Wooden Bowl From a Log

Very nice video and a really nice demonstration of simple bowl turning.

-- I grow ever more accomplished at turning a perfectly good piece of wood into sawdust.

Thanks for the video, I love the lathe and just now teaching myself how to turn a bowl. I’ll put this information to good use!

-- Kelly, woodworker under construction

My compliments to you for a very instructive video and a wonderful little bowl. I have never had much luck with friction fits but your idea of a little hot melt glue (almost cold) sounds like it might make it work for me. Keep up the good work.

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nice video alex, and nice bowl

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interesting thank you till now i did not know you could do a “friction fit “

Nice video and box

Great video. Clear, concise, and you explained the things that were important. Better than a lot of “professional” video’s I have seen.
I had never considered hot glue strong enough for roughing out a bowl but you proved me wrong. I see it also fills in voids if the bottom is not perfectly flat.
Before I had a chuck I used regular wood glue and with heavy piece of paper between the blank and the waste block. They can later be separated using a chisel. The paper will come apart leaving just a little sanding to clean up the bottom of the turned piece. For those who don’t want to make a friction fit mount or jam chuck this can save some time. You just have to have a flat bottom to begin with.

-- Les B, Oregon