Over the weekend I finally turned one of the Cherry wood blanks that has been drying in my basement for over 2 years now. The blank was on the larger side, and I didn’t want to waste a bunch of the wood, so I decided to try a taller bowl than usual.

I think I found the limit, height-wise, of a piece like this on my lathe. It just caused too many vibrations and too many tool marks. To top it off, there were plenty of knots and soft-ish spots inside.

Better luck next time.