Drying Green Wood Bowls – 6 Methods For Success
How do I start drying green wood bowls? There are many approaches for drying green wood bowls once they have been turned or roughed out, including using paper bags, a microwave, kiln, denatured alcohol, even desiccant drying beads, or just simply waiting. Inside Drying Green Wood Bowls In a dream world, we could find a […]
10 Woodturning Tips and Tricks for Wood Bowls
Woodturning tips, tricks, and secrets for making wood bowls are numerous and extremely valuable. Knowing the right woodturning tips to use at the right time can save time, money, and potential injury. As humans, we have amazing skills over other species. We can remember, visualize, plan, and communicate. These may all seem simple and straightforward, […]
Lathe Light – Why You Probably Need More
Lathe light is essential while turning wood bowls for two reasons, illumination, and specific details. This often overlooked lathe accessory can make the difference between okay and great wood turned bowls. The first reason might seem obvious, good illumination, but I can tell you lighting at the lathe is not taken seriously, in most cases. […]
Bandsaw Basics for Wood Bowl Turners
How important is it for a woodturner to have a bandsaw? A bandsaw is an essential tool for woodturners, especially wood bowl turners. The bandsaw helps remove excess material in order to make the process of turning a wood bowl more efficient. Understanding how the bandsaw works, using it safely, and showing it all due […]
Quarter Sawn Wood Bowl – How To Make
A quarter sawn wood bowl reveals a woodturner’s attention to detail and ability to genuinely connect and integrate the very nature of the natural resource being turned. A quarter sawn wood bowl is usually well-defined, clean, and somewhat graphic due to the alignment of grain pattern. A quarter sawn wood bowl showcases an artist’s ability […]
Turning Green Wood Bowls – The Process
Turning green wood bowls is one of the most satisfying experiences imaginable. Taking a freshly cut piece of timber and turning it into a form, a creation to enjoy, use, and admire, is the ultimate gratification. Wood is an ever-changing, dynamic material. Raw timber, green wood, is the blank canvas of bowl turning. Whether it’s […]
Product Photo Shoot Made Easy – Wood Bowls
The idea of a “professional” product photo shoot might sound intimidating and expensive. I can assure you it is neither. Let me walk you through the way I photograph my wood bowls, and you will see it’s very straightforward and simple. And to make this process even easier, I’ve put together a complete product photo […]
Pro Photo Setup Cheap – Shoot Wood Bowls
Product photography might sound intimidating at first. However, it really is simple and straightforward once you know how. What we’re talking about is making dedicated clean images that showcase works of art, in this case, our wood bowls. Sharing our wood bowls with the world is easier now than ever. And the way we share […]
How To Make Or Turn Wood Bowl – Illustrated Step By Step
Turning Wood Bowls is one of the most enjoyable creative processes I know. However, to get started we need to know the procedures and techniques to make a wood bowl. Yes, there are plenty of videos and websites about turning wood bowls, but when I was learning there didn’t seem to be one place with […]
Wood Bowl Mortise or Tenon – Which is Best?
Mortise or tenon, that is the question when turning or making a wood bowl. For some, there is no preference, for others, it’s either mortise or tenon, but not the other. You’ve set up the bowl blank, begun turning and it’s now time to decide how to attach the bowl to the four jaw chuck. […]