Candle pillar

[bodrighywood]

I haven't got s clue what the wood is. Dumped on the doorstep some time ago. It is very hard, very heavy and has a distinctive smell to it. This is 250mm (10") tall and deliberately turned to leave the natural features. C&C welcome...

Pete

[Bryan Milham]

Wood, dumped on your doorstep, lucky you.

Where many of us would have looked at that and maybe seen something within the wood, you've seen it as a piece needing minimal work to make it work.

No idea what the wood it, the grain looks close enough to say it's fairly slow growing, so probably a garden shrub, but other than that???

[fuzzyturns]

I think it's some kind of fruit tree, apple or pear or maybe even cherry (although that's a long shot). In any case, I like this piece. You have taken advantage of the natural shape and just applied a few cuts to make it whole. Very nice.

[seventhdevil]

by the look of the grain and given that the wood has a distinctive scent i would put it in the cypress family as lots of them are fairly hard timbers.

[edbanger]

Very smart another Pete classic 

Ed