Ideas Wanted

First off welcome to the forum and hope its the first of many posts to come!

First thought was a table, but how about ripping it and making a couple mantles for mounting?

or

Rip it and make some live edge free standing shelves on the wall.

or

Make it like a piece of art and hang it.

or

Rip it and book match the pieces and make it tops for a hutch or set of drawers etc.

....just a few. Good luck and post what ever you make, nice piece of wood there

It could become a mirror, a clock, a sign, a . . . .

You could flatten one edge, keep the rest live and mount it on a hall wall with only two front legs.

I like the second image with more live edge on it. I would also say keep it full 2" thickness, IMO. That adds to the "beefy" feel of the piece.

The second image almost looks like a fish/critter (SHARK?) heading from left to right… If you play with staining (darken an eye to match the open snarl/grin), you could actually create what is already there, but more dramatically… IMO. The grain pattern appears to show the speed of this "shark". Just an idea…

Its 2" or 50 mm thick
Garry
- snapper1

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Thanks for the ideas
I will consider them
I bought that piece because it was sold as one lot at an auction and it was the other piece which I had plans for .

Indeed it was the one which is now a wall clock
heres a photo of it , wet but not fine sanded or oiled



Garry

Thanks again
Your combined ideas have given me some options to consider
If I do the base choice and make a coffee table then the type of thing in this photo would be suited



Garry