End grain cutting bowl

I eventually completed the companion piece for this.

I bought the ulu from Ezina Designs. If I need another, I know where to go. It came with nice leather belt pouch.

The only ulu bowls that I saw had a bigger hole. I made a stand in for the ulu to check the size while turning.
I wanted a bowl to fit the ulu.    6" ulu, 6 1/4" bowl.

I did buy the big Robert Sorby scraper, 1 and 1/2" wide x 3/8" thick. I sharpened each side to 40 degrees. It cuts wonderfully. The inside of the bowl is as smooth as a baby's bottom. I've seen sets, an inside and an outside. The way I sharpened this, it will do both.

I glued up some mdf the same size as the workpiece. That really came in handy when I cut the slot for the blade.

I set it up with the mdf and used a 7" circular saw blade. I learned all I needed to know from the mdf. I made the first cut, moved the fence 1/16", and made the second cut. Worked great first time.

I used my big donut chuck to hold the bowl while turning. I made several different hole sizes. It's 3/4" bb ply
The base has a faceplate attached. It also has crosshairs on the other side,that's my branding jig. I like to center my maker's mark when I can.
I kept it low speed, 500 - 600 rpm range.

I also made a pestle from the scraps.

12" x 12" x 2 and 1/2" thick.  Walnut and maple. Howard Butcher Block Conditioner