Salvaged a black Walnut blank

[woody]

I purchased this blank some time last year it is part of a crutch from a branch but it developed a waking great split so I was left with two alternatives cut it up into pen blanks or try and salvage it so I have taken some picks of the process that I chose it works very well on dark wood the darker the better was it worth it you decide ?

[woody]

Last two pic's

[Bryan Milham]

Interesting and a very good finish.

But you've not said what you did to affect the 'repair'.  Looking at it It does not look like epoxy & coffee grounds, or even just epoxy on it's own.  I can see what I think is a Glue trace on one of the pictures looking into the bowl, so I'm sure you've used it somewhere.

I have to admit, I've never turned Black Walnut as a bowl, small stands and beckets as faceplate work, 5" and 4" respectivly, mostly I spindle turn it.

[woody]

Interesting and a very good finish.

But you've not said what you did to affect the 'repair'.  Looking at it It does not look like epoxy & coffee grounds, or even just epoxy on it's own.  I can see what I think is a Glue trace on one of the pictures looking into the bowl, so I'm sure you've used it somewhere.

I have to admit, I've never turned Black Walnut as a bowl, small stands and beckets as faceplate work, 5" and 4" respectivly, mostly I spindle turn it.

I used CA glue and dust produced from turning the bowl I pressed the dust into the split on the outside then put a few drops of CA glue on it then sanded and repeated the proses on the inside
By the way the bowl is 8" x 3"