Woodturning Limb Bowl With Bird’s Beak
by Alan Stratton on Friday, March 27th, 2020 | 4 Comments
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I had a little more of that locust branch from the last video.
Why not turn another similar but different bowl – One where I could vary a couple of things and see what came from it.
So, here we are. Since it is a little shorter but the same diameter, the sides are steeper. I also left the walls thicker overall and thicker near the base (although that is contrary to general practice). Fortunately, I was able to save the bark.
This one is just under 7 inches long. It is an interesting contrast with last week’s bowl. Both have their place. It is finished with walnut oil.
Enjoy!
Great use for fire wood. Absolutely gorgeous. Currently turning a 16 inch chestnut bowl. My lathe is an old delta circa 1970s that I upgraded from 12 by 36 inch to a 16 by 36 inch by putting riser blocks under the head and tail stocks. Also changed it to variable speed using a treadmill motor. With the treadmill motor, I find the speed hunts at low speed as the electronics try to maintain the speed. As I get it more in balance, I can turn the speed up which reduces the hunting.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m sure you appreciate the upgrade.
Alan
Great video Alan. I have been wondering how to turn those. I dont have a good stock of dry bowl blanks, so these green bowls look very unique and should be fun to turn. Was that a 1″ scraper that I saw you clean up the inside with.
Thank you Again for another great video
Dan
Yes, that was a big maybe 1.5″ scraper. It is that or a steeper grind on a gouge. I like the scraper
Alan