Mark you're doing just fine the way you're doing it now,(yes going in
one swoop would be nice, not many can though) just get it as smooth as
you can and then use a round nose scraper skewed and clean up carefully
going from bottom to the side, then sand.
Just make sure you have that scraper sharp and take only a wispy cut.

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo



Woodborg wrote:
My question is when I'm shaping the inside of a bowl, using the bowl
gouge ½" hss, which has steep sides and a fairly flat bottom with a
curve joining the two areas. To make the final cuts as smooth as
possible do I
a) Try and cut from the lip down the side and all the way to the centre
in one cut.
b) Finish the side in one cut, the bottom in another and try and join
the two on the curve.
c) Go back to the scraper to finish off

At the moment I can get the sides clean and the base clean but as I'm
going from the side to the base I trend to get a few ripples left while
I'm trying to make one continuous cut.

I know most of you will shout at me saying practice, practice, practice
and all will come clear or hopefully smooth. All I'm asking is how I
should make this last cut so I can go away and practice........

Mark




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Woodborg