Bowl Turning

Haha… that’s bowl… bowel is something else…

LOL!

Yeah, seriously, oakdust, you need to edit this post QUICK! or you’ll never get a serious response to your question.

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Can you turn bowels? I thought they were kind of long and squigly, not at all straight…

How deep was the tenon? I usually aim for about 1/4” to 3/8” deep.

You should angle the tenon wall so that the outside edge (surface of the bowl) is smaller than the inside (3/8” into the bowl). This creates a lip for the chuck to grab onto. If you look at your chuck you should see that the teeth on that are angled too. So cutting the same angle into your tenon will allow the two to mate harmoniously.

Hope this helps.

-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com

Bob

A couple of turning points for chuck use. As Rich indicated you need to match the angle of the chuck jaws
to the tenon. also a common rookie mistake is to have the tenon bottom out on the base of the chuck. The mechanical advantage of a chuck lies in matching the jaw angle for maximum contact and that the base of the bowl blank rest firmly on the top of the jaws.

Also this is not as mechanically sound as a face plate to a gently touch without too much side pressure and sharp gouges will increase the probability of success.

PS Rich I love your chairs.

Hope this helps
Mike

-- Mike, Maryland, www.thewoodenquill.com