Log Into a Bowl Part 2 Then Into a Bird Seed Dish...

I did an instructable a few months ago on how to turn a log into a bowl... I didn't dry the bowl properly and it had severe warping and cracking. So it became a third of the original size after rough turning. I decided to make the bowl into a feeder dish for my wife's birds.
I do believe this fits in the "fix-it" contest as well... so I will enter it there...

******SAFETY FIRST******
USE COMMONS SENSE WHEN WORKING WITH POWER TOOLS!!!

Remount the Bowl

Chuck the bowl back up and install it on the lathe.

Setup Your Tool Rest

sharpen your tools and setup the tool rest. Sorry no pics on sharpening... Im assuming that if you have a lathe, you do not need any instructions on sharpening the tools...

Finish Turn the Bowl and Sand It.

I finished the bowl to my desired shape (after what was left from the cracking) and sanded it with 80 grit sandpaper.. I didnt go any further on the sanding because they will have better grip while perching on it and they will tear it up eventually anyway...

Mount the Bowl on a Stick

I have a half log that I set on top of a ladder that the birds absolutely love to soak up the sun while outside. so I decided to attach the bowl and another bowl I had that was the proper size to this. So I screwed each of them to either side of the log...
and now I have two happy little birds and extra cool points from the wife...

Thanks for looking...