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Apple Wood Hollow Form: Advanced Woodturning Project - Page(9)

The apple hollow form is removed from the wood lathe and the bottom sanded to 2000 grit as well.

the tenon was about 1/2" thick

Once the tenon was about 1/2" thick I stopped

cut it off with a saw

and cut it off with a saw

a small stubb that needed removal

leaving a small stubb that needed removal.

sanding is easier on the piece

I could have chiseled it away but I find that sanding is easier on the piece and I want to sand the bottom anyway. So I got the bowl lathe ready for sanding with a small disk

removed the stub with 40 grit paper

and removed the stub with 40 grit paper and sanded the rest up to 2000.

strengthened the crack on the bottom with CA

I strengthened the crack on the bottom with CA and then sanded to 2000, the same as the sides.