isn’t all that expensive but the ivory… Maybe Tagua nuts instead.