My final bowl is complete and I am really happy with the way it turned out. This was the first time using the lathe and even though there were some things that I wish I did differently overall I am happy. First I started by stacking four pieces of plywood together in a square glued down with elmers wood glue I let that cure overnight. The next day I traced a circle ontop of the squares and cut out the circle on the band saw. From there I placed the circle on the lathe and made it into a perfect cirle. Once I knew the circle was perfect I started to take out the center. This was one of the hardest parts of the project because I kept getting a kickback from the machine so it was tough taking out the whole inside. Once that was complete I took three different sand paper grits to it till it was really smooth. From there I put a pre-conditioner on the whole bowl so the stain finish would be evenly applied. Once that dried I applied the stain finish. After the stain was dry I sprayed the whole bowl in a waterproof sealer. The last thing I did was when the waterproof sealer was done I lightly sanded the bowl again with 1000 grit sandpaper to make it smooth again.
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