Good morning,
So, most of my wood turning has comprised of pens and small bowls. I got a new lathe in December (Nova 1624), so I've been trying to turn some large diameter bowls. I've mostly been laminating pine, because of cost. (I'd rather ruin a 2 dollar blank)
I recognize that this may be self defeating, as the pine is soft and the laminated blank has multiple grain directions. But yesterday, I was able to turn a 10 inch bowl, from 3 inches of laminated pine, with the foot holding and a minimum number of catches. This is the fruit of my work. Considering the quality of the other pieces, this is really nothing to get excited about, but I'm pretty happy to have been able to finish it successfully.
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