So I cut down a crabapple tree and I'm going to make a bowl or bowls from the stump.
I have zero experience with this.
I don't have a lathe.
I do have a Dewalt grinder and I will be buying this.
This is a pure learning experience but I hope to end up with something(s) to be proud of.
So my questions surround how to proceed. Work it green? How to protect it, store it, while I'm carving it. How thin can I make the walls? How long after I'm done carving until it is dry enough to finish?
Like I said, this will be a pure learning experience re bowl making but I've got 40 years of woodworking experience under me. One way or another, I'm going to carve out a bowl or two from this stump and if they split, they split. I'm looking to jump onto the learning curve and hold on.
The stump:
It won't let me upload pictures now, I'll try again later.