someone may know about. I cut off some pieces of oak last fall when turning 8' logs into firewood. I created rough bowl blanks and dried them for three months at least and then turned some final bowls. Nothing out of the ordinary there except for two bowl blanks that had the center of the tree in the center of the bowl bottom (same as spindle turning but I am not sure if that is the correct term when you do a bowl). I did not feel like making some sort of jamb chuck so I used a belt sander to do the bottom of one. My wife loved the bowl but about two weeks later she told me the bowl was wobbling. The center of the tree on the bowl bottom had bulged out enough to make the bowl wobble. I used the belt sander again to smooth off the bottom but a smooth bottom resulted in a small hole in the center of the bowl bottom. Does anyone have much experience with 'spindle- turned' bowls who know any tricks to prevent the bulging? Other posts: |