Here are two firsts. One is it is the first bowl off the old lathe and the other is the first use of the Beal buffing process. I didn't have the mineral spirits and varnish mix that Tom and Dom suggested and I wasn't going to the store until tomorrow so I just sanded it to what I thought would be pretty good (400 grit). I was fairly happy with it at this point. it ended up 6"x3". I then finished it up with my first attempt at the Beal buff. This is where the mineral spirits and varnish mix would have been nice . When I got to the white diamond compound, it filled up the tears in the walnut and no matter how hard I buffed it, not all of the white compound would come out . Next time I will have that mixture and or sanding sealer before I buff.
Thanks for looking