Bought a piece of Figured Claro Walnut lumber from Cook Woods that was 13x15x1.75" LWT. I had to trim about 1/8" all sides to get down to 20" across corners to work with Powermatic 3520 lathe. Had planned to turn rectangular piece with elevated bowl, but a check in corner said to turn a thin face. This scooped rectangular piece with 8"D center bowl resulted from leaving the center section thick while doing the outer area thin. The piece was held with a 1/8" recess and #4 jaws in Stronghold chuck so I kept pressure on the piece with live center in tailstock as much as possible. Cutting and sanding the underside of the bowl was challenging with the long wing tips and then a lot of hand sanding. Photos show piece after buffing with Tripoli prior to applying Danish oil blend.
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