Re: Bowl depth gauge
William R. Duffield on the Cohansey
>The wooden bowl under Bill's gauge is walnut, very wet. In "how-to" photos like this, I don't worry about color balance, or contrast, or lots of other things that would make it an artistic photograph. The only important thing is to show clearly what's going on and how the tool is used. Unlike Taunton Press or NYW, I don't have the luxury of setting everything up perfectly, lighting, make-up, costumes, and retaking the shot until it's perfect. (Sorry Joanne. At least I didn't cut your head off :^) The background of my wedged version is worn blue denim, probably on my knee.
Some more info on dimensions. Make the stick a couple inches longer than twice the largest bowl you're going to swing. Put one hole right in the middle, and the other one half way to one end. For example, on my JWL-1236, a 24" or 25" long stick works fine (unless I were crazy enough to try to turn a huge bowl outboard), with holes at 12" and 6".