Pendulums have a variety of uses, including energy work, decision making, and locating lost things. Some have been known to use them to communicate with the spirit realm. The type of wood you use can lend different elements to your workings.
Maple trees have been associated with many things, they repel evil, bring in love, and promote success, longevity and healing.
This pendulum is made from a piece of a Bigleaf Maple tree that spent it's life at the top of a waterfall, and when it fell, came to rest beneath it.