Woodturning | The Poplar Hexagon Bowl!

Hello, friends! Come check out our brand new shop launch! _____________________________________ Although it may not look it, this project turned out to be a bit of a disaster! I’m happy to say that my concept was at least proven, and I’m thrilled with the overall pattern this sort of blank creates once turned, but my execution definitely could have been better. The first problem manifested when I began cutting the triangles on the miter saw. To make sure the angle I was using was perfect, I had first completed a practice run on a piece of pine and successfully cut out 6 pieces that formed a perfect hexagon, so I knew the miter saw was setup correctly. However, on the poplar blank, all the individual pieces were supported by a single glue joint, so as the blade descended, some of the wood began buckling under the contact, and the cuts were not as precise as planned. Thus, when I glued them all together, the joints were noticeably sloppy. Movin