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Thanks! My wife claimed it before I could give it away so she is even more pleased than I am.
When turning the prototype from DF, the biggest problem is tearout on the edges of the wings as you are cutting air so it takes very light cuts. I imagine the cedar may be similar. I also found that I was not elevating my bowl gouge enough. When I positioned the gouge so that the bevel was tangential to the rotation cylinder, I got much better results. This was also easier with a curved tool rest.
When turning the prototype from DF, the biggest problem is tearout on the edges of the wings as you are cutting air so it takes very light cuts. I imagine the cedar may be similar. I also found that I was not elevating my bowl gouge enough. When I positioned the gouge so that the bevel was tangential to the rotation cylinder, I got much better results. This was also easier with a curved tool rest.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
