This will be my largest turning to date. It was around 18” by 3.5”.
I am hoping the inside will be the same. I left it 1.25” thick for the drying process. I will be taking around 3/4” off when I finish turn and am hoping the inside will look more like the bottom.Looks like you ended up with some nice figure in and on the bottom. Nice job.
Here it is rough turned.
Thanks for the tips. I have a negative rake scraper I will try if I have a problem area.Will be @ nice piece
Nice thick flame. You have lots of flame on the inside. You always get a bit more flame on the bottom.
As you know with these pieces the figured grain puts the grain in different directions so some grains will be cut in the wrong direction and may tear instead of cut.
Light cuts, sharp tools.
I find I can cut about 80% of the crotch bowls using a gouge without tearout. I end up switching to a scraper on the other 20% before the bottom gets too thin.