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[Tbow388]

Just some of the new bowls. I was pretty happy with them all.

[Dak0ta52]

Wow. They turned out great. Is the first bowl made out of plywood? If so, where do you get plywood without voids?

[wombatie]

You are now the master of bowls.  They are all excellent.

Marg

[preprius]

n i i i i c e.

I like the kidney bean shape. 

[Tbow388]

8 hours ago, Dak0ta52 said:

Wow. They turned out great. Is the first bowl made out of plywood? If so, where do you get plywood without voids?

The butcher block one is 1" (actual) thick Maple butcher block countertop. If you can imagine several hundred 1 inch pieces being glued up together sideways.

I took the piece that I had (4"x18"), planed it down to 3/4 cut 4" sections glued them together opposing and then cut away.

[Tbow388]

8 hours ago, wombatie said:

You are now the master of bowls.  They are all excellent.

Marg

Thanks Marg, I am the master of not being able to sit still so I go to the shop.

[Tbow388]

4 hours ago, preprius said:

n i i i i c e.

I like the kidney bean shape. 

Thanks a million. That was a fun project. It all started with one random kidney shaped cut. will definetly be a one of a kind.

[Scrollshrimp]

Very nice, I wish I could get my bowls to turn out as good. Always seem to struggle with the angle for the thickness of wood I'm cutting.

[Gonzo]

I too like the kidney bowl. 
two questions. 
what angle are you using?
do you drill a hole at the same angle to start your cut? Or do you enter from the side and glue each piece back together?
ok so that was three questions..  Oops

[daveww1]

excellent work

[Charlie E]

I've got to give this a try one day. You've created some beautiful bowls/art!

[Fish]

Great job!

[Tbow388]

10 hours ago, Gonzo said:

I too like the kidney bowl. 
two questions. 
what angle are you using?
do you drill a hole at the same angle to start your cut? Or do you enter from the side and glue each piece back together?
ok so that was three questions..  Oops

Gonzo

The angle depends on the thickness of the wood And the thickness of the ring. I use a digital caliper and construction calculator to figure out the angle for each individual bowl. I then drill a hole at the same angle using a 3/64 drill bit. If you don’t have those things then there are some videos on YouTube I think. 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Tbow388

[Tbow388]

13 hours ago, Gonzo said:

I too like the kidney bowl. 
two questions. 
what angle are you using?
do you drill a hole at the same angle to start your cut? Or do you enter from the side and glue each piece back together?
ok so that was three questions..  Oops

Gonzo

I was thinking on the best way to explain it.

If you have a 3/4 thick piece of wood and the rings on the bowl pattern are 1/4 thick. you would make 2 lines on the side of your 3/4 board 1/4 inch apart. Set your saws agle to go diagonal between those two lines. Then you cut a small piece of and use a drill press to drill at the same angle or use the pieces that you cut off as a guide to hand drill your angle.

Does that make any sense? If not I will photo the process and post it on here.

[Peter N White]

Very good bowls a photo would be  help.

[Ron Johnson]

And you should be Timothy. They’re all beautiful 

[Tbow388]

Here are the photos of how I used to do it before my brother helped me be technical.

[Tbow388]

Here is a more technical version, adding some shiny tools that I have acquired.

[Tbow388]

Here is a thread that I started.

 

[Peter N White]

Thankyou for photos they help.

[Gonzo]

Thank you Tbow!

[Tbow388]

1 hour ago, Gonzo said:

Thank you Tbow!

Does this give you a better idea?

[Gonzo]

Yes, very much so. Thank you!

[scrollerpete]

There is a free software that you can also use, it is call scrollmania.com

 

[Phantom Scroller]

Splendid looking bowls like the idea of the block to get the drill angle I usually guess mine. Roly