Before I start please try to remember all the photos were taken by me as I was turning one hand to turn the other to take the photo so they may be a bit crappy
The most important thing with bowl turning is sharp tool presentation I have seen a lot of bowls being turned in my time and tried different methods and this is what I ended up with I always start with my tool rest across the bottom of the bowl on a side grain bowl no matter how big it is I start with the flute facing toword's me and draw the tool from the centre to the outer edge and start to round it off like so
Creating the dovetail to dress it up a bit I use a pointed tool to create a bead and a line then with a roundnose scrapper create a small hollow in-between them this is were I sign my bowls
now to round the bowl of the most important point to remember apart from keep the tool sharp is bevel rub and very fine cuts to finish with working always from the bottom through to the top the second photo is the finish off the tool
Another way of finishing is to shear scrape with your scrapper tilted about 45% on its side again very fine cuts
Now for some liqiit refreshment then I will do the inside
The most important thing with bowl turning is sharp tool presentation I have seen a lot of bowls being turned in my time and tried different methods and this is what I ended up with I always start with my tool rest across the bottom of the bowl on a side grain bowl no matter how big it is I start with the flute facing toword's me and draw the tool from the centre to the outer edge and start to round it off like so
Creating the dovetail to dress it up a bit I use a pointed tool to create a bead and a line then with a roundnose scrapper create a small hollow in-between them this is were I sign my bowls
now to round the bowl of the most important point to remember apart from keep the tool sharp is bevel rub and very fine cuts to finish with working always from the bottom through to the top the second photo is the finish off the tool
Another way of finishing is to shear scrape with your scrapper tilted about 45% on its side again very fine cuts
Now for some liqiit refreshment then I will do the inside