i would suggest taking your photos with a tape or yardstick along side...that gives everyone a better idea of how layouts might proceed...

your additional shots of #1 look like a very good grain flow through the wrist...

developing a taste for nice walnut is just one more step along a predictable set of personality disorders...i have numerous blanks that i occasionally take out simply to admire...

"it's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards."
lewis carroll, Alice in Wonderland