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hi all, ok i had a go at bowl turning today, and it went very well! until i got to the inner sideof the bowl, i started of like you said, from near centre to middle, until i got a depresion, then gradually worked towards the outside edge, i got about 1 and a half inches depp in the centre and...

hi, im just wandering if its easier using a square end bowl gouge? for the inside of bowls, because i have only got a fingernail bowl gouge. what do u guys think?

ok thankyou guys! i will have a go at the weekend, and let you guys know how ive got on. it all makes a bit more sense now! thankyou! agenthank!!!

so i can move the chisel forward and backward across the face of the bowl? as long as i always keep the bevel touching the walls? i have seen a video clip where someone has his bowl gouge 90 degrees to the face of the bowl, and he just pushed it in the centre like a drill bit? how can that work?

i am turning dried walnut, and im using a marples bowl gouge,and sharpened! the pictures really help a lot! but is the angle 45 degrees? from face of wood to length of chisel? and do you start in centre then slowly draw back?

sorry i meant the wood is correctly fitted in the lathe:)

hi, i would like to know which part of the cutting edge you use to turn bowls? as i have tried in the past, but it keeps snagging the wood and ripping it out? i haver watched many video clips, but people do it different ways? what am i doing wrong? i have got a bowl gouge and its correctly...