Just picked up the longer post for my curved rest today. Happy to have it
back in the armory, and now capable of rising to the center of the Nova
instead of frustratingly low.

When I cruise others' sites, I seldom see curved rests in use. I don't use
them outside, but the curvature of the bowl sometimes causes me to extend a
bit more gouge than I'd like to get the full fairing cut. Fortunately,
there's enough wood, and seldom any flex when roughing outside the blank or
the dried rough. Inside is another story. Since I like to peel rim to
button to get a fair curve, I can use the extra closeness the curved rest
gives.

So do collective "you" have a curved rest, and if so, when do you normally
use it?