I have a 4-jaw chuck and a collet chuck, but I'm still not convinced they are the best for roughing.  Paul Krautman was/is a professional woodturner in our Showme Woodturners and he always starts with a face plate.  When I was teaching in the '70's and early '80's we didn't have the fancy chucks yet, and we did all bowl turning with face plates and backing plates sandwiched with paper.  We also used powdered resin glue for most of the critical glue ups.  It rendered a fine brown glue line at times but no worries about heat build-up or moisture softening.

Dan Coleman

John,

Any updates on the first bowl or the second bowl?

SQ

---

Happiness is wood chips flying!

First bowl went to the designer bowl firewood bin. The second bowl is ready to come out of the clamp as soon as I have a little time.

SQ said:

John,

Any updates on the first bowl or the second bowl?

SQ

---

Happiness is wood chips flying!

Great job! Nice little bowl press jig. I made one of the collapseable bowls which was nice. I have been thinking of trying out one similar to what you are making but I have been getting my shop organized so haven't done much. Would like to see the finished product!

Looking forward to seeing it John!

John Moody said:

First bowl went to the designer bowl firewood bin. The second bowl is ready to come out of the clamp as soon as I have a little time.

SQ said:

---

John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

---

John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

I have been running a bit behind John, I hope to get on it later this week.

John Morris said:

Looking forward to seeing it John!

John Moody said:

Using the lathe almost seems like cheating... doesn't Rothman sand it all down?  I don't have a lathe... don't have room for one and I never used one... but I figured out how to use the basic "bowl from a board" method that Rothman uses in her book (and many others have used before) to make things other than bowls ala Malcom Tibbetts.

 

Spence

John,

How is that second bowl coming along?  I'm still looking forward to seeing it.  

SQ

---

Happiness is wood chips flying!

Spence,

I started making the Carole Rothman bowl method when her first book came out but I used  a tilting spindle sander for sanding interior and exterior.  I finally got smart and put them on the lathe.  The lathe is so much easier.  I personally will never go back to doing them by hand.  

SQ

Spence Bloom said:

Using the lathe almost seems like cheating... doesn't Rothman sand it all down?  I don't have a lathe... don't have room for one and I never used one... but I figured out how to use the basic "bowl from a board" method that Rothman uses in her book (and many others have used before) to make things other than bowls ala Malcom Tibbetts.

 

Spence

I don't blame you... it can be a LOT of sanding.  I'm envious that you have an easier way!! LOL

 

Spence
 
SQ said:

Spence,

I started making the Carole Rothman bowl method when her first book came out but I used  a tilting spindle sander for sanding interior and exterior.  I finally got smart and put them on the lathe.  The lathe is so much easier.  I personally will never go back to doing them by hand.  

SQ

Spence Bloom said:

---

Happiness is wood chips flying!