The wood has been shaped into the correct configuration for your bowl. Now comes the part where you turn the chunk of wood into an honest-to-goodness hollowed-out bowl.
1. A smaller, more pointed, spindle gouge is used to hollow out the bowl. Begin by hollowing a hole into the bowl's center (figure A). Clean out shavings as needed.2. Use your thumb on the gouge to periodically check the depth of the blade as you hollow out the hole (figure B).
3. To correctly hollow the bowl, the bevel of the tool should be angled as it makes contact with the wood, coming across the interior of the bowl (figure C). Dave leans against the lathe to ensure the gouge fits securely against the blank.4. Put the gouge in place and begin the cut, rolling the tool slightly as it comes across, stopping at the desired thickness for the wall of the bowl. Repeat, until the interior of the bowl is hollow. 5. To reach the bottom of the bowl, Hout uses a French curve scraper, most often used in metal working, which has a curved cutting edge at the tip, making it the perfect tool for cleaning out the base of the bowl (figure D). The knob on the metal shaft should stay oriented up, which will indicate the direction of the cutting tip. The more the tip is turned to the side, the less aggressive it will be; the more the tip points up, the more aggressive the cut. 6. Begin the cut with the tip on its side, then roll it slightly as you cut. Hold the tool handle under your arm for more leverage as you hollow the bowl, keeping your hand and arm in line with the tool.
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