Hi all,
I am turning some NE bowls I am trying to make for some Christmas presents.
I have run into a situation and am not sure how to tackle it. I got this idea from another forum and wish to write the individual prior to posting details/pics about it to give credit where it is due. In the meantime, I will try and describe where I am having troubles. Envision a traditional bowl, although the center is raised from the bottom to hold tea candles. This would not be a big issue if the sides were straight up from the bottom (could use a square end scraper), but the sides are tapered (thicker at bottom and slowly taper up to the top where the candles are held). Most of the side type scrapers I have seen are made to use the left side of the scraper. I need the opposite, something to scrape on the right hand side of the scraper. I have tried bowl gouges and get WICKED catches, was well as a slight round nose scraper with the same results. Some of the sides of the bowls are fairly deep and the raised candle holder on some are deep as well. So working room is not a plenty.
Maybe I should regrind the round nose to give more curving on the right side of the chisel? thoughts???? Basically it is like doing a tapered spindle inside of a bowl. I do not have any heavy scrapers, only have the shopsmith set, a SS side scraper, the Delta set along with two pinnacle bowl gouges from WC. Maybe I need to get one of those heavy (thick) scrapers like you see on the raffan dvd's?? I am also having a terrible time using the SS side scraper for the bottom and sides of the bowl...it catches. I can only get my tool rest in so far for support due to the differing elevations of the sides of the NE bowl, so the tip of it is hanging off 2-4", so maybe a heavier scraper will help me there?
I hope I explained well enough and thanks for reading!
Steve
I am turning some NE bowls I am trying to make for some Christmas presents.
I have run into a situation and am not sure how to tackle it. I got this idea from another forum and wish to write the individual prior to posting details/pics about it to give credit where it is due. In the meantime, I will try and describe where I am having troubles. Envision a traditional bowl, although the center is raised from the bottom to hold tea candles. This would not be a big issue if the sides were straight up from the bottom (could use a square end scraper), but the sides are tapered (thicker at bottom and slowly taper up to the top where the candles are held). Most of the side type scrapers I have seen are made to use the left side of the scraper. I need the opposite, something to scrape on the right hand side of the scraper. I have tried bowl gouges and get WICKED catches, was well as a slight round nose scraper with the same results. Some of the sides of the bowls are fairly deep and the raised candle holder on some are deep as well. So working room is not a plenty.
Maybe I should regrind the round nose to give more curving on the right side of the chisel? thoughts???? Basically it is like doing a tapered spindle inside of a bowl. I do not have any heavy scrapers, only have the shopsmith set, a SS side scraper, the Delta set along with two pinnacle bowl gouges from WC. Maybe I need to get one of those heavy (thick) scrapers like you see on the raffan dvd's?? I am also having a terrible time using the SS side scraper for the bottom and sides of the bowl...it catches. I can only get my tool rest in so far for support due to the differing elevations of the sides of the NE bowl, so the tip of it is hanging off 2-4", so maybe a heavier scraper will help me there?
I hope I explained well enough and thanks for reading!
Steve
Thanks Jim!
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