I was shopping at Rockler and picked up a few interesting turning blanks. Black palm was fairly inexpensive and looked interesting so I bought enough to make about 7 brushes. I also got some cocobolo and tulip wood. Little did I know how hard black palm would be to turn. This is how the first brush handle from black palm turned out after hours of work. I finished with several coats of thick CA and polished with micro mesh all the way to 12000 grit. The finish could still be better but I ran out of time so decided to leave it for later. I haven't decided yet what knot I'm putting on it. The hole is 22mm and drilled about 16mm deep. Silvertip?