So I am turning a baseball bat for my future father-in-law from a piece of ash I picked up a few months ago. It it roughing fine, but I seem to be getting a lot of vibration while I am using the roughing gauge and the blank gets thinner. I have been sharpening the gauge as I go and the resulting finish on the blank is fine. I am just concerned by the amount of vibration that is occurring. It is not the lathe as I have turned some bowls and mallets with no issue. Is it me or something that I am causing or is it common. I am concerned that as the blank gets thinner in diameter I have not raised or lowered the tool rest. Could this cause vibration not having the tool rest at the proper height?
Thanks,
Mark