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My last video started with turning a perfect sphere then moving on to make it more artsy. However, I received many questions about how to turn a sphere. So, in this video, I’m slowing down and graphically illustrating the sphere turning process.

Three measures are critical:
1. Diameter – as measured on the work piece.
2. Octagon corners – 0.293 x the diameter
3. Octagon sides – 0.414 x the diameter.

Between the octagon method and simple cup center faceplates, anyone can easily master woodturning perfect spheres either as an end woodturning project or as a component to a more complex project.

After viewing this video go back one week to the previous video.

Enjoy!