Westley Rosenbaum
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So from everything I've read so far, I am told NOT to turn a piece on the lathe with the pith in it. The first bowl I made (elm), and a birch one I am making both have the pith in them, specifically in the center (which I am told is even worse). Basically I took the cut off log and threw it on the lathe the way it sits. I read that this will greatly increase your chance of cracking, yet both of my bowls are crack free. So is that just an exaggerated statement or do I need to stop testing my luck before I turn a couple of cracking disasters? Thanks in advance!