Thanks for all the replies . I was surprised to see so many . Looks like members here on the Other Things We Make board are more interested in flat work than lathe turnings . (apart from pen turning of course on the other boards)
I quit posting my bowls here a while back due to lack of interest in them on this particular site . I have posted over a dozen more new ones on my own Woodworking Friends site since then with three more in the process of being finished . Each one has 180 segments .
I made this cutting board just for a little change of pace. It will be given to one of my sons when they visit because nobody at craft sales around here would ever pay for the time and price of wood to make one of those.
I had never made one and just wanted to see if I could.
The woods are rock maple and purple heart and African mahogany . The purple heart was a nice deep purple on the outside of the board from being exposed to the light but like with most purple heart , as soon as you cut into it the color is not near as nice. I will put it in an area where it will get direct sunlight for a few weeks and the rich purple color will come back. Then I will take an after picture to compare with the before picture .