Creating a Wooden Bowl

Creating a Wooden Bowl Step 8)

 

Here are the steps needed to transform a chunk of firewood into a wooden bowl.  

Creating a Bowl - Step 1

Step 1) Beginning of a Wooden Bowl

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Step 2) Planing to make a Flat Surfce

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Step 3) Large circle shape drawn on block



 

After I drew out the largest round circle I could on the flattened side of the block, I now needed to go to another tool to rough out the shape.

 

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Step 4) Setting up the Band Saw

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Step 5) Cutting Circle Shape with Band Saw

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Step 6) Rough Cut Round of Wood

Creating a round Bowl 7)

Step 7) Marked the Center in Preparation for mounting Circular Steel Turning Plate

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Step 8) Turning Plate Mounted

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Step 9) Wood Mounted on Lathe

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Step 10) Turning can now Begin!



The Block of wood now mounted on the Lathe. 

 

 Now to carefully "Lathe" out the flat spots and shape the exterior of  the Wooden Bowl.