This term in bowls

I admit. I got pretty into woodworking this term. Within the first two weeks, I turned two bowls. It is an amazing feeling, being in control of a perfect cut. I can control the depth of the cut, the shavings curling over my left hand as I lean into the wood. I went from being pretty shaky approaching the lathe to darn comfortable. My bowls went through a transformation as well.

 

My first of the term, I would classify s pretty chunky.

 

The second much thinner (scary), but pretty sloppy with the sanding.

 

From there I transitioned to plates because I didn’t want to get too stuck on one form. With the plates, I really figured how to follow a curve, but transitioned from the problem of making the bottoms of pieces too thick to too thin.

 

This followed me to my third bowl of the term, a dry-turned bowl. Dry turned in this case means that it was roughed, dried, and I was finished the final shape, keeping it perfectly round. In the process, I almost cut through the bottom (yikes!), but held it together as a final product. Which bowl is your favorite?