Woodturning: Finishing Cut on a Bowl

Video Transcript

"In this clip we are going to clean up the exterior of the bowl blank with a finishing cut. Now normally this finishing cut is something that becomes more important on our bowl after it is dried and we are doing the finish turning or the second turning but this is a good time to practice the finishing cuts using the scraper held at a 45 degree angle. First I want to get a bur on this scraper and in order to do that I am going to use one of these diamond hone files with a little bit of tongue oil and use it to create my bur and this is how I am going to get that finishing cut. I am going to hold the scraper in my right hand and use my left hand as a cradle and it is going to sit on the tool rest but I am going to hold the scraper at a 45 degree angle and just draw and sheer cut. Let me show you what I mean. These are the shavings that you should be getting when you are sheer cutting, very fine shavings. Now let's stop the lathe and take a look at the cuts. Here is where I cut with the sheer scraper and here is where I haven't cut yet. You can see that this is a little smoother surface than right here."