With a section of a tree limb or an empty, large wooden, sewing thread spool and a jackknife you can create your own top in less than a day. We used elm limbs because elm doesn't split very easy when your opponent in a top war slams his top into yours. You need a limb about 2 inches in diameter and 3 inches long. Rob a nail for the spindle from the barn or outhouse. We seated the spindle in the center (pethy center) of the top with the melted lead of a fishing sinker.
