Ken Bullock's Site?

Last I heard, he was taking it on the road with a mini for campsite turnings. I don't have the info though, sorry, a progressive controller crash wiped out a lot of my backups. What I've been doing is melt a

Dave in Fairfax

He got a lot of spam so he took his site down. Since then he has sold on Ebay.

Bill I buy hi temp sticks and then melt them as needed in a goodwill frying pan (maybe three dollars) with a working temp control. Turn it up to maybe 300 degrees and get ready to hear the smoke alarms go off overhead . I make sure I'm on a stable nonflamable surface. Makeing sure the faceplate assy is level and then after things are warmed up including the faceplate assy. I dip it in the melted glue making sure there is plenty on it. I also apply some to the item im turning with a stir stick and apply the two togeather making sure i've prev figured out my center point and then apply the tailstock to it asap and let it cool down. I also reapply some to the edges of the item so that i have a small dam applied especially if there is only a small area to apply the two togeather. Is this the method you were looking for? I did six manzanita burls last week w/o out any troubles. A heat gun does a great job of softening things and in removing the item and excess glue when done. Don Eburg,WA.

Thanks Dave, Don and Derek. I have used the method a bunch of times. I was just wondering if it was still available in pictures and text to make it easier to explain. I get a lot of students in my shop, as well as numerous people writing me to ask how to hold a bowl without a chuck, and I think this is one of the best ways. If Ken's site is not up anymore, I will get around to taking some pictures of the process and writing an article for my own site, attributing the method to him. But I don't have the time right now, so if there is something out there already...

============== Bill, If I remember correctly (and that seems to be not happening all he time these days), he used an electric skillet for melting process. Just tell them don't try it with only a hot melt gun. I've had some stick, some fly away that way! :-)

Ken Moon Webberville, TX.

Hi Bill

There is of course Darell Feltmates web site with pictures on how to hold bowls without a chuck and many more good helpful ideas like making tools, preparing bowl banks, turning a hollow form, making glue blocks etc.

He's also almost a neighbor of Ken

Bill Grumb> Thanks Dave, Don and Derek. I have used the method a bunch of times. I was

Hi Ken

That is what I use, an electric skillet. I had a line on a free one, but it did not have a lid, so I sprung for the $2.00 one!

Thanks Leo. I have been to Darrell's site a number of times, but it has been a while.

His site did not go into his methods, but apparently his videos do. An archive of his site is at

Thanks Steve!