Having had a few woodturning failures, I selected the roughest, punkiest, worst bit of wood in the shed and chucked it onto the lathe (that's a woodturning pun, by the way) just for some practice.
After a bit, it started to take shape, and to my surprise I ended up with my first uneven-edged bowl. It's really light, being old softwood, and has areas where the rotten wood has just fallen off, so it is a bit rough in places, but I think that adds to the character.
I've lightly hand-sanded the rough edge to make it less jagged, and given it a coat of rapeseed oil.
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After a bit, it started to take shape, and to my surprise I ended up with my first uneven-edged bowl. It's really light, being old softwood, and has areas where the rotten wood has just fallen off, so it is a bit rough in places, but I think that adds to the character.
I've lightly hand-sanded the rough edge to make it less jagged, and given it a coat of rapeseed oil.
![IMGP0691.jpg IMGP0691.jpg](https://bushcraftuk.com/community/data/attachments/4/4612-8e2be643ebbbe670d5bfa43eb765ccad.jpg)
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