How To Use A Wood Lathe To Make A Bowl

Simply hold the sandpaper against the bowl and let the lathe do the work.

How to use a wood lathe to make a bowl. In this video I show the techniques and tools needed to turn a simple wooden bowl. Instead the speed that doesnt cause vibration is the best speed to begin turning a wood bowl blank. I used niangon wood for this project.

On the internet looking for wooden bowl ideas I could find many blogs or videos where they make beautiful wooden bowls. Let the lathe turn slowly and your bowl starts rotation. This idea can be used as an alternative way to make a wooden bowl without a lathe.

Back the speed down until the wood lathe vibration subsides and the bowl blank rotates smoothly. Hold the bowl gouge with both hands and start to begin slight cuts gradually. I eyeballed the angle of the blade and put the bowl on the pin.

Then apply Danish oil to the outside of the bowl using the lathe and a rag. For this step youll need to remove the tailstock and connect a faceplate and tenon. This woodworking hack on how to make a wooden bowl is an experiment with a table saw.

I rotated it around until it carved away as much of the bottom of the bowl as it possibly could. Make very gradual cuts to remove the center material focusing on developing an inner shape to the bowl that matches the outer shape of the bowl until you have the desired consistent thickness of wood between the inner and outer shapes. What if I told you that you could get your hands on 16000 carpentry projects like a wooden bowl on lathe with plans already made for you that include step-by-step plans.

Chisel away until you reach the depth of the bowl. Typically when creating a wooden bowl a crafts person would do so on a lathe. To get rid of the center material you should be making very gradual cuts.