| Project by Bill Akins | posted 170 days ago | 999 views | 21 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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I had been wanting a set of Cole Jaws for my lathe to hold a bowl while removing the tenon on the bottom. I ran across this plan http://www.aroundthewoods.com/jaws.shtml and decided to give it a try. Pretty easy to make and also cheap. The plans called for making tapered dowels for the hold downs but a friend suggested rubber testtube stoppers. I ordered them from http://www.widgetco.com/. A peice of scrap plywood and some screws/washers was all I needed. (Of course a lathe and bowl chuck)
After assembly, I tried it out on several bowls and the jig worked liked a charm
-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
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Jeff
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posted 170 days ago
That looks great. If you make a lot of bowls, you’ll definitely get a lot of use out of it.
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lew
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posted 170 days ago
Bill,
This is really neat!!
The test tube stoppers are an excellent idea!
TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 170 days ago
Great idea, thanks for posting it. I see it has been favored 8 times already. I’ll be #9!
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tomakazi
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posted 170 days ago
Great idea thanks for sharing
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Napaman
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posted 170 days ago
cool…no issues with the rubber marking the bowl???
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Les Hastings
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posted 170 days ago
Cool deal, thanks sharing it!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
hairy
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posted 170 days ago
Good job, Bill!
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jockmike2
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posted 169 days ago
If I did’nt already have a cole jaw, this is what I would do.
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Bill Akins
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posted 169 days ago
After doing 4 bowls, I had no problem with the rubber marking the bowl. Of course, they were already had the finish on them except for the bottom.
-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
Dusty56
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posted 168 days ago
Great job !!! Thank you for posting this handy money saver : )
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scottb
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posted 156 days ago
awesome, thanks for the link, and the thumbs up on the project. can’t hate the price on that one.
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Occie gilliam
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posted 142 days ago
Grate idea Bill, thanks for the info
Occie
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a1Jim
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posted 142 days ago
great idea well done
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