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What type of finish are you using?

I have been using antique oil to finish my bowls. I have had trouble with getting a smooth finish though. I often find small bumps or strings attached to the finish. For any of you that use a film...

So you cored them, let them dry, and then returned them?

What is the difference between a gall and a burl?

If you want to be be really careful, coat them in Anchorseal or some other wax emusion

I am also very interested in getting a vacuum set up. Is this the vacuum pump that you would recommend or is there a different one?

Which do you prefer: the Kelton handle or the Oneway handle?

Are there pros or cons to either method?

Do you guys rough turn your natural edge bowls? Or, do you turn them thin when they're green, let them dry, and then sand them?

Ok thanks. Also do you have any idea where I could get another set screw? I lost one of them

It does have a large opening and a small opening, but I am pretty sure that the standard blades don't fit in the smaller opening. I went onto the Kelton website and it says that they sell numerous...

That is probably it. Thanks

I have been using the standard set for a while and I just got one of the jumbo coring blades. For some reason it will not slide into my handle. I didn't know if it was supposed to fit or not. It...

Do the jumbo McNaughton coring blades fit in the handle that comes with the standard set?

My vote's for elm

I have a quick question for those out there that use VinceWood'NWonders sanding materials. I have heard great things about his discs and thought that I would give them a try. But, I would also like...

Sorry...here are two more pictures (one of the bottom and one close-up of the figure just for fun)

This is the other half of the birch burl bowl that I just posted. It is about 16-17" and it was finished with antique oil and buffed.

Comments and critiques are welcome and requested

-Tom

This is a 16-17" birch burl bowl. It is some of the most spectacular wood that I have had the pleasure of turning and the pictures don't even come close to capturing the shimmering and twisting...

Here is another beech bowl that I turned. I don't have the exact measurements; however, it is about 12". The bowl was finished with antique oil and buffed.

Critiques on form, finish, and...

Amazing! I can't wait to get my hands on some ash

This is a bowl turned from a birch burl that was actually growing in the crotch of a white birch tree. It is very thin; however, I left the rim a little thicker to keep the bowl from flexing when...

How do you re-true a recess after the bowl has dried and warped?

Richard - I'm up in nh so we seem to have loads of oak, birch, and beech. A few loggers have allowed me to go through their cutoffs (all of the crotches and best wood) and take whatever I want...

Here are two more bowls (I am very excited to be finally able to share my bowls and get your feedback). Both of these bowls are oak (all I can ever find is oak, beech, and birch) and were finished...