Mark, I find crotch wood great for almost any turning that can display the great "feathering" that is found inside the branch union. Bowls, platters and Hollow Forms all lend themselves to excellent results with crotch wood. Platters tend to showcase the feathering the best, IMO. Sometimes when you use this type of wood growth for bowls, you tend to remove most of the figured wood when you hollow the interior of the bowl. (Most often, the most spectacular grain is at or near the center of the log, and that gets removed when you turn the bowl interior.) Have fun with those............Maple can have some wonderful figure!