Hollowing red cedar bowls

Hollowing of two small red cedar bowls in real time. No edits, just me carving out two small bowls on my Laguna 1524. I did three more after these two and all five can be seen on my Instagram page
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[@Bramsshed1913]

Nice start on those Bowls Stuart and I can imagine the workshop smells nice with the aroma of cedar.
take care mate , Bram

[@STMwoodturning]

@@Bramsshed1913 yes, it does smells good with the aroma of cedar. Cheers!

[@clydeschuyler]

Looking good! Just finished the video. Depending on how you sealed them to dry the rest of the way, maybe an epoxy thinned out with some denatured alcohol before you sand. That may harden the wood a little.

[@STMwoodturning]

@@clydeschuyler I sealed them with Elmers glue when I finished. I’ll let them sit for a while and then finish them off. Thanks for watching! 😁

[@clydeschuyler]

I have found that Cedar is very fragile when it is dry. I broke a bowl going thin and just sanding.

[@STMwoodturning]

@@clydeschuyler I snapped the tenon off one of the bowls I didn’t show. Was able to jam chuck it, recut the tenon and then hollow it out. Red cedar sapwood is on the fragile side so light cuts are a must. The heartwood is much harder so it’s easy to get a catch. I was being too aggressive tonight when I snapped the tenon. Reminded me to slow down 😃