mike fuson
10-19-2008, 12:52 AM
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.
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.