Turning a Natural Edged Bowl Endgrain - Page 4

I like to apply at least the first coat of finish on the lathe. Hopefully, I have found and fixed any flaws left after the turning and sanding, but if not I still have the piece on the lathe to go back and take care of business.

I have been using double boiled linseed oil lately for a finish and really like it for yellow birch.

Then the parting tool is used to cut away the tenon and the bowl is cut away from the lathe with a saw. The bottom will be sanded later, after the oil is dry. The contrast between attachment and bowl really shows the pop of the oil in showing off the grain and spalt lines.

The finished bowl, about 7 1/2" x 2"

Another one in yellow birch but unspalted; about 7"x3""

One in ash about 5"x 3""

And a footed bowl in yellow birch, about 7" x 5"