BowlSaw

I have to Ditto what Doug said!

Lew

I’m waiting for some warm weather so I can get in the shop and try mine.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

now i see what the tool does.. thanks.. pretty cool

-- making sawdust....

Have you thought about creating bowls on your tablesaw..?

Was going to provide a reference, but I seem to have returned that particular saw book to the library, sorry.

ShawnAllen
I have not made bowls on a tablesaw. If you find the article, please forward to me.
Thanks

What does it do? Cut the bowl from the lathe? I must be missing something.

-- Jeremy, Charlotte, North Carolina

The BowlSaw cuts a core out of the bowl blank. This is wood that would normally be turned in to shavings or dust. The core could be used to turn a smaller bowl/platter/etc.

I can see that now … thanks for the clarification.

I would be fearful that the large teeth on it would catch. Also, wouldn’t be require a rather “square” (not box, but sidewall-to-base) bowl in order to slip in in for the cut—or is the cutter angle adjustable?

-- Jeremy, Charlotte, North Carolina

The tool that I received was square but I have seen a picture somewhere that the blade looked to be at an angle. My thoughts about an “angled” tool is it would be harder to control. The cut-out core and the sidewall of the original would be “square” however the sidewall could then be turned to whatever shape is wanted assuming that there is enough wood left in the sidewall.

Simple solution. Start with larger blanks and leave the side walls a greater thickness and any shape can be created with 1,2 or 3 bowls. Bigger has always been better so they say.

-- Bob C, Australia. There are two theories to arguing with a woman and neither of them work.