Hi guys,
Long story short, I turned my first decent sized bowl (only 10" OD) with green wood. To help prevent cracking, I let it dry in a paper bag for a couple of weeks.
Fast forward to yesterday, I used a jam chuck to mount the bowl on the lathe and sand the outside-- but since I removed the tenon on the bowl, there was no easy way to mount the piece and sand the inside. I ended up making a sanding disc attachment for a hand drill, but in the future I'm trying to figure out the best/easiest way forward.
I'm worried if I leave a tenon on the base a green bowl, that extra thickness (compared to the walls/sides) may cause issues when drying. However, removing the tenon makes it more difficult to finish up once it does dry.
Thoughts?