You did us proud Brown Mallee is a firm favourite of mine as well. I have often read of people having bother turning this burl however to me it is remarkably stable especially like the colour changes with sapwood thats precicely in the right place where you can see it best.
Thanks for all the nice comments. Peter, good to hear from you! The finish is OB's 'Shine Juice' I found on Eddie Castellins' site. 1 part DNA, 1 part Shellac, 1 part BLO.