re: Elm bowl. #45

Thanks, Pottz!

Splint, that’s a texturing tool that made that, then I sanded 90% of it away, just leaving a small hint it had been there, but it feels smooth now. Thanks!

Thanks Tom, there were a few spots where the grain was soft and I was getting a little tear-out (near the end grain, which is problematic anyhow). Happens a lot in the elm I’ve had because most of it was from big-killed trees. But also happens with full tools. Normally I’d hit it with a little CA glue and carry on, but that darkens it more than the oil will, and a soaking with linseed oil plus overnight to cure will harden up the wood enough that I can get a clean finish with a sharp scraper. And then the first thing I did this morning was sharpen my tools so they would cut cleanly.