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I turned another bowl today. Went a little more smoothly, but it was a smaller blank to begin with. Piece of 7/4 birch, 5½ inches wide.
I mostly was concentrating on making the bowl thinner, especially the bottom. I'd say it's between ¼ and ⅜ thick on the bottom and maybe down to 3/16 at the thinnest part of the side.
Almost entirely done with a bowl gouge, which now needs sharpening. Finished with 180 grit sandpaper and three coats of blonde shellac. I think it probably needs a couple more coats on the end grain sides of the bowl, and I should take a scraper to the inside of the bottom to remove the tool marks from the bowl gouge.
Still, I'm pretty happy with it, and it might get filled with candy and become a present for some neighbors.
I mostly was concentrating on making the bowl thinner, especially the bottom. I'd say it's between ¼ and ⅜ thick on the bottom and maybe down to 3/16 at the thinnest part of the side.
Almost entirely done with a bowl gouge, which now needs sharpening. Finished with 180 grit sandpaper and three coats of blonde shellac. I think it probably needs a couple more coats on the end grain sides of the bowl, and I should take a scraper to the inside of the bottom to remove the tool marks from the bowl gouge.
Still, I'm pretty happy with it, and it might get filled with candy and become a present for some neighbors.