Wood Turning a Bowl: Rough Cuts

Video Transcript

"OK, we've got it clear again here. I'm going to do the rest of my ruffing cuts. I've got to remove this rim and I've got to get it to the point where I'm going to get it ready to mount on the chuck. That little tannin that I showed you earlier. On this rim here, I want to come in this direction so those fibers don't break off the top of the bowl. So I'm going to bring that cut right in here. Now that's trued up there. Now I can feel that it's nice and flat so that edge is completely done. Now I need to blend this in. This down here is where our chuck is going to go, right down in this area. I'm going to go ahead and move the tool rest around and take some ruffing cuts. Now you can see I am being pretty aggressive with this tool. I've got it very well anchored, I got a good sharp tool on this and I'm actually taking quite a big cut. As a beginner you might want to take two small cuts instead of one big one. OK, I want to inspect it here. I've got a little bit of a flat spot, that little bark edge still left there. It's looking pretty good. At this point I'm ready to move the tail stock out of the way because it is in the way. Everything is balanced and I don't need the support like I did before so move that out of the way."