Large Walnut/Ash Tankard with brass hoops

Walnut is the darkest wood that I commonly use and is too dark for some tastes. When mixed with Ash, a much paler coloured wood, the resulting tankard is lighter overall and the contrast between two woods is very marked. The Ash usually has a very strong grain pattern, and this too contrasts with the much less marked grain pattern of the Walnut. Walnut/Ash looks very similar in colour to Oak/Walnut, but the grain pattern of the Ash shows the difference.