I usually use a shop-made carver's screw
to secure the piece. Here I've roughed out the basic shape for the bottom of the bowl.
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Now I've flipped the bowl over and secured it to a plywood disk which is
in turn bolted to the bench. I used several curved gouges to clean out the inside of the bowl.
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Still getting quite a bit of tear-out so I
switched from the mallet to fine slicing cuts by hand to thin and smooth the inside of the bowl. Sanding is next...
(1/23/2005)
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Well, here it is! The bowl sanded up nicely and the color deepened with the
application of the oil finish. As usual, I've let this bowl rest in the sun for a couple of weeks to be sure it is stable and won't give me
or its future owner any surprises. Over all this was a fun bowl to carve because of the great grain and color.
(2/18/2005)
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