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Natural Edge Turning Problem

George Van

>I am turning a natural edged bowl. I have it mounted with a screw in my Oneway chuck. I have turned a tenon on the base and am trying to turn a foot. My question is two-fold.

1) How do I turn a finished foot if I am to cut from small to large with a gouge as Raffan suggests. I have a hard time finishing the foot profile with the tenon in the way but as I understand I should not cut toward the foot from large diameter to small diameter.

Am I misunderstanding directions? Do I need to use different tools or just practice to improve my technique?

2) If I do finish the foot and try to grip it with the Oneway jaws I worry about marring the surface. I do not know how to grip the bowls uneven lip to be able to finish the base after the bowl interior is finished as with an even edged bowl.

All advice will be appreciated, George

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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi George

I have a pictorial essay on turning a natural edged bowl on my website. Take a look at it (link below) and see if it helps you out some. If you have more questions, there are bound to be lots of answers here.

Bill


Turning a Natural Edged Bowl

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Thanks Bill

George Van

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Natural edge turning problems *LINK*

Darrell Feltmate

>George

Bill has a great site there. You might want to try mine under the heading of "projects" for a slightly different approach.


Woodturnings by Darrell Feltmate

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George Van

>Thanks Darrell, I enjoyed your site. Good information and like you I like to make a lot of my own things so I will try some of your quick tips also.

George

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