I am glad you had fun with it. Live oak is one of my favorites to turn -- the more gnarly the better. Without the inclusions LO can be a little boring. Those boring pieces I save for mallets and handles. Really hard but turns beautifully. My favorite infill with LO is brass and epoxy.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.