Homemade bowl lathe

Grant Hawkes on Instagram: "Bowls, made by hand from salvaged wood on a homemade lathe with homemade tools. They aren’t perfect by any means, but it’s the human part of the process that I like so much anyhow. Each bowl has marks from handmade tools, strokes of the maker’s hands left to create a connection between bowl, maker, user, and tree. That kind of relationship is important and I’m very grateful for all the folks who have been following along recently, and hope you too can develop some…

Working on wood as your canvas is a challenging project. Here you can showcase your artistic side by carving intricate designs. You'll be surprised at how many people are turning into wood lathe projects. If you have patience and artistic talent you might enjoy doing this work. It might take a while before you go

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Grant Hawkes on Instagram: "I realized something interesting today working on this shallow bowl on the pole lathe. When I find my flow on the lathe, it’s pretty mesmerizing. Even after I’ve made hundreds of bowls it still fascinates me. The shavings just fly off the bowl in sync with the downward motion of the treadle creating a rhythmic relationship with the wood that’s hard to beat. And this is one reason I love pole lathe turning. Certainly an electric lathe is faster but at this point in…

In this video I will be using a woodturning lathe to make a square bowl with my first piece Olive wood in the workshop.

This shop-made lathe accessory makes fast work of finishing up bowls, plates, and vessels. As any turner of bowls, plates, and vessels knows, you need a non-marring way to reverse-chuck your nearly completed work to remove any tenon, waste block, or excess material that was used to mount the piece by its bottom. Commer

Well, you’ve done it. You’ve stuck your head down the wood bowl turning rabbit hole. I know because the allure of turning wooden bowls made me do it too. Welcome! This entire website is dedicated to your journey of exploring wood bowl turning, not only as a beginner but later when you’re ready for more advanced […]

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By Camille Coy A Brief History of Lathes Woodturning using a human-powered lathe is one of the most ancient forms of woodworking. Perhaps not quite as old as whittling, which was practiced over 10,000 years ago after the last Ice Age, but the art of turning wood still dates back thousands of years. An early archeological record of woodturning with ...

Was able to finish this Cottonwood burl bowl this evening. Tore up some of my sanding discs and paper, but did manage reasonably well. This is the bowl I...

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qopqIb_h-o I’ve needed a set of large chuck jaws to remount bowls in order to turn their bases. I’ve used jamb chucks successfully but want to expand m…

Make Your Own Carbide Lathe Tools: Carbide turning chisels are interesting whether you’re new to turning or a veteran. They’re fantastic for harder, more abrasive timbers and mixed materials that would normally require a lot of sharpening, and because they’re scrapers you don’t need …

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