Picked this piece of wood off the top of a friends woodpile and have on idea of what it is. The color in the pictures is fairly accurate it is quite yellow. Before I turned it the ends were dark and I thought it was walnut. I think it might have a lot of tannin in it. It is from a Michigan tree, anyone have any idea what kind of wood it is?
I turned this on Monday; I also sanded and put Danish oil on it. It is about 12" long and 1/4" thick and has distorted some as it dries. I sanded to 400 grit, I'll give it some more time to dry and finish sanding, re-oil and buff it. I had a demo and class with Rudy Lopez and a winged crotch bowl was one of the projects. This one didn't look good with a natural edge on the bowl so I trimmed it down. I'm not that pleased with the curve on the top half of the bowl and perhaps I should have the wing a bit higher on the bowl. I have the other half of this piece and it would work with a natural edge. Any suggestions for the other half would be appreciated.
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