When I started turning this, ants started flying out of the blank. I took it off the lathe, sprayed a can of bug killer on it and put it aside a few years ago. Another piece of wood I wasn’t sure was worthwhile to try and finish. It got to the turn it or burn it phase, considering that I haven’t seen any ants I gave it a go.
This is cherry burl and has plenty of ant holes along with natural voids. The bottom had a big enough void that I wasn’t sure there was enough wood for a base, so I used a turquoise, key filings, and epoxy to fill it. It is about 9” x 5” and finished with Danish oil.
