Since I'm new at turning I've been focusing on the simpler projects (it seams to learn how to sharpen more than turn). Most of the bowls I've made have been stolen by the wife for her tatting. So I figured I would make her a couple dedicated bowls just for her string. Mt plan was to drill the hole and then use a coping saw to make the volute cut. Then I figured I should ask as there might be a better way to make the cut. While her string is much thinner diameter than yarn I see no reason not to make the slot big enough to handle thicker material like yarn. That would require probably making two parallel cuts with the coping saw.