chas, good looking piece and an interesting wood as well.
but i was blown away when i went to your gallery site. somewhere over 400 pics of work you've done in the last several years. amazing. a great assortment of shapes and wood species to see there with first class workmanship. as a newbie still struggling with the basics i can only look forward to acquiring the skills to do some of these pieces. i managed to blow up a small vase the other day and bend my parting tool in the process...that's where i'm at. but each mistake is a learning point, i am told.
keep the photos coming...