After the great knowledge gain of turning the first bowl, i was keen to try again. i had watched some more youtube video’s, and knew what i had done wrong the first time.
so off i went, but this time i thought, i should turn a smaller piece, so i can practice my turning tool handling skills.
i also found it much easier to start with a round as piece as possible, and since i have a short bandsaw, and was turning a small piece, this worked out perfectly.
so, here are the cut pieces of cherry
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got one of them on the lathe, and formed the outer wall
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the inside turned out
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Pile of shavings. i was trying to take a video, but my battery died. also, I’ve applied walnut oil at this stage
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this is one way to turn the bottom of the piece after you are done
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and here is what it looks like, and what it started out as. obviously, much smaller, due to my “learning” 
when you make a mistake, the vessel becomes smaller. but i got a finished piece.
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here it is at home, and next to a beer bottle for size comparison. (thanks marissa, still drinking your delicious beers)
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So last night, i tried again after my budding success. I knew what i was doing – ish, and didn’t muck about with pictures and such. i got my next bowl done in under 3 hours, i think it was 2 and a bit, and it looked even better. not only that, its much bigger than the last one i made. (same sized blanks)
again, for size comparison, next to a wine bottle. also finished with walnut oil, like the previous.
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Its serial number is 12AML002.
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look forward to my next!