Charles Drake
02-21-2007, 8:26 PM
I would like to try my hand at staved bowl construction and have read the excellent Tibbetts book on the subject. My question involves gluing up the staves. The book shows severalways to do it inxluding a multi-layer jig so that all the staves can be glued up together and then the jig (containing faceplate) can be used to square off the bottom and prepare it for the bottom tenon. The book also describes other gluing techniques such as rubber bands or clamps.
Couple of questions--what do the turners who make staved bowls here generally use--and, if using the rubberband technique, how is the rough form then mounted so the bottom can be squared off and the tenon added--not obvious to me. Thanks
Couple of questions--what do the turners who make staved bowls here generally use--and, if using the rubberband technique, how is the rough form then mounted so the bottom can be squared off and the tenon added--not obvious to me. Thanks