I just changed the photo and I think this on is much better. As for how many hours spent. It really starts to go fast after awhile. I figure about 4 hours on this one. As for finish, I finish the whole piece in one shot. This one(since it's so fragile, I sprayed with shellac then hit it with a defuzzer pad on a mandrel. Thanks for all the comments
I'd say beautiful as many times as the number of the pierced holes and as long as it had taken to finish that piercing.
A woodturner who enjoys the unusual.