I brought a small apple log into the shop. It is about 36" long and 8" or 9" in diameter. There is a large crease down the side, almost to the center of the log. It looks like an old injury that healed as more scar than cover.
Apple Wood Hollow Form: Advanced Woodturning Project - Page 1
The resultant form from an effort to not burn what should be beautiful albeit difficult wood to turn.
The stump has a large gap 7" or 8" long and is irregularly shaped, like most stump wood.
The other end reveals as many cracks as the first.
So I removed a few inches and considered the wood for turning. There were still a lot of cracks to consider.
I marked the center of the piece and the cracks on one end. At first I considered cutting in past the cracks, and
a look at the other end of the log section convinced me that there was a good chance of getting some decorative pieces out of this log.