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I sharpened up a gouge and took a few careful shallow cuts over the bowl. This gave me a round bowl as you'd expect with a decent finish. A little bit of sanding started to give me some slight ovality again. So thanks Paul for putting me straight on that one. Clive

Thanks for your replies, my apologies I should have made things clearer. The shrinkage is across the grain. Paul, I did sand it which may not have helped much, but there was definitely ovality there before sanding although I didn't measure it carefully. I shall take another cut or several with...

Hello, I have been turning for a couple of years so am not a complete beginner, but am having problems with slight warping of most of my bowls during turning. A recent example is a piece of apparently well seasoned chestnut 6" diameter x 2" thickness. After the first stage of forming the...

Hi Returning2, I drilled the hole first and then just used a flat plywood template with a 10mm guidebush and 1/8 router bit to cut the slot. This required quite a long bit (32mm) which I purchased from Rennie Tools at reasonable cost (no affiliation). My initial attempt to cut a neat slot with...

Thanks Chas and Dalboy, I agree that I left the wall of the bowl a little too thick for best appearance. Still, it was meant to be put to use and the extra weight does give it a bit more stability. Regards, Clive

Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum. I'm based in Kent and I've been woodturning for about two years, still very much a beginner. I'd never heard of a yarn bowl until sister-in-law asked me to make one for her. Apparently they are very useful for those who knit. Anyhow this is my...