Just following up on my previous post about putting a bowling ball on the lathe. As I said I cut it in two with my chainsaw. I thought I would try to turn a bowl from it. I put it flat side down on the drill press and drilled a 2 1/2" tenon in it with a forstner bit. I mounted it on the lathe supported by the tailstock. I tried a carbide gouge on it. The white inside turned easily, but the black outside 1/2" was very brittle and came off in flying chunks. The ball now resides in the waste bin. Maybe a different ball would work better, but I have given up for now. Back to some inside-out candleholders