There was a slight smell, again very reminiscent of Black Walnut, that was pleasant.
I chose to use Shellawax as a finish and it worked reasonably well, although I think that Peruvian, as well as Black and Claro Walnut, are too porous for Shellawax and do better with an oil finish such as Watco Danish Oil.
Peruvian Walnut
The small plate measures 6″ x 1″ and the larger plate measures 9.5″ x 1″.
I would be happy to work with Peruvian Walnut again if the opportunity presented itself, but given the extreme similarities to Black Walnut I would imagine I would chose to work with the more affordable and readily available American version.
All major cuts were made using the Easy Wood Tool system on my Robust American Beauty lathe, although I do use Robert Sorby bowl gouges for light final passes before sanding. Forward chucking was in a Nova Chuck, while reverse chucking was done using a Nova Chuck with Cole Jaws. Sanding was with Gold and Green Wave sanding discs as well as Abranet screens from Packard Woodworks. Final finish is Shellawax.
As always, I wish all my readers a great experience in whatever your wood working interests happen to be and to those who like working with lathes especially, do a good turn today!