I've made a couple of these, but this is first one to use walnut throughout. It really complements the banksia pod color...a natural fit I think. This one stands about 11" tall, and though the banksia section isn't that long, it required most of the usable material from a 12" long "whopper" pod. If you're wondering, there's an internal acrylic tube that keeps peppercorns or salt/spices from falling out. Crushgrind mechanism.