Do you mean the shaped former that you press the metal around? If you
do mean the actual metal, wouldn't you simply start with a piece of
sheet metal of a suitable thickness and cut it to size. trim it up to
round when on teh lathe. You need to anneal the metal to soften it,
though I expect he covered this. If not, I'm sure you can turn up a
great number of sites on the web.
I remember making a bowl back in high school.
Safe turning,
Alan

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:45:33 GMT, "Dave" wrote:

I saw on the DIY TV program today a demonstration of how to turn a metal
bowl out of aluminum. The program was "Woodturning Techniques".
I try to watch it every week. The guy is a real pro. Do any of you out there
know where I can purchase metal blanks for making these bowls? I believe
the blanks come in aluminum, pewter, and copper. Thanks for your help.