The wood becomes thinner as he removes layer upon
layer from the inside of the original dome, and the chal-lenge
of the deep hole is apparent. For greater control,
Kent slows the feed rate of the turning. Finally, he flips the
wood one more time and carves a third bowl from the base
of the main bowl.
He uses the last of the three basic cuts, a flat cut, to
shape the rim and make the base of the bowl. He’ll then
soak this bowl overnight in a water and dish soap solution
to shape the wood and lubricate it before the finishing pro-cess.
After rinsing and drying, he’ll return it to the lathe to
fine-tune the depth and thickness. The final stage is sand-ing
then staining, painting or lacquering the finished piece.
Kent makes it look easy. It takes him just a few hours to
create one large bowl and three smaller ones.
Of course, beginners aren’t likely to produce pieces of
a similar quality in the same time. Woodturning is a very
labor-intensive process, and it requires time and patience
to become proficient.
Still, practitioners say their craft can be learned by any-one
who is willing.
“It’s something you can do at any age, whether you’re
male or female,” says long-time WAWA member Bob
Dougherty.
Byron Rosbrugh forms multiple bowls from the same
piece of spalted pecan using a coring system on his lathe.
Right: Rosbrugh turns a large platter. Left: A bowl gouge
with wood shavings.
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