I have been after some of these for some time but have always known that re-processing them could be a challenge.
What I would really like to do is cut them in half and use the already very neat hole where the identity discs are to hold each half on the lathe and then hollow out the inside leaving the outside as original as possible. Leaving me with two matching bowls which I would like to give back to the donor.
Will I be on a hiding to nothing trying to accurately cut these in half without a bandsaw? Even with a bandsaw are there any special blades, speeds etc recommended for such a hard wood?
Plenty of projects on Google to turn these into mallets but not a lot else.
Any thoughts welcome.
Andy