Hello all
Have had a go at making a bowl tonight - unfortunately I'm not sure what wood it is - it looks like maple but feels too light. It was a blank I got from the person I bought my lathe off. The problem was tearout - lots of it, much like the small oak bowl/pot I made last weekend.
The tearout was restricted to the areas of end grain on both the inside of the bowl and the outside. Is this due to poor sharpening skills?? Or is it technique? I cut the outside shape of the bowl from the headstock end to the bottom of the bowl, then when I'd rechucked the bowl I cut from the outside to the inside of the bowl, deepening the cut and depth of the bowl each time. (Not mentioning that I then got carried away and cut right through the bottom ). Have I made the cuts in the right way?
Have had a go at making a bowl tonight - unfortunately I'm not sure what wood it is - it looks like maple but feels too light. It was a blank I got from the person I bought my lathe off. The problem was tearout - lots of it, much like the small oak bowl/pot I made last weekend.
The tearout was restricted to the areas of end grain on both the inside of the bowl and the outside. Is this due to poor sharpening skills?? Or is it technique? I cut the outside shape of the bowl from the headstock end to the bottom of the bowl, then when I'd rechucked the bowl I cut from the outside to the inside of the bowl, deepening the cut and depth of the bowl each time. (Not mentioning that I then got carried away and cut right through the bottom ). Have I made the cuts in the right way?