Thread: Turn a Bowl in Under 10 Minutes?

Brendan I recon you cheated a bit.

It had a hole in the back when you started.

Cheers

Your South Aussie mate Tim.

Nice one Brendan, 10 min for aussie hardwoods is pretty good! That dust seemed to be getting the better of you though ;-)

Like so many things that " Aussie hardwood " is , I think, Chinese. Phil

Originally Posted by Tim the Timber Turner

Brendan I recon you cheated a bit.

It had a hole in the back when you started.

Cheers

Your South Aussie mate Tim.

Where's the UNLIKE button when you need one.

With mates like you......!

Good to catch up at SATurn. Had a great time.

I reckon if you took out the center of that bowl with an arbortech pro wood carving chisel on a 4 inch grinder... you could make it in under 5 minutes!

Jus sayin - remember to credit me when you post the U tube Vid please!

Originally Posted by Timless Timber

I reckon if you took out the center of that bowl with an arbortech pro wood carving chisel on a 4 inch grinder... you could make it in under 5 minutes!

Jus sayin - remember to credit me when you post the U tube Vid please!

That challenge is all yours

Originally Posted by Timless Timber

I reckon if you took out the center of that bowl with an arbortech pro wood carving chisel on a 4 inch grinder... you could make it in under 5 minutes!

Jus sayin - remember to credit me when you post the U tube Vid please!

It might be a little more..... how you say....... ... free form?

Doing it in Camphour is cheating a little :P But well done Brendon.

Originally Posted by tea lady

Doing it in Camphour is cheating a little :P But well done Brendon.

I aint silly

Originally Posted by brendan stemp

I aint silly

So how long in Buloak?

That challenge is all yours

Trust me - I am from the government, and I'm here to help you!

Would I lie to you?

Works a treat outboard turning lip over bowls in hardwoods with wild grain like Jarrah burl....



Just have to make sure you use a rest to support the grinder, don't turn the bowl too fast, and ensure the direction of cut of the grinder wheel tungsten teeth is opposite to the direction of turn of the bowl... so they work into each other and cut and don't run away and just use small movements slowly....staying in the right half of the bowl and let the grinder and cutters do the work as the lathe turns your bowl for you.

Finnish it up the usual way...

Never say never...

Course paying up your health & life insurance first, clearing everyone out the way - is always a good idea before you start!

Originally Posted by Timless Timber

Trust me - I am from the government, and I'm here to help you!

Would I lie to you?

Only if your lips are moving or if you put something in writing lol

nice work on the burl btw

Thanks!

Interesting. I first thought 'what, it takes him that long to turn out a bowl that size?' Heck, I can do it under 5 minutes. Then you went and sanded it. I do prefer very wet wood as I like them to warp a lot, and mine have no detail in or on them.

Also interesting was the sanding. I have never used an inertial sander. Also, I prefer the slow speed sanding, very slow grinder/drill speeds, and very slow lathe speeds, even if my dry bowls were not warped. The abrasives just cut better and more efficiently. I think it is because at slow speeds, the abrasives get better traction and have a chance to dig in and cut better than at higher speeds.

robo hippy

Originally Posted by Timless Timber

Trust me - I am from the government, and I'm here to help you!

Would I lie to you?

Works a treat outboard turning lip over bowls in hardwoods with wild grain like Jarrah burl....



Just have to make sure you use a rest to support the grinder, don't turn the bowl too fast, and ensure the direction of cut of the grinder wheel tungsten teeth is opposite to the direction of turn of the bowl... so they work into each other and cut and don't run away and just use small movements slowly....staying in the right half of the bowl and let the grinder and cutters do the work as the lathe turns your bowl for you.

Finnish it up the usual way...

Never say never...

Course paying up your health & life insurance first, clearing everyone out the way - is always a good idea before you start!

Wow, so you actually do do that Nice job, very nice. I think I will store that idea for another time. I must admit I have used a saburr disc to do some rough shaping but the bowl was 80% shaped by the time I introduced it.