Wooden Bowls and Woodturning Tursini Woodturning and Bowl Works  
BOWL TURNING PROCESS  

The Process of Turning Wood
Mounting a large section of black cherry to the lathe between centers

Rough trimming of corners and excess material with electric chainsaw
The Process of Turning Wood
Rough turning the outside profile with a bowl gouge
The Process of Turning Wood
Shaping bottom bowl's outside profile
The Process of Turning Wood
Rough shaping finished with tenon formed under the bowl's foot
The Process of Turning Wood
Blank now flipped end for end and held by the tenon
The Process of Turning Wood
Coring tool making initial cut
The Process of Turning Wood
A set of three sequential bowl blanks cored from the block of cherry
The Process of Turning Wood
Shaping the inside bowl profile with the gouge
The Process of Turning Wood
The Process of Turning Wood
Tangle of long cherry ribbons ready for compost pile
 


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