Stuart Ablett
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Back in November of 2007 I did a tutorial on how to do this little NOT round bowls, or plates, you can see that >> HERE <<
I've decided to update that tutorial, a Ver. 2.0 if you will. I've modified my methods and I think I can show the process in a slightly better light. I'll also be using this as a basis for my handout at the JWA demo I'll be doing in June.
OK I start with my chuck sporting the pin jaws that I have, I drill a 1" diameter hole about 1/2" deep in the center of a piece of wood.
The wood in this case is about 3-1/2" square and 1" thick. It is VERY important that the piece of wood is square and that the hole is in the exact center, basically you need a drill press to do this accurately.
Look at your piece of wood and plan out the location of the bowl in the wood, the hole is drilled on the concave side of the bowl, what will be the top, or the place you would set something into the bowl.
The wood is placed on the pin jaws loosely, only moderate pressure should be used to hold it, as we are going to make sure it is nice and square in a moment.
I put the large cone on my Oneway live center, I use this to make the block straight on the pin jaws....
Push the block onto the pin jaws with the cone, and it is nice and square.
Tighten the pin jaws outward into the hole drilled in the block.
This is why I make sure the wooden block is not only square, but of a consistent thickness.
I then remove the cone from the live center and run lathe at slow speed and bring up the live center to support the block.
On the corners you turn a lot of air, so it is important to keep the toolrest close to your work.
First I turn a tenon, I size the tenon to fit a plastic insert for my chuck, you will see this in the next few pictures.
The plastic insert is made from some cheap cutting board and I have them sized for different tenons.
I try to turn them so they fit snug on the tenon and have lots of contact area.
It just sort of pops onto the tenon.
I finish turn the bottoms of the bowls, I like to make a slight recess on the very bottom of the foot.
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I've decided to update that tutorial, a Ver. 2.0 if you will. I've modified my methods and I think I can show the process in a slightly better light. I'll also be using this as a basis for my handout at the JWA demo I'll be doing in June.
OK I start with my chuck sporting the pin jaws that I have, I drill a 1" diameter hole about 1/2" deep in the center of a piece of wood.
The wood in this case is about 3-1/2" square and 1" thick. It is VERY important that the piece of wood is square and that the hole is in the exact center, basically you need a drill press to do this accurately.
Look at your piece of wood and plan out the location of the bowl in the wood, the hole is drilled on the concave side of the bowl, what will be the top, or the place you would set something into the bowl.
The wood is placed on the pin jaws loosely, only moderate pressure should be used to hold it, as we are going to make sure it is nice and square in a moment.
I put the large cone on my Oneway live center, I use this to make the block straight on the pin jaws....
Push the block onto the pin jaws with the cone, and it is nice and square.
Tighten the pin jaws outward into the hole drilled in the block.
This is why I make sure the wooden block is not only square, but of a consistent thickness.
I then remove the cone from the live center and run lathe at slow speed and bring up the live center to support the block.
On the corners you turn a lot of air, so it is important to keep the toolrest close to your work.
First I turn a tenon, I size the tenon to fit a plastic insert for my chuck, you will see this in the next few pictures.
The plastic insert is made from some cheap cutting board and I have them sized for different tenons.
I try to turn them so they fit snug on the tenon and have lots of contact area.
It just sort of pops onto the tenon.
I finish turn the bottoms of the bowls, I like to make a slight recess on the very bottom of the foot.
Cont