Turn a Green Wood Bowl: Cutting Blanks
Part 1 of 4: Learn the best practices for cutting turning blanks from a fresh log
A wood turner’s best source of material is a fresh green-wood log. It is often freely available, and rough logs offer many options for controlling the shape and figure or a turned object.
In this video, Southern California wood turner Howard Lewin gets you started in the process of turning a bowl from green wood by demonstrating how to cut a log into turning blanks with a chainsaw and a bandsaw. His method involves big cutting tools but it can be accomplished just the same in a home shop. His techniques also include methods for capturing figure or a natural edge.
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 Finishing a BowlPart 4: Watch the final steps to turning a foot and parting the finished bowl from the lathe |
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