BrentD politician would be a much worse label. Nothing the matter with enjoying nice looking stock wood. I have about 20 wood blanks on top of my gun cases for viewing pleasure. I have more wood than I ever will get to use but at least I get to enjoy it this way. My favorite was crotch black but as I mature I find English with marbling and a nice smoky background gets my attention. Not so in love with Turkish as much as English/French.
There it is. Blanks for the sake of looking at. I have them too. Not as many as you, yet. I have 4 slabs of a huge walnut crotch that have been drying in my hayloft for 4-5 yrs now. It's time to bring them down and plane off all the paint and trim to size. I'd be happy to have one fantastic blank out of the 4 slabs, but there could be more. I have no idea what I could do with them.
I prefer English/French over all others, and I've toned down my tastes from what is now a bit from over-the-top gaudiness. It's hard to describe perfection, but I know it when I see it.
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