Is there any rule of thumb concerning which direction grain (growth rings) should run when turning a bowl. I am attaching a picture.
Is it best to have grain run so that the rings are cupped upward; sort of following the outside shape of the bowl?
Or is it better to have rings facing downward or toward the outside of the bowl (like a frown)?
Are there upsides and downsides to both?
Or does it depend on which the turner thinks will look best? (Hope it's not this choice since I have no idea.)
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