David, somehow I was hoping you wouldn't see this thread...I knew it would make you cringe. I think they appreciate it. But I think they would like it more if I got a 3520b!

Thanks, Bernie. It was just about all I could get out of the burl.

Joe, funny thing... I have flourescent lights in the shop, so there are some light tricks going on. Before I put any oil on it, it looked like the lighter pics. Then, I put the oil on it and it darkened...like the darker pics. Then when I took the pics without the flash, the light came through in the pic. But when I used the flash, the dark showed back up. So, to directly answer your question, like the darker pics. But only after the oil...

Michelle, I wasn't trying to be clever, but sometimes one is his most clever when he's not trying... And this "bowl" is too small for even rice! It is litterally the size of a tea cup at a Chineese food restaraunt.