Wood Turning a Gnarly Stump

I woodturned this natural edge bowl from a pretty interesting stump I found. The wood had a lot of cracks, so putting it on the lathe probably wasn't the safest decision... But I fell in love with the grain and colors of the wood, so I was determined to finish this project. I wouldn't recommend this to a beginner woodturner though.

I kept the lathe speed low for most of the project, so it took a long time to finish the bowl. But I'm really happy how it turned out, and it might be the coolest thing I've woodturned so far!

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