Back story of the piece of wood:

This Walnut wood was milled by the Amish in Eastern Iowa just outside of Edgewood.  This piece was part of the lumber that was discarded due to the imperfection of the wood.  Was tossed out and bundled to become firewood, and was trucked to a farm outside Monticello, IA where it sat outside in the elements for the next two years.

Size: 12 inches long