It seems to me that the lathe is the right tool to true up the dovetail
-- not a router.

Make a small jam chuck -- maybe 3 or so inches in diameter. Your blank
should also have the hole caused by your tail center visible; that will
make centering it easier but is not completely necessary.

Mount it between the jam chuck and the tail stock, top of the bowl to
the headstock side and then cleaning up the dovetail is a piece of cake.
If it is small then you might need to make a small special cutter to
get to it but I'd say this is the way to go.

Bill

tdup2 wrote:
I would be interested in a jig to do that on the router. I would think that
would be quicker than having to redo the jaws on my chuck.

Tim

"Gerald Ross" wrote in message
...
Some bowls dry with a usable dovetail pretty much intact, some wind up
with an oval hole. I often chuck them in the cole jaws and re-do the
dovetail before finish turning. Recently I made a jig to round up the
dovetail with a router. This requires a 15 degree dovetail bit but has
worked well for me. If anyone is interested I can do the pictures &
description.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

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