I have acquired two very large six inch thick slabs of oak, and have tentatively started turning a few bits. The timber has been air drying of sorts - is been left on a pallet under a tarpaulin in a farm yard for 4 years, so it has several splits and cracks that I have been working out what to do with. Below is a photo of my first try - a large bowl (diameter is 450mm, depth is 150mm) which I have left deliberately thick and heavy. The wood is lovely, but I have filled the few cracks with pigmented epoxy putty so its vaguely water-tight. I carved some scoops into the rim the try and add a little extra interest. Any c & c welcome, as always.