How To Turn A Wooden Bowl On A Pole Lathe – Sharif Adams

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In this video renowned craftsman and bowl turner Sharif Adams teaches you from start to finish how to turn a wooden bowl on a pole lathe, all filmed at his rustic workshop set in the beautiful Dartmoor national park in the South West of England

Blog post containing all the Lathe plans, Links, Resources, etc mentioned throughout this video:

http://www.sharifadams.co.uk/video-blog/4594462096

Watch the previous video which covers all the basics of the Lathe, Wood selection, Tools, etc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6QfnwqLMbg

Watch the next video in this series which covers the sharpening process of bowl hook tools:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7CVwnN_FK4

Sharifs Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/wooden_way/?hl=en

Topics covered in this video (Click on the times on the left to go straight to that section):

00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:18 – Wood selection
00:05:06 – Scribing the circle of the bowl
00:06:48 – Axing the bowl blank
00:23:56 – Attaching the mandrel to the bowl blank
00:28:44 – Mounting the blank and mandrel on the lathe
00:32:53 – Setting up the lathe for turning
00:35:04 – Intricacies of the turning process itself
00:45:00 – Turning the outside of the bowl
00:58:50 – Turning the base / foot of the bowl
01:06:46 – Turning decorative grooves on outside of bowl
01:07:20 – Turning the lip / chamfer of the bowl
01:12:58 – Hollowing the core of the bowl
01:50:58 – Snapping the mandrel / core of the bowl
01:51:50 – Carving away the stubs of the bowl
01:56:00 – Tips for drying
01:57:37 – Tips for oiling
01:59:30 – Benefits of buying other makers bowls
02:01:09 – Outro