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!!!

Step 1: Remount the Bowl

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

Step 2: 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...

Step 3: 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...

Step 4: 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...