We are now at the stage where we need a chunk of firewood to stick onto this thing and start spinning it
You start with a log
and then you slice it in half
take a break............
make the chunks round
take another break
and make more chunks
Now we have to prep one o' these chunks so it's centered and balanced and doesn't come flying off.
First step:
Find the center....
and mount a 3" faceplate
(that was another investment ....did I mention the financial abyss?????)
now it's time to spin one o' these suckers........
...so we mounted it and started cutting away everything that didn't look like a bowl.
Guess what??????? you Can go too deep.....
We'll find something to use it for....
Undaunted, I'm back at the lathe......
Finally after about 4 hours, this is what I managed to scrape out
...not sure if this will sell at the Farmer's Market......
....but there's more later....much more
Stay tuned for more of the evolution..........
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