Lipper International Acacia Server

Let me start by saying that I did buy these for a spectacular price I believe that they were $7 a piece at the time. I purchased two as I have some gifts to give. I opened the first one and I was very happy, I turned it over and I was less happy. It is stamped made in Taiwan which is okay with me but I think that's usually teak wood and I didn't get that from mine. When I opened the second one I was disappointed to say the least. I don't think that you can see it as bad as it is in the photos but there is a rather large c in the middle that looks like I took a sharpie and put it there. I'm familiar with wood and it's irregularities but this is just a strange thing that I cannot figure out, I think it might have to do with the drying process, which would also explain why a lot of you are having cracking issues. So I guess we will see in the future if it cracks or not but as it stands only one of them is sufficient to give away or put on display so I would maybe take that into consideration when you order. it looks like they have already put some type of finish on it so it may be too late to fix it in that way unless you wanted to sand it down and add your own. In that case I would use a beeswax / mineral oil mixture or just plain original titebond wood glue( original is important)