This is my first bowl that has made it this far. The first two blew up when I was trying to finish the inside. It is red elm that I sanded to 400 and polished with EEE. The problem of an uneven finish and tool marks is obvious
. My issue is whether I want my first completed bowl to look right or simply be complete. In other words, I'm trying to decide whether to try and finish the inside at the risk of blowing it up or let it be and go to the next one.
One of the main reasons I stopped was the presence of the open knot you see and a couple if cracks I had to superglue. I've never had any bowl instruction and sort of figured it out on my own with help from David Ellsworth's book. Very conflicted. Any thoughts as well as C&C are welcome.