I liked working with the local Red Alder, and back when I could still afford gas for my generator to run the shop, I turned these on the lathe. Finish is BLO and bees wax no stain, applied while spinning then buffed with a dry rag before taking it off the lathe. Hope it loads this time too big before. Good it loaded, as you can see I liked to leave the bark on, I liked the affect it made. The large one on the right is a bowl my wife bought in Utah years ago and it's turned from Aspen if I remember right.
Gabby