The bowl is turned around in the chuck, ready to be hollowed.
Steps:1. In order to keep the edge looking uniform, the wall thickness has to be very uniform, making this a challenging step in turning the bowl. 2. Using the same 1/2" bowl gouge, the center begins to be hollowed. The left hand is very important to tool position during the hollowing process. As the blank turns on the lathe, the tool should be positioned on the tool rest, while the thumb pushes the tool forward (figure A). Using the tool rest as a brace gives the turner a very steady hold and allows hollowing to take place without banging the tool into the rough wood edge (figure B). 3. The thickness of the wall must be determined during the hollowing process. Because the wood is green, it becomes bendable and fragile as it is hollowed, and extreme caution should be given to each pass of the tool (figure C).
4. Forming the steeper sides of the bowl requires a special tool motion. The handle stays down, with the tip of the tool moving only a couple of inches as the handle of the tool swings around approximately 11/2 feet (figure D) (figure E). This exaggerated motion creates a smaller, bowl within a bowl effect in the base of the bowl (figure F).
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