Earlier this year I was able to get ahold of a few pieces of an unknown species of wood. I quickly rough turned them back in April and placed them in to paper bags with shavings to dry.

Tonight I took one off the shelf, weighed it, and found it had stabilized. Ready to turn!

There is a lot for the eye too look at, that’s for sure. There was a little tearout but not too bad. Polar water for scale 🙂

I don’t know what kind of wood it is, so if you recognize it, let me know. Here’s what it looked like in log form.

The new lathe is a pleasure to work on. Vibrations are greatly reduced and it simply does not bog down. It also has Reverse, which I’m finding very useful for sanding to a nice smooth surface.

I have a few more of pieces of this wood and now I’m excited about what they’re going look like.