Tonight I continued working on my round blank attempting to remove the tear outs. My father suggested I use a round nose scraper or a skew as a scraper. I tried the round nose scraper and it worked like a charm. Nice gentle kisses against the wood and eventually the blank was round. Very nice suggestion.
I then decided to turn this hunk of maple into a very simple bowl. I turned the outside and the bottom. I then cut a small hole in the bottom to allow the bowl to be held by a chuck. Flipping it around I secured the bowl to the chuck and started to hollow out the inside.
It was fun hollowing out the bowl as I have turned some boxes before. Different grain pattern, but the concept is the same. I used a small gouge and then utilized a scraper, both round and square. I was spending most of my time experimenting not really expecting to end up with a finished piece.
Near the end I went back to smooth the edge of the bowl and ended up catching on the side with a skew. I know immediately what I had done wrong, but the damage was done. A piece of the side cracked off and went flying across the room. Oh well, lesson learned and I will attempt another one tomorrow. More scraps for the fireplace.
Sorry about the poor photo, but I was using my iPhone under some poor light.
