Solstice puzzle - rustic button

[Harvestman]

For those of you that aren't out dancing around bonfires and getting blind drunk (not that there's anything wrong with that) this solstice, here's a little something that might occupy you for a few seconds.

Here's a rustic button made by my own fair hand today. Just the one, because it was a test, but it worked and I will make more.

The question is: what is it made from? The only clue is that it is a natural material, as opposed to kydex or plastic or something. No scale. What you see is what you get.

[/url]Button (and a small puzzle) by Michael Kilner, on Flickr[/IMG]

Oh, and no prizes either, because I'm skint due to Christmas

 

[nuggets]

not that old chestnut ???

 

[British Red]

A fungus layer?

 

[Laurentius]

An overcooked biscuit?

 

[bernie66]

An oak apple

 

[British Red]

leather ?

 

[Wildgoose]

Coconut shell?

 

[nuggets]

slice of old smokey sausage

 

[Harvestman]

No-one right so far. I will let this run for a while, even if someone gets it, just because the suggestions are giving me ideas

 

[quietone]

Very nice. Lovely colour, and such precision. Has to be a hard substance methinks. hmmmm ?

errr....

 

[Harvestman]

Very nice. Lovely colour, and such precision. Has to be a hard substance methinks. hmmmm ?

errr....

Close Yes it is a hard substance, and works fine as a button. It isn't a sausage or anything silly and soft like that.

 

[nuggets]

vegetable or mineral ??

 

[Lizz]

Antler?.....

 

[Dreadhead]

I'm going to say dried avacado seed/stone? I've made plenty of buttons and beads from them in the past, and this looks similar

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[Lizz]

I'm going to say dried avacado seed/stone? I've made plenty of buttons and beads from them in the past, and this looks similar

oh, nice idea....

 

[Kepis]

Tree bark ?

 

[Harvestman]

I'm going to say dried avacado seed/stone? I've made plenty of buttons and beads from them in the past, and this looks similar

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Exactly. Dried avocado it is. Just sanded both sides, and holes made with a mora carver.

Ok, so I couldn't resist once someone got it right.

 

[Dreadhead]

It's beautiful stuff to work with, sometimes comes out in lovely colours when it dries I've had so e that look like little ruby coloured hearts. It dries nice and hard but can be brittle and easy to break sometimes it's strange

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[Harvestman]

It's beautiful stuff to work with, sometimes comes out in lovely colours when it dries I've had so e that look like little ruby coloured hearts. It dries nice and hard but can be brittle and easy to break sometimes it's strange

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The one pictured is hard. I have tried snapping it, and can't. That might be because I'm puny though...

 

[Dreadhead]

Ooo nice did you leave it to dry naturally and if so how long for? I guess it just gets harder over time, think I've broken some in the past because they weren't quite dry

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