Darrell Feltmate wrote:

I agree about the cup center but I do not have a small one and I find the
washer does the same job for me. The point holds things in place and the
washer prevents a dig and split.


Darrell,
I (basically) followed your instructions and turned my first one last
night. I grabbed a slab (bowl blank) about 4" thick that looked, at
first, like maple from my woodpile. I now think it more likely to be box
elder. I cut it on the bandsaw to 1 1/4" thick slices and traced around
a large metal spoon I use a lot for a rough pattern and bandsawed it
out, more or less. Then I put it between centers and turned it
completely. Unfortunately, an unnoticed check at the handle end split
off my finishing touches on that end (I can't seem to find my thin
parting tool and decided to use the larger one instead of making things
skinny with the skew and sanding the nib off).

I had a Oneway live center with the small cup in the tailstock and
things worked out fine.

I DO need to get a ball mill for my Dremel-knock-off to make the
hollowing go faster.

What is the ballpark pricing for something like this?

Bill

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