Woodturning Basics: The Bowl

Description Expand your technique toolkit as you learn how to turn a bowl alongside renowned instructor Michael Kehs. Start by choosing the ideal wood and creating your bowl blank. Learn essential tips for safety, setting up your tool rest and maintaining your gouges. Then, see how to mount your blank, make your initial cuts with a bowl gouge, add a tenon and shape the outside of your bowl. Find out how to achieve even walls as you pare away the center wood. Create a custom jam chuck to hold your hollow bowl in place, before sanding to remove tool marks, paring down the tenon, applying an even finish and buffing for a smooth, professional result. Plus, you’ll learn to dry and true up a green bowl made from a freshly felled tree. Turn wood into unique vessels that stand out from store-bought!

• Class Preview
• Introduction & Getting Started
• Shop Safety & Tool Sharpening
• Mounting & Rounding the Blank
• Hollowing the Bowl & Making a Jam Chuck
• Drying & Truing Up a Green Bowl
• Sanding & Finishing the Bottom
• Applying the Finish