The Woodshop Shed

Third turned bowl

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


This is the third bowl I turned, and the second made of birch. I managed to get the sides a little thinner, and the bottom thinner as well. I almost avoided tear-out on the end-grain sides of the bowl, only using the bowl gouge, but there was a little, so I sanded to clean things up.Turned this one in a single session in the shop. Maybe three hours total, including cutting it octagonal on the bandsaw, mounting it on the plate, cutting it free, and using the belt-sander to take off the last nubbin on the bottom.It's a little over 5 inches in diameter, and about 1- inches tall.Six coats of shellac, with some light sanding with 400 grit between the fourth and fifth coats. I'm trying to decide if I should pull out my French polishing kit and try to really put a nice finish on it, or whether this is good enough.Thanks for looking!

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