square bowl

when I want to do something with open spaces that might catch, I often used just the point of a skew and increase the speed.....the smaller the area of tool striking the wood, the less pressure....then to clean up, a small curved scraper. ( I know, I know, we need to learn to use the gouges properly *grin*, but I want the piece FINISHED while I practice those skills)

Really? Ill try that tommorow I just found that the gouges cut faster, smoother and caught less for me then the scrapers.

Hi Reyd, If you have enough wood turn a bowl with a rolled over rim then when your done cut it square with a bandsaw. Some people call it cheating but it works.:-))

Bob, Naugatuck Ct.

what in the world is a bowl with hollow sides?

see 'attn reyd -- is this a square bowl' in alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking

I went there and saw a response to the original question but nothing with a picture. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

Sounds easy, but I'm interested in just using it to practice turning bowls with spaces in em.

sort of, but its were you take a square, and without rounding it, turn the inside and outside, it makes it look like a square sheet bent into a bowl.

in article rrlLb.59600$ snipped-for-privacy@twister.socal.rr.com, Tom & Mary Young at snipped-for-privacy@hawaii.rr.com wrote on 1/8/04 3:10 PM:

Reyd, I use a square block and a 3/8" bowl gouge.I turn from the outside into the center. I have to be careful and use a light touch to prevent chipping. I also have learned how to keep my fingers and other body parts clear of the corners. It takes a little practice but it isn't that hard. If you would like to see some of my work check my album on the WOW site.

Reyd Dorakeen wrote:

Nice help with chipping is to chamfer the uphill edges back to near the final thickness with your plane or shave. Air won't split.

I do mine as I do any bowl, cutting outside, center to edge, reversing inside, edge to center.

Can anyone explain what a "bowl with hollow sides" means? Thanks.

Click on my website and look at gallery 2. I believe the bowl at the top of the page is what he's talking about.

Bob, Naugatuck Ct.

Bob,

The dyed boxelder burl turning on your web site is simply spectacular! While I am impressed by your other work on the site, that piece just captivated me. Outstanding.

Tim

Bob Pritchard wrote:

Square? This might be of interest to you

sort of, if you turned it over, and took away the bowl part, it would be pretty close to what I made.(I copied it from Richard Raffan's article in a woodworking magazine.

yes! thats very much like what mine looks like, but bigger.

Where have I heard *that* before? :(

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Steve I love your segmented work. With your square bowls, how do you keep the edges sharp and square when sanding? I don't have any trouble turning them but when I come to sand I find the abrasive wants to dive into the gap and rounds the edges over. This happens even with a sanding block. I've tried sharpening them up with a disk sander but the result is still not the same as it is when it comes off the tool.

Regards

Graeme