Ambrosia maple bowl

[mike fuson]

Someone on here asked me quite a long time ago how I went about doing a natural edge bowl. I roughed out four big maple ones today and took the time to take a few pics. I'm not saying this is the right way to do it just the way I do it.
After finding the center of the piece and making a flat spot , I screw the face plate on. With a homemade compass and a sharpie I mark the corners and cut them off.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/compass.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/onefaceplate.jpg
I like to use the tailstock for some added support until I get it in round
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/onetailstock.jpg
Once I have the shape and the tenon cut, I make a little hole in the center of the tenon and one in the inside center too. This will be used to mount it between centers after the drying process to true up the tenon.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/onebottomroughed.jpg
The inside roughed out
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/oneinsideroughed.jpg
now ready to go into the dna with the other three
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u31/MikeFuson/oneontable.jpg
Hope this maybe gave someone a tip.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Mike - thanks for the photo tutorial! You make it look simple! Beautiful wood! Looking forward to seeing the finished version!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Mike,

Thanks for the tutorial!


For NEs that large, what RPM are you using when you rough them out? I have a large piece of walnut and some maple just begging for me to get to them.

[Clara Koss]

hope you post the finished product....:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks for the info Mike.

[mike fuson]

Mike,

Thanks for the tutorial!


For NEs that large, what RPM are you using when you rough them out? I have a large piece of walnut and some maple just begging for me to get to them.


Ken, I stand to the side and with the varaible speed all the way down, I slowly start turning the speed up. I basicly turn it up until it begins to want to walk and then back it off a bit. The thing to remember is that the faster you turn the lighter the cut your taking. Removing the wood faster but with smaller cuts, less chisel bounce. I was able to start most of these out at 450 to 500 rpm. Taking the time to mark the corners off with the compass and cutting made it possible.