© Martin Edwards 2010
Disclaimer: The techniques shown here are representative of the way that I work. I have highlighted certain Health and Safety points throughout but responsibility lies solely with the person who is carrying out the woodturning. Always adhere to safe working practices at all times. Remember the more fingers that you lose, the harder it becomes to turn wood!
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4. The back has now been completed using the 1/2" bowl gouge. You can just make out the marking of the foot in pencil. The foot is cut using a parting tool and 1/4" spindle gouge.
5. The problem with the bowl gouge on very hard timbers like this is that it tends to tear the grain. The solution is to use a big scraper to take fine cuts and smooth the outside and so reduce sanding.
6. Power sand the overhanging natural edge with a 2" Velcro pad with the bowl stationary. You do not want the moving bowl to grab the sanding pad and draw it into the moving bowl.
7. After power sanding, hand sand the natural edge. The rest of the back of the bowl can be sanded with the bowl moving.