Following on from Clive's yarn bowl thread, I got to wondering about base and lower side thickness. I tried once-turning some green cherry bowls thin so as to avoid cracking and all seem ok, but they took a lot of effort on my part, removing the bowls from the lathe to check thickness and on some stopping too soon. But the truth is that the ones that worked ok are not as stable as bowls with thicker bases and lower sides.
Is it just turners that like thin bases and lower sides on account of the skill it requires and in reality, from a user's perspective, a heavier base is better (more stable) in most circumstances? Fruit in bowls (for eg) is rarely balanced in terms of weight.
Is it just turners that like thin bases and lower sides on account of the skill it requires and in reality, from a user's perspective, a heavier base is better (more stable) in most circumstances? Fruit in bowls (for eg) is rarely balanced in terms of weight.