2 hours ago, John Morris said:

 

Hey guys, this would mean you are turning the bowls from the cut side? So is the bowl shape with the curvature of the end grain?

 

Most bowls are mounted on the bark side and cut on the inside.  If the center of the tree is mounted and the bowl is cut on the bark side the turner is usually going for a natural edge bowl and attempting to leave the bark on.  An end grain bowl is taking a slice of the tree and mounting it on the end grain side and cutting the opposite end grain side.

@John Morris All these different grain orientations give different appearances to the bowl. This is used by some turners as their signature appearance . I do know one turner who only turns end grain. Most hollow forms are turned end grain. Don't know if this will work but I attached a pdf of woodgrain in turning.

Woodgrain_Patterns_by_Todd_Hoyer.pdf

On 5/13/2022 at 7:54 PM, RustyFN said:

Today I cut them all in half, cut the pith out

When you cut the pith out are you removing the entire pith diameter thickness? I came across this pine pith today and realized what an amazing life-edge shelf it is going to make (it split along a grain line of thick resin).

 

Hi, @RustyFN, here's the shelf I spoke of. The discarded pith of a pine tree.  What do your cherry piths look like? Unusable for anything except burning? At best making chicken over open flame?