The Walnut Bowl continued Fall Colors

Hi Everyone,
Ive spent the weekend with a back owie and fighting off a cold so today Im probably going to take it easy so I can get back on my feet.
I did work on the walnut bowl a bit yesterday. Ive begun sanding it to get it ready for the finish:

Walnut can be a devil to finish (cherry is another difficult customer) as scratches from turning show up like headlights on a car. They stand out quite readily and have to be sanded away and that can take quite a bit of time. I use sanding stars and a drill to get the scratches sanded out of the piece. I use an 80 grit and 100 grit stars to accomplish that. Then I use sanding sponges, which are sponges with sanding grit bonded to the surface, to finish the sanding. I go all the way to 400 grit and by then the piece Im working on will begin to look polished. And thats what I have planned for this particular piece. Ive also rounded the rim a bit to give it a more finished look and Ive thinned the sides and the bottom a little. I think this will look quite nice when Im done.
And fall colors have arrived! Its cooled off a bit and its getting cooler at night and everything, especially maple trees, are beginning to change. Heres a photo:

And its raining too which is nice. I love cool weather and I also enjoy winter here but if we dont have a winter like last year, I wont be disappointed. In fact if it doesnt begin snowing until a week before Christmas, Ill be really happy!
And one last bit of new: my youngest son informed me that he wanted to make a bowl! I was overjoyed at that news to say the least. So we went down stairs and he made a small bowl out of some redwood. He did a really nice job too. Redwood is very soft and can tear to shreds if youre not careful, but he pulled it off really well. Ill send pictures when hes done with the finish.  Well done!!
More later,
VW

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