From board to bowl #1: 12" Scroll Saw Bowl Blank

YES! Thank you! Great show n tell.

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Nice… really catches the streaks in the grain.

So.. is the syrup bottle for glue a wood workers trick?

-- Dan, Rochester, NY

Hey stretch. I buy my glue by the gallon. I have found that the syrup bottle works great for cutting boards. Not too bad either for bowls.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

That is an interesting technique. I think that the end product bowl is very similar to the Ringmaster bowl. Good blog and clever process.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Bowls from a board is a great process. Very “wood economic” Thanks for the tutorial

Thanks for the detailed explanation – I can’t wait to give it a try

-- Tom, Ky., http://tomandmaxinewynn.com

Hi SASmith,
This is really clever! I have to give it a try.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for the kind mail you send me.
best thoughts,
Mads

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Ohhh yes, and a really good tutorial, so easy to understand.

-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Thanks Mads
I cant wait to see what you come up with.
Dont forget that this can also me made with a laminated blank.
I have been making “cutting boards” lately only to cut them up again and make a “cutting board bowl”.
Check out my projects for some examples.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

Thank you thank you! I have some old, old boards that I’ve bee trying to figure out how to use and get the most out of them… and now I need to get a tool i never thought i’d use… a scroll saw :)

-- I measured it twice and it's still too short!!

Very nice, I thnk I may try combining some of this with my way of doing scroll saw bowls
Thank you

-- RavinHeart - Wisconsin

Great info, Thanks for sharing.

-- Dan - Valparaiso, Indiana, "A smart man changes his mind, a fool never does."

did you free hand the circles on the scroll saw or use a circle cutting jig?

Brian

did you free hand the circles on the scroll saw or use a circle cutting jig?

Brian

BrianA
I usually freehand them on the scrollsaw and did on this blog.
I sometimes make my bowls with a band saw and the half circle jig seen in pics 3 and 4 of this project.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois