I've been trying to use free wood for my projects so that I can learn how to prepare blanks, dry the roughed bowls properly etc. I had a bunch of ornamental pear logs (it's quite popular in Southern Calif for lining the streets) The bowl pictured was turned from an approximately 3" thick slab that was near the pith but there was no pith in the slab. I turned the bottom, formed a recess for my spigot jaws and then shut down for the night. When I came in this morning it had cracked as you can see from the pictures.
I'm really curious what I did wrong? The bowl was mounted on a worm screw. Should I have unmounted it and saved it in a bag with shavings overnight?
This was an odd log in that the pith was way off center. The slab was cut from the thicker side of the log, could that have anything to do with it?
Thanks in advance
I'm really curious what I did wrong? The bowl was mounted on a worm screw. Should I have unmounted it and saved it in a bag with shavings overnight?
This was an odd log in that the pith was way off center. The slab was cut from the thicker side of the log, could that have anything to do with it?
Thanks in advance