Around the Woods

Woodturning a bowl too long for its width. (3)

"When the other bowls are boring, this one could keep you awake."

The work progresses. Coffee is over, it is the next day, and time to keep going.
I brought the ends more into a fair curve and re-examined the form. There was nothing to lose since the ends would have to come in another 1/2" each to bring it to a natural edge past the previous lathe cuts. woodturning big wing image
Burning my bridges, I took out some of the interior, leaving a narrow edge and implying a narrow walled bowl. There is not much left to creat a naturnal edge, although it could be done. I am hollowing with the 1/4" Oland so far. woodturning big wing image
A bit deeper in and I am beginning to get an idea of just how much wood is going to have to come out of this piece. A lot. woodturning big wing image
A bit deeper still and I through the sides a touch. There is a flat bottom and a sort of straight although slanted side. With a bit of work it maight be possible to have a square looking side on one of these but with rounded ends and top. Of course a flat top is possible too. I have a pile of pin cherry outside for future trials. Hmmmm. woodturning big wing image
Looking inside you can see where the hollowing has started. I have begun to use a 45* degree tool to reach under the lip. A few things are now evident.
  1. The outside should be sanded now to allow for a thin wall. There is no need for a decorative piece like this to have a thicker wall.
  2. The arm brace tool is too awkward for use over the lathe bed like this so I need to make a new handle for the shaft or
  3. I need to rotate the headstock 45* and use the arm brace or
  4. I need to make a free standing tool rest for this lathe. The tool rest for the bowl lathe is too tall for this lathe and I have left my wall option too thin to risk removing the pace plate from this lathe and placing it on the other as it may not be exactly concentric.
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