I'm only 18 months into the vortex, so I am easily impressed by things that would be routine to the veteran woodturners out there. Most of my learning has been with red maple from a tree that fell over in the woods behind my house. I finally cut down the last of it (18" diameter and 12' long), that included the point where the tree was bent over - stressing the wood. When I roughed out this piece I knew it would be special. Finished it is about 9 1/2" in diameter, and 7" tall. I used flash in the first picture to show the chatoyance in the grain. Sorry for my poor photography skills.022.JPG023.jpg024.jpg