I'm in the final sanding stage of a knitting bowl that I am making for my SIL. It is made of California live oak that came from a local tree that blew over. I intentionally made it a bit thicker (perhaps 1/2") because of the weakening effect of the J-section that I cut out. The oak cut really nicely but because of its hardness seems to sand very slowly.
I used a small dremel tool with a template and an insert. The end result was passable but I found the cut out to be challenging to cut because of both the curvature and the thickness of the vessel. This is my first knitting bowl and I consider myself somewhat of a beginner.
The purpose of the cutout is to act as somewhat of a guide for the yarn coming off the ball inside the bowl.
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