Thread: Some Triangular Bowls.

Originally Posted by Oldgreybeard

Two questions as I have just started doing winged bowls, but have not thought of gluing sacrificial pieces to make a circular form for turning. Apart from reducing the risk of "Knuckle damage", what do you find to be the benefits of this approach?
Bob

Bob,

I know that there are a lot of YouTube videos showing square edged bowls being made without sacrificial pieces to make a circular form. That may be appropriate for the experts but I read that Vic Wood, one of our own expert turners, used sacrificial timber as well so I'm in good company.

The safety benefits are that there are no sharp bits whirling around ready to break your knuckles if attention wavers, there are no catches when the tools hit the edge, sharper edges and sanding with the lathe turning is possible. Also the wood is not out of balance.

I was only reading the other day in the Woodturners magazine of how to make it with two wings up and two wings down on the one bowl, something to do as well. I haven't tried straight edge bowls with multi axis turning but it's on the list as soon as I make the jig Wheelinround posted a few years back in the Ornamental turning section. I'm thinking of say a triangle platter with three hollowed out dishes. That would be a tad difficult but fun to do. At least my weird sense of fun.

So much to do and so little time and over the Christmas break I've got to finish the roof over a shed and the bits of the fence around the BBQ.

But I've started on the diamond shaped bowl.

Peter.