A board of reclaimed beech from a reclaimed wood dealer.
This piece was once part of a barn in Ohio.
It is cut into smaller sections and planed to achieve a good glue
joint.
Photo shows unplaned vs. planed.
The sections ready for gluing.
Applying glue.
Clamping.
The glued up blank.
A 7” diameter disk is screwed to the blank as a template
for bandsawing.
The bandsawn blank.
At the lathe, the bowl blank is initially mounted using a screw chuck.
The blank mounted on the screw chuck with the tailstock brought
up for support.
I have formed a tenon at the base, which
will later hold the bowl for hollowing.
The outside profile of the bowl is turned and checked using a cardboard
template.
Now the tenon at the foot is held in a four-jaw chuck, which allows for
hollowing.
After the inside is hollowed and sanded, mineral oil and bees wax
are applied.
Showing how the four-jaw chuck holds the bowl by its tenon.
To turn the foot, I first mount a scrap block onto the screw chuck
to make a “jam chuck.”
The bowl is placed over this scrap block with bubble wrap to prevent
marring,
and the tailstock is brought up for support.
In this manner, I can safely turn away the tenon, which is not
needed anymore,
and form the foot, or base. But a stub remains
where the tailstock is holding.
The stub is chiseled off and the bottom is sanded
after the
bowl is removed from the lathe.
Two finished bowls.
