Fred,

After weighing today, I final turned it. The foot was still round so that I
could use the chuck tenon originally used to turn the piece.

Your results are very similar to mine. I've done about thirty small
bowls with the alcohol soaking method with excellent results. Except for
two ash blanks that took over three weeks to reach equilibrium, all the
others dried in two weeks or less.

Most of these bowls have been out-of-round. Enough that I had to true
the tenon before completing them. Most of the bowls have been either
English Walnut or Cherry though there were a couple birch, maple and oak.

Some people over analyze the process. To me it just plain works!

Harry