What to make out of this?

[myxpykalix]

A guy gave this to me, it is 12"x24"x1" and has nice grain patterns but it also looks like it might have some (quilting?) and besides a tray I can't think of what i could make with this?
I don't think i want to make a carving but something that makes the wood and the pattern the feature...maybe a box lid?:confused:

[michael_schwartz]

I see a table top.

[kurt_rose]

Looks like a black walnut cross section. Hopefully it doesn't crack from the pith. Is it still green Jack?

[myxpykalix]

Been air dried for long time when given to me. A friend has a moisture meter i'm going to have to go get from her to check the moisture content.

[kern]

Sure looks like walnut. But the growth rings tells us on one side of the pith is under compression and the other side is under tension. Be sure to do a half dozen moisture readings. Good luck. If it does crack, place a couple of contrasting butterflies across the crack[s].

[michael_schwartz]

Has it been stored indoors for a while?

In my climate, 11-12% is pretty typical of wood air dried outdoors for 1-2 years with 14% being the high side. Still numbers that are too high for most regions. I work almost exclusively with kiln dried wood, so these numbers are based on what I have observed on a few occasions.

If it has been stored indoors for a couple of heating seasons then it may be closer to ideal but then I would expect to see some cracks if that were the case.