With a triumphant "let's see if I can max out my lathe" I embarked on a rather large box elder bowl. It can swing on my lathe, and after some sandbagging, doesn't bounce around, but my tool rest (12") is too small to get at the lower sides and bottom. The upside is that there's some nice burl in it.
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Any recommendations? Do I need to rig up a really long rest to reach, and how long before the leverage gets to be too much?