Hello eveyone, this is my first attempt at turning a bowl from solid wood. I recently bought a lathe and did a couple of segmented bowls of cedar (scraps from a deck project) that turned out ok. My neighbor cut down a maple tree in his back yard and I aquired a few pieces. I am very knew to this turning gig but love wood working in general and find turning most addictive. This bowl is also a save as I had a pretty good catch which ejected the piece from the chuck (split the bottom).Glued to hard wood sacrificial piece then turned the bottom on a Longsworth chuck I made on the weekend. Still a long way to go but the best learned leasons are always the hardest. Any critiques are welcome.
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I sealed it with end sealer and didn't get a chance to get back to it for about six weeks. It was pretty thin when Isealed it, about 1/2" so by the time I got back to finishing it it was drying pretty good. It had warped considerably but no cracks
. Good leason learned both in saving and sealing, maybe not how the pros do it but it worked this time.
