Turning Multiple Near identical Bowls
by Doug Ketchum
I wanted to turn a set of four bowls that would all be the same size and shape. Here is the technique used to achieve that goal. In addition, a shape was selected so they would stack.
Here's my raw stock, just a well dried log
(with a little black dog in the background).
I've removed all the bark since I didn't want it flying off the lathe while it was turning.
Safety First!
Here is my log mounted between centers.
Here I am roughing out the log. You also get a nice shot of my
Delta Brand lathe.
This log was long enough to get 4 bowls out of it.
I've now rough shaped each bowl.
I've now completed the outside shaping of the bowl blanks.
I'm ready to part them off.
I then glued each bowl to a round turning block screwed to a turning plate to gouge out the inside and finish on the lathe.
Here are my finished bowls.
And here the finished bowls stacked.
