A view to the inside of a partially turned bowl with purple epoxy filling a crack. The darker heartwood is visible in the bottom of the bowl, and if the wood cracks while drying, any cracks will most likely radiate away from that heartwood.

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   Dave Polaschek (he/him) (davepolaschek@writing.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 18-Oct-2025 02:53:33 JST Dave Polaschek (he/him)

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   Got a session out in the shop this evening. Rough-hollowed the bowl so that I can finish turn it maybe next week. It gets the weekend for the epoxy to cure and the wood to finish drying, and possible crack some more. I also might decide to touch up some of the chip-out in the epoxy where it wasn’t cured enough, but I’ll decide that tomorrow, as any patches will be small enough to cure very quickly. I think it’ll end up being a right handsome bowl when complete, though. #woodTurning