Such is the temptation of repeating tasks in woodworking, that I was encouraged by my editor to undertake something new – something more challenging. For one reason or another, I landed on turning a square bowl. The combination of creating a square object with a lathe seemed appropriately at odds. With everything have gone well so far, in this article I’m continuing to the later stages of construction, including thinning out the inside, sanding off, and finishing for that desirable glean. This is still very much an experiment, so please do bare with my thoughts about how to overcome challenges – I do, of course, hope that such illuminations will be of use to you. So far, with a cautious approach, the process has been enlightening, and I have managed to overcome every obstacle with some form of inventiveness. Will it continue? We’ll see! Finishing cuts With the curve looking