Woodturning Wave Bowl With Hollow Pedestal
by Alan Stratton on Friday, October 4th, 2019 | 1 Comment
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When turning wet wood for a wavy shallow bowl, I’ve been concerned for the pedestal part of the bowl. This large, thick piece of wood could be prone to checking and cracking as it dries.
So, for this bowl, I decided to try to hollow the pedestal. This requires one additional sacrificial tenon and another careful remount. Despite a couple of mis-calculations, it worked in the end. While the pedestal did warp with the rest of the bowl, it did not crack.
Enjoy!
I find your projects interesting and inspirating. However, what I enjoy most about your projects is how you “think out of the bowl” on how you are going to hold the wood on the lathe. I find this to be the most challenging part of turning and appreciate your candor in your demonstrations. In turning things don’t was go the way we plan it, maybe us turners should have a sign in our shop that says ” beware of low flying objects”. Thank you for you channel.