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What is this and what should I do with it?

This came from a store that salvaged odd pieces of wood and table legs. I paid $5.00 for it.
My dad, who builds model airplanes says it has the shape of a wing. (shown in the end shot)
I keep looking at it wondering "What wonderful thing can this become?" As of now the only thing I can come up with is hollowing it out and making it a vase.
Any ideas? I would love to know where it is from, what it is, etc.

See the way it tapers? I am told that is how airplane wings are shaped. Hmmmm Maybe I need to build a wind tunnel to test it.
Oh, and it is very heavy! Not lightweight like you would think a wing would be.

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Comment by RMK on February 13, 2011 at 7:11am
what ever it is/was, it is one heck-of-a hunk a wood. 1st thought was a bandsaw box for part of it, but, I don't know. good luck w/it
Comment by Antoine boyd on March 15, 2010 at 4:42pm
I have seen these before. In fact I have one that is round and about 5' tall. This is a reject. Notice the rotten part at the top. This was to be a base for a display table. This is only one part. If covered with carpet and add a much wide base to it. It would serve as a great cat scratching post like mine.
Comment by Larry L. on March 5, 2010 at 8:33am
I first though was make 2 lamps.
Being a pilot while it is oval wings are curved on the top and flat on the bottom.
part of bernulies (sic) princple of vacuum "air traveling over a curved surface travels faster than air over a straight surface"
in airplane design this means the top has less pressure than the bottom which creats lift.
In other words make some lamps.
Comment by Jens Jensen on February 24, 2010 at 5:15pm
Flatten the bottom and drill spaced holes on top and use it for a candle holder for your dinning room table .sand the living heck out of it and poly it
Comment by Ross Bagley on February 16, 2010 at 2:40pm
Looks like something you would find in a pattern makers shop. If its harwood it probably is a form in a core used in poring metal into sand castings.
Comment by Kim C on February 8, 2010 at 12:48pm
Hmmm that is interesting. There is also a marina close to the origination of this piece.
Comment by Russ Scheer on February 8, 2010 at 5:05am
Hi Kim; In the first picture as it stands up I see a fixed centerboard or keel for a small sail boat but it looks a bit chunky but the fact that its made up with an alternating core and slab exterior makes me think its designed with moisture in mind. Think along the wind tunnel idea only replace the air with water and you may have a test sample of a boat part. It is very interesting......what about cutting slots onto it at a slight angle for a CD/DVD rack? Haha good luck
Comment by Kim C on February 5, 2010 at 11:53am
oh and... no drill holes, no I doubt it will float becuase it is VERY heavy, and my son didn't see the go-kart idea or he would have gone with that one for sure!
Comment by Kim C on February 5, 2010 at 11:46am
OK now I have a new problem... instead of wondering what to do with it I now have to choose between so many ideas.
David tell your wife that I love totem pole idea but I found that I don't have the patience for carving!
I may be leaning toward cutting it in half and making lamp bases. BUT, how would I get a long ceter hole for the cord to run?
I do like the idea of table bases and a serving tray. oh... what to do?

I see now that it is probably some sort of support. The area it came from is near a small airport and there are many local airplane hobbyists. Maybe this is scrap.
And James, my son liked the axe handle idea best!
Comment by ofer n on February 5, 2010 at 5:59am
hello, i just joined this forum, and this is my first blog, but i'l take a stab. considering its made up of several pieces of wood, like a butcher block patteren you'd figure it needed to maintain its shape. are there ay drill holes on the other end? or maybe some sort of marring on it? i'd guess it was/is part of a mold, either to coat it with greese and apply some sort of polimer. or to clamp pieces of strip wood to it to form a wing.?

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