Well I'm on-call this wknd and I really had to stop where I'm at on the bowl. I drilled the forstner hole put the bowl in a paper bag in my shop. I was told at my chapter meeting that using my largest forstner bit to make a hole in the center was just an easier start for hollowing. Hopefully it will be ok until tomorrow and I will hollow down to about 1/4". Hockenbery, I have watched your videos and slideshow. I understand the concept of shrinkage but some of the ways wood shrinks is a little greek to me. Lol As for the expansion hold, yea I didn't think about it shrinking up either. Its a snug fit too. Oh well, I learn easily by my mistakes. My first little candy dish, I made a tenon but it was a little harder for me to make than the recess was. I guess I should just work on using a tenon more. I really appreciate your feedback as I'm basically learning by trial and error.
Dean, I only had one meeting at my chapter and I hope to get to know them better where I can get a mentor. They seem like really nice guys but my working schedule is really complicated sometimes in the oilfield. hard for me to set a time to meet with someone when I never know when I'm gonna be home or get called out to an oil rig. I am gonna try though, but until then I will just have to rely on videos, the forum, and hands on work. Thank you both again for your inputs. Greatly appreciated.