Got home from work, ate something and headed for the shop to see if I could turn something out. A bowl blank has had my eye for a while, good change of pace from little trees and snowmen. All going well as this oak is tough stuff that likes to catch. Bowl is turning out well but it has some tearout. So I sand it and buff it getting it looking pretty good, but I notice it had some cracks it in. Adding character, cool! Had a good shine going on but a few spots still showing some tearout.
Should have left it as is. Sharpened the snot out of my negative rake scraper and tried just touching it to take off any tearout and Boom! there it goes. I guess I need to learn to let it be when it looks good.
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