Hi,
I just have a few quick questions as to the procedure of bowl turning. I have a lathe with standard spur drive center, a faceplate and picked up a Nova chuck.
I have some large branch pieces I'm trying to turn small dishes/bowls out of. First I set the piece up between centers and truned it round.
But what should be the next step? I though next i should cut out a section so the Nova can grip onto it on one of the ends, but I couldn't figure out how to di this when its between centers, so I took if off and attached it to the faceplate to give me one free end to work with. I then cut a flange, and this is where I am at so far. Is that the right way to do it? Or is there a better/easier way?
Also, I have a 3/4" Roughing gouge... I can't get the hang of it. previously I had a cheapie set of carbons steel tools and it had a roughing gouge with a much shallower angle on the gouge (it was not as near rounded), and I found it easier to use. Whats the difference between?
TIA