Course Content
Section One – Background and Understanding the Bowl Gouge
Section Two – Bowl Gouge Techniques
Bowl Gouge Mastery – Understanding and Skill Building
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Each week I will send you an email with tips, insights, and ideas to help you improve your wood bowl turning skills.
Hi Kent,
I am considering purchasing the Wood Bowl turning course. I understand this is an online course. Where I will be doing most of my turning is where there is no internet access. Is this program downloadable meaning can it be stored on a jump drive or on my computer? I would need to drive 30+ miles to a library for computer access.
Thanks
Tom Appel
Tom,
Thank you for writing and sharing! I’m sorry to say you will need internet to access the courses. You can view them on your smartphone.
Happy Turning!
Kent
How long is the course?
JJ,
Good question.
This course has 52+ individual video lessons with a total viewing time of over 3 hours and 20 minutes.
The amount of time it takes to complete is up to you.
There are turning exercises that are suggested and the total time will depend on your efforts.
I hope that answers your question.
All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Kent
Kent,
Bowl gouge work is becoming much more satisfying. As I am riding the bevel the wood shaving are looking like one of your instruction videos. Wow.
I just noticed some ugly end grain tear out. I will be reviewing how to make supported cuts to avoid the end grain issue. Thanks again for precise instructions.
Michael
Michael,
Thank you for writing and sharing!
I’m so happy you’re seeing improvement.
Enjoy and Happy Turning!
Kent
Sorry to ask this question but I can see a lot of articles to do with sharpening but in your e-course do you turn many bowls. I would like to see your process for turning bowls with the explanation of why you are making a certain cut or is that what the public videos are for. I really enjoy all of your videos, very well explained.
Leonard,
Thank you for writing and sharing!
Good Question. Each course deals with a specific topic. While Bowl Gouge Mastery does touch on the bowl turninn process, that course is focused on the fine art on mastering the gouge. The Wood Bowl Turning course goes through all the details of turning and touches on the bowl gouge, but not to the extent that the Bowl Gouge Mastery course does. I hope that helps answer your question.
All the best to you and Happy Turning!
Kent
Kent,
Before I took your course I was very reluctant to turn my bowls. Now after following your three exercises I sense my confidence returning. Ah, nice.
Michael H.
Michael,
Thank you, for your kind words! I’m thrilled you are seeing your confidence return! You got this!
Enjoy and Happy Turning!
Kent
Kent,
Wow, thanks for the waste wood tip. I just finished no. 2 in my supply of 12, More practice tomorrow. I have about 25 bowls I have done. Some beautiful, some exploded when I had a nasty catch. But no catches today. On my first try today I could do the shear cut very nicely, but, the pull or push cuts left unsightly gouges. Then I sharpened my gouge. “Duh” then I made fabulous cuts, very smooth. Yes, I know I should have sharpened earlier. But, I am glad it happened this way, now I know what a dull tool is like. And how to fix it.
Great course. I liked the shorter sessions.
Michael H.
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At the end of lesson 3-12 grinding back the bottom of the bevel. Doing this with say a 5/8” bowl gouge, after grinding back the bevel the bevel appears to be the equivalent of a 1/2” gouge but on a 5/8” bowl gouge. That to me would give the strength of a large gouge and the control of a smaller gouge for interior work. This would also help with eliminating vibration if you have to over-extend the gouge farther into the interior of the bowl. Great tip.
Is this a subset of the Bowl Turning Start to Finish?
Can’t take both so want to make the best choice.
Bill,
Bowl Gouge Mastery is an in-depth comprehensive course on mastering all the skills needed for using the bowl gouge.
We do cover many aspects of bowl turning, but this is not a bowl turning course. There is some overlap with the two courses.
If you plan to make bowls, and can only do one course I’d recommend the Wood Bowl Turning course. The best path is the Tool Sharpening, Bowl Gouge Mastery, then Wood Bowl Turning courses, in that order.
All the best to you and Happy Turning!