Thanks Steve and John.

Hi John, I have still never found the ebony  but I did find the round imitation ivory. I could use African blackwood with the ivory to make eyes in the future. I found a buy on it and brought home  a good supply.
 I needed an up and down wavy piece and the only way to do it was to turn 2 rings/blades- one turned up and one turned down and then remove all the unwanted wood!

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day