Hello ! Thank you for the comment. Since there are thousands of KZbin videos teaching how to turn bowls ... I wasn't trying to teach, just showing a bowl made and yet another shape and style. By watching dozens of "turners", it's interesting the seemingly unending variety of bowls. At any rate, I really believe that by leaving the pith in or near the bottom is asking for cracking trouble. I don't recommend it. I gather natural edge bowls is your interest. That's fine, but cut the pith completely out of it and a 1/2" more. As you probably know, wood shrinks as it dries. The better your mind understands "how" it affects the bowl, the faster you will greatly reduce bowls with cracks. Which insidently, can look good. The shrinkage and cracking is worse at the pith. If the wood seems hard, even though it's green, I would suspect that you need sharper tools, or perhaps it isn't as green as you think. Not being there, it's impossible for me to know. In my video, I am mostly using a 5/8" bowl gouge, with "V" groove profile. Just a regular/standard grind. Briefly, I used a hollowing scraper to make an undercut rim. A negative rake scraper used on the inside bottom, of the bowl. There is a bowl turner on KZbin, that is widely viewed, and has made a career explaining how to make a bowl. He must have hundreds of video's and is VERY thorough explaining everything. Just scroll through his selection and I'm sure it will help you. His KZbin channel name is "Turn a wood bowl". Good Luck :)

Yes, it was wet wood, that was freshly cut. I cut my in half lengthwise, because I intend to make bowls and doing that relieves some stress in the wood, when it starts drying. Each persons situation, dictates a different approach to "prepping" the trunks. If you want boards, you would resaw the log into planks. What are you going to do with your log, what will be it's purpose?

@@DaMidwestMan wow that was quick thank you. I’ll be using it on the lathe, bowls etc the usual stuff.

@@michaellionart4841 Seal the end grain with wax paint ( anchorseal) or a generous layer of wood glue, to retard checking. Cracking will occur, you can only delay or limit it. Cutting with the grain in halves does help, but slicing twice with the grain is even better. Let the pith be in the middle of third piece. Use the middle portion,. set aside for boxes or platters, or anything else you can think of.

@@michaellionart4841 ... You're welcome. I posted more info for you, in this thread.

@@DaMidwestMan thank you 🙏

Enjoy !

Thanks .... happy to hear that.

Glad you like it. Good Luck. :)

Glad to help. Good luck. I really like this solution.

Yes, I love the contrast too.

I'm so glad you love it. :)

Thanks Pati :)

No plans. I just threw it together. This video's intention, was to just give you an idea of one possible road to consider, for a dust collection reduction at the lathe.

Thank you for the comment and ideas. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it... thanks for the comment.

I angled it down, so the far end from the bolt would be raised slightly.

It wouldn't be worth it. It would be a very dull video. Suffice it say, that the "setup" works pretty good. What makes it better, is the fact that I have an overhead "Jet" air filtration behind it and hanging from the ceiling, so, the fine dust that floats up and away are being attracted to it. I still use a respirator, but the overall dust in the shop is made more minimal.

@@DaMidwestMan Fair enough thanks for the report.

Thanks for the message.

The blue foam was a little bit less dense and thick. Not a big deal really.

Thanks

Good luck... it is a very soft wood, so, it's easy to cut. Have fun.

I don't know one willow from another. It's not really a good wood for turning, but darn good to practice with. I dyed/stained the wood to get a more even color throughout, otherwise the willow is a "dirty" looking wood.

This is one of the few "projects", that I did not make any plans.