Much more successful than my last attempt at a bowl
Apologies for the front seat of the car cellphone pics.
Questions:
* The smoother, redder wood without spalting was harder than the rest. This made it difficult for me to make the bowl round, as my tool kept bouncing. I found that I got the best results when I clamped the tool against the rest with my left hand and used very light pressure on the end of the handle with my right. Is there a better way to handle this?
* Right next to the smoother sections, I found it impossible to get rid of roughness completely. This is easiest to see in the second photo. What's the best way to smooth this out?
* As you can see, my improvised jam chuck did a number on the inside bottom of the bowl. I'm going to make a better one. I'm thinking craft foam glued to the top of a rounded-over glue block. Any tips?