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Back home over the weekend my Dad presented me with an unusual piece of timber, didn't take a picture before, but here it is after turned onto a slimline, not happy with the shape, but I've got another two blanks of this and am looking forward to trying again!
It's a bit difficult to see the drain and the various shades, but if its a uk grown wood (as opposed to native) top of my guess list would be Judas Wood, second maybe a type of mahonia and at an outside mulberry.