Fine Woodworking

Howard Lewin

Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Cutting Blanks

January 9, 2006

Part 1 of 4: Learn the best practices for cutting turning blanks from a fresh log
Use a Boring Bar for Hollow-Vessel Turning

October 25, 2005

Drill an entrance hole, then cut from the center out for a thin-walled vessel
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Finishing a Bowl

October 25, 2005

Part 4 of 4: Use a jam chuck to turn a foot and part the finished bowl from the lathe
Roughing the Outside of a Vessel

October 25, 2005

Depend on a gouge and your design eye to create an attractive shape
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Shaping the Profile

October 25, 2005

Part 2 of 4: Follow these steps to preserve a natural edge and achieve smooth cuts with a bowl gouge
Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Hollowing the Inside

October 25, 2005

Part 3 of 4: Learn to cut with the grain and achieve a consistent wall thickness when turning a greenwood bowl
Turn a Hollow Vessel

February 1, 2002

With green wood and modern boring tools, thin-walled vessels are within every turner''s reach
Turning Bowls from Green Wood

February 1, 2001

The material is a joy to work, and checking can be prevented
Safe Procedures at the Tablesaw

October 1, 1998

Guidelines for preventing problems before they happen

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