View Full Version : Bowl Turning 1926
Paul39
4th January 2015, 01:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_Ph6nZfGE&index=6&list=FLI6jpIs2zjN9DmVvK2ZAWXA
Note the swept back grind on the big gouge and how it is used hollowing the bowl.
Note all the tools.
That guy is GOOD!! Looks as though he has made a bowl or two in his lifetime.
DaveTTC
4th January 2015, 07:20 PM
Not bad for a guy who has clearly never picked up a chisel in his life ;)
Love to meet him today ... bet he could teach me a thing or two
Interesting the use of a screw chuck. I thought that was something relatively new to wood turning. His base must be thick but this is a piece to be used and it still looks good. Love to know if any of his work is still around today.
Also his hook tool was interstin, not seen one before
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
Tim Creeper
5th January 2015, 12:30 PM
Very interesting. I too would like to know more about the hooked tool. It seems to be for finishing. Did I see right? He also used it for the pilot hole?
DaveTTC
5th January 2015, 12:39 PM
Thats what it looked like to me. Would love to have seen that with better resolution and lighting but still an enjoyable watch.
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
Paul39
5th January 2015, 12:49 PM
Tim & Dave,
To a search on Google.
I bought a home made one from a turner selling off his surplus. I used it for about 30 seconds, had a catch, broke the hook tool, flung the bowl out of the lathe.
I think people who use the foot powered lathes use them.
DaveTTC
5th January 2015, 01:12 PM
It was hard to tell but even when he was sharpening it there appeared to be flex in the blade, could not make out if it was the lighting or flex
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
Bluegum
14th January 2015, 09:47 PM
Awesome clip, thanks for posting it.