Roughing a bowl from green wood. (3)
"The next step to that beautiful salad, remove the tenons and seal for drying."
| When you are happy with the wall thickness and shape it is time for trick number two. Taper the tenon to about 1" to 3/4" at the bottom. I have done smaller but it is not necessary, especially in a bowl this size or larger. A 3/4" tenon has held a bowl of 15" easily for me but it may take a few to build up confidence. |
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| Now trick #3, flip the piece end for end again and flatten the bottom while tapering the tenon as much as possible. My tool of choice is a 3/16" Oland tool but I have often used a 1/4" spindle gouge. Any catches with the spindle gouge can be spectacular, but it does work well. Try to get the tenon down to 1/4" or less but watch it closely. The tail center may cause the tenon to split. If it does so, stop and remove the wood from the lathe. |
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| Now the final two tricks. Hold the piece in your hand with the bottom up. Sweep the shaft of a heavy tool such as that 3/16" Oland we have been using, along the bottom, knocking off the small tenon. |
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| Flip it again and use the handle of the tool to strike the tenon in the center of the bowl, knocking it loose. |
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| Paint the outside of the bowl with end sealer such as Anchorseal and set it to dry. |
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| Here is the rest of the bowl blank. |
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| and a few more drying and waiting to be finished. |
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If this is a help, please let me know how it turned out.
roughing bowls: inside, outside, removing tenons
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