At this point you can either seal the outside of the bowl and leave it to dry for later finish turning, or final turn it and let it warp a bit as part of the finished look. As the bowl will distort along the lines of the farthest edges, it will likely not be highly visible as distortion to the end user. The piece of wood I am using is so dry that I will proceed to finish the bowl.
Prepare the bowl bottom for a glue block by making sure it is flat and dry. I flatten it on the belt sander or with a plane.
If the wood is green dry it with a heat gun or hair dryer.
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