Richard Raffan completes a roughed-out wide-rim box-elder bowl @RichardRaffanwoodturning

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan completes a roughed-out wide-rim box-elder bowl @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 minutes ago.
You see how I re-chuck a roughed bowl for completion then remove the foot between centres. All the turning is in real time. Some of the sanding is at X 8 speed. The wood is box elder, the bowl 9"x3" / 230mm x 75mm.

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