Thread name refers to the wood... Very pretty, but smells bad! This is a piece from a maple I picked up at my nephew's friend's house. I asked you all about what kind of maple it is. Never really found out (couldn't get any info on the leaves). The only thing I can tell you about it, is that it is certainly hard maple, and will stink up your shop! Upon re-turning it, a little of the smell was there, but it didn't "linger" like it did when I roughed it.
Anyway, considering I'm not sure if I will turn any more of this wood, despite the cracks, I decided to finish it anyway. I filled the cracks with epoxy mixed with black dye. Only 3 or 4 coats of WTF. Buffed and Renwaxed. 11" x 3". I didn't want to put "Stinky Maple" on the bottom, so I just put the town it came from.
C&C welcome.
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