Keith Starosta
03-09-2008, 8:42 PM
Ever since I first watched Woodsmith Magazine's YouTube video on making a router bowl, I've been really anxious to see if I could do it. The first step was to buy the MLCS collet extension. After that, it was just a matter of getting it done.
I had a small chunk of claro walnut sitting on a shelf, so I decided that was it. I did what the video said, and made a simple circular pattern, slapped it down on the walnut, and this is what cmae out.....sorta.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2322084961_bde50ed97f.jpg
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2385/2322085627_73ba33a564.jpg
Clearly, it's not quite a perfect circle. :D I haven't perfected cutting out the outer circle yet. Since my bandsaw is currently out of commission, I had to shape it by hand. It was tricky, but I enjoyed it. I've only applied one coat of mineral oil at this point.
There was one incident, however, that scared the crap outta me. I think turners call it "blowing up a bowl" :o I was using a New Wave Velcro Sanding Disk in my drill press, sanding down the inside bottom, and I lost my concentration. The bowl slipped out of my hand, started spinning around the quill. I tried to recover it, and *SLAM*......right against the wall!!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2322084627_882f306175.jpg
I'm lucky that that it was only four pieces I had to glue together. It turned out OK, I think...
Thanks for looking!
- Keith
I had a small chunk of claro walnut sitting on a shelf, so I decided that was it. I did what the video said, and made a simple circular pattern, slapped it down on the walnut, and this is what cmae out.....sorta.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2322084961_bde50ed97f.jpg
.
.
.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2322902196_cfc72d967b.jpg
.
.
.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2385/2322085627_73ba33a564.jpg
Clearly, it's not quite a perfect circle. :D I haven't perfected cutting out the outer circle yet. Since my bandsaw is currently out of commission, I had to shape it by hand. It was tricky, but I enjoyed it. I've only applied one coat of mineral oil at this point.
There was one incident, however, that scared the crap outta me. I think turners call it "blowing up a bowl" :o I was using a New Wave Velcro Sanding Disk in my drill press, sanding down the inside bottom, and I lost my concentration. The bowl slipped out of my hand, started spinning around the quill. I tried to recover it, and *SLAM*......right against the wall!!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2322084627_882f306175.jpg
I'm lucky that that it was only four pieces I had to glue together. It turned out OK, I think...
Thanks for looking!
- Keith