So what does one do with a chunk of dried common maple already starting to check? You get in some bowl turning practice. The chunk of maple had some very nice bark still in tact, so I though it would be nice to preserve some on the rim as much as possible. I made a small cove near the bottom as well which was really a "design opportunity". The height is approximately 4.5 inches and the outer diameter around 7 inches. The finish is a Danish Oil followed by a high speed buffing with tripoli and white diamond. Turning speed was fairly slow, only around 500 rpm. Total time around 6 hours to complete.