Junk Wood

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Walking on my property a few years ago I saw a chunk of wood on the ground. Picket it up, it looked like any old chunk of rotten wood.  Took it home.  Put in in a container, and poured aluminite over it and let it sit for a couple weeks.  No pressure pot, nothing special done to it.   Took it out and decided to turn it, just to see.   What a pleasant surprise.  This is what I ended up with.  It is a little over 3" tall and 3" diameter.  I have no idea what the wood it, maybe if was a knot out of some tree.  I know mulberry can be very colorful, we have lots of mulberry trees around.  Unfortunately it has since turned brown still pretty. but not as flashy.  

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wow thats amazing scrap. beautiful whatever it is !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Beautiful wood! Nice save. 

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Wow, that is very attractive. Sure is sad when such a beautiful piece changes color. Nice job on giving that scrap a chance to be so amazing.

.................. John D....................

Nice turning. It always adds to the fun when you find a piece like that.

I have found that to stop the darkening of wood like that I need to seal it with a few coats of Poly or a salad bowl finish like Behlen's or Generals.  The latter is a wipe on and easily applied with a piece of good quality paper towel. I use the blue mechanics towels and use gloves to keep it off you fingers. The top coat won't stop it completely but it really slows it down. 
Psychedelic!

Really is a nice surprise! You did it justice with your container, hopefully it'll settle down and still have some character to brag about!
How interesting the beauty that is within what others would have walked by.  Lovely!
I don't normally express appreciation for another guy's "junk" but Wow!   😉

If it is turning brown, mulberry would be a pretty good guess.  I've seen mulberry start as a bright yellow and become a chocolate brown through exposure to light.  

--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.

Excellent work on an old piece of wood,   Wood is pretty outstanding also.   Beautiful. 

Ron

Art from "junk". Very nice!

Steven- Random Orbital Nailer

junk is wrong title WOW  GR8 JOB 😍😎👍

*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

Nice save Scrappile, cool grain/burl.
So I only have one word for this work, WOW! just amazing what is around us and we don't even know it. Great turn.