I've just polished up this most amazing burr - or piece of wood with many burrs all over it, more correctly. Quite unique - I've never seen anything like it before. I scooped out the middle as well, so it can be useful as well as being an amazing sculpture in it's own right. My thoughts are that it could be used as a stick/umbrella stand, or pot plant holder. Definately New Zealand native timber, but not quite sure which. Probably a beech (tawhai) of some sort, as they are most common around here, but hard and smooth, like pohutukawa to work. It came off a local Hawkes Bay beach.
