A friend has access to discarded veneer logs. Every so often he knocks on my door with a couple them. In this case Curley Maple. It was interesting hollowing this out. I had to follow the curve of the top which created real issues on the outside end grain. Because I had to leave the endgrain thick I got checking on each end. . African Blackwood finial, 6" x 7". Comments and critique welcome.DSCN0481 (482 x 600).jpg