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Biggs' Gallery of
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(705)385-0518
248 LaNeige Ave,,
R.R.#1,
Port Sydney, ON Canada P0B 1L0
email: woodturn@biggsgallery.com
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Birth of a
Bowl
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Cut and waxed log ends are stored on racks waiting to be
rough-turned into bowls. |
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Two bowls hidden in a log. Ends are waxed to stop
cracking as the wood is drying. |
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The log is sliced in half to prepare it for the
rough-turning process. |
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A 9" disk template is used to size the rough bowl that
will be turned from the log. |
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Waste is removed with a band saw. |
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The remaining log is mounted on a lathe awaiting outside
shaping. |
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The outside of the bowl is shaped and the tenon, which
will later hold the bowl on the chuck while the inside is turned, is formed. |
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A view of the outside and tenon-turning process from
another angle. |
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Waiting to be reversed in order to hollow out the centre
of the bowl. |
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The rough bowl is now in position for turning out the
centre. |
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The rough-turning process is now complete. |
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The outside is waxed and the bowl labelled with date and
type of wood. |
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The waxed rough-turned bowl sits on a drying rack in the
protected shed for 6 to 9 months after which it will be fine-turned and
finished into its final form. |
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Ten months later the bowl is returned to the lathe. |
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Having gone oval during the drying process the tenon is
'trued up' to hold the bowl on the lathe. |
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The outside of the bowl is returned in stages to keep the
maximum outside diameter. |
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Next the bowl is power sanded from 80 grit..... |
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.....to 400 grit to get a smooth even finish. |
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Now it is time to turn the inside of the bowl. This
is done in stages working from the rim to the bottom. |
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The inside is sanded the same way as the outside. |
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Reversed onto a vacuum pad the tenon is turned off with
the tailstock in place for support. |
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With the help of the vacuum chuck the bottom is sanded to
a finish. |
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Off the lathe the bottom of the bowl is burned with my
name and the type of wood. |
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Finally the bowl is coated with five or six coats of a
food-safe salad bowl finish, hand-sanded with 600 grit between coats and
then buffed to a sheen and ready for sale. |
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