Woodturning, The Poplar Hexagon Bowl

Hello, friends 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. Moving onto the pour, I ran into my second major problem. For those who don t know, I do all my resin work in our garage, whic