Looking for Pearls

[Chrispy]

For to many years to remember I've been tripping over moving about and storing a very old Oak beam with the idea one day I'll find a use for that!
Well I got fed up with the moving and tripping so thought if i cut it up and get a few bowl blanks out at least they won't get in the way so much, well the said beam was about 6' long 10" wide and 6" thick and very very old so even though it had a few nail holes, worm holes and splits I was hopeful that the amazing colour of the ancient Oak would be worth the effort.
Well this is what I found After all those years of waiting.

well this the end and you would expect some splits wouldn't you

Well this is the inside of that "amazing" piece of wood

As we know you have to open a lot of oysters to find a Pearl.
So it on the fire now :evil:

 

[MARK.B.]

Take solace in the fact that you can roast your nuts over a nice fire :lol:

 

[bugbear]

But I've seen lots of bowls with massive splits - aren't these considered decorative, albeit not water tight?

BugBear

 

[adidat]

Couldn't these be pressured filled with resin, they would make fantastic bowls!

Adidat

 

[Chrispy]

classic honey combing, but I always thought that that was a kiln drying fault and this wood was dry way before they did that.
these are big splits up to 10mm in places, they go from one end to the other and one face to the other, although they do stop just shy of the surface.
Any way they burn well. (hammer)