Inspiration from Indiana Jones...

I started making a piece of unknown wood round on the lathe without really knowing what I was going to make. As it was taking shape, the scene from Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade ran through my head where Harrison Ford picks up the only wood cup and says "That's the cup of a carpenter..." I ended up making a sort of miniture chalice box. No idea what type of wood it is - a friend found it and gave it to me, but it's very hard and takes a great finish. As you can see, it's nearly white even after application of BLO.