81 Beach Maple Bowl

PPWS #18

Cottage neighbour Bob Thompson cut down a maple and was going to make firewood. I exchanged a bowl and a platter for some rounds. Here is PPWS 18 in early production. I thought it might be useful to document the process so that others could appreciate the amount of work that goes into making a bowl. As a newbie, I had no idea!

  • Homeward bound
  • Ready to seal
  • ends sealed
  • First one split
  • Nice quiet electric 14 amp saw
  • Two cuts to remove
  • the pith which will crack
  • A dead creature was
  • found within
  • ~12.5″ x 6.5″ bowl
  • Time to make the round
  • onto the Rikon
  • multiple cuts
  • multiple cuts
  • multiple cuts
  • multiple cuts
  • Lovely spalting
  • needed to trim the bottom
  • saw does a fab job
  • end sealed again
  • showing the grain
  • Bandsaw Work
  • Bandsaw Work
  • Bandsaw Work
  • Bandsaw Work – that round is heavy

Turning the outside

First check the bowl blank BALANCE. Watch the video.

  • Plane the face flatter
  • Position the SCREW CHUCK
  • Lovely spalting
  • Turning the inside
  • Sealed for drying 21-08-19
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