Originally Posted by
Daniel Metz
Gentlemen, Thanks again for all the information! I really do appreciate it. I have a jewelers loupe, and that is how I looked at the end grain. I also have access to microscopes, but after looking with the loupe, it was obvious it was not chestnut. The only issue I have now is my wife, who loves the bowl, will still not let me bring it in the house! I put 3 coats of Tung Oil on it, and my better half is VERY sensitive to odors. The bowl is still sitting in my work shop where it will stay until the odor dies down... If anyone knows of a way to speed up this process, please tell me. This piece was my first try at turning, and the piece of wood I chose to use was one of the final pieces I salvaged. It was a piece of scrap to learn on... It will be interesting to see if the wood I thought would be really nice is any better. Thanks again!
Danny