Turn a Bowl

Turn a Bowl

by Ernie Conover

Getting Great Results the First Time Around

Making a bowl may look daunting, but with the expert guidance of veteran teacher Ernie Conover, even someone who's never turned before can create a beautiful bowl.

• Step-by-step photo essays show every part of the process.
• Detailed drawings show how to sharpen tools and make the correct cuts.
• Includes information on how to find wood, prepare bowl blanks, and correctly chuck them.

" Ernie Conover's real gift is that he can express in words what most wood turners cannot. His book will guide you past the pitfalls that can trap a turner. I highly recommend this book for novice and advanced turners alike." ­Rude Osolnik

Getting Great Results the First Time Around
Table of Contents

• Foreword by Rude Osolnik
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Lathes and Chucks
  • The ideal bowl-turning lathe
  • Improving your lathe
  • Holding the work
• Turning Tools
  • The bowl gouge
  • The combination gouge
  • Scrapers
  • Sharpening
• Wood for Turning
  • Buying wood
  • Gathering wood
  • Tiling Basic
• Turning Techniques
  • How to use a bowl gouge
  • The simplest way to turn a bowl: One-time chucking
  • A better way to turn a bowl: Work-and-turn chucking
  • Reverse chucking
  • Re-turning a bowl
• Advanced Turning Techniques
  • Cone separations
  • Natural-edge bowls
  • Bird's-mouth bowls
  • Hollow forms
  • Tiled bowls
  • Surface treatments
• Finishing Touches
  • Sanding
  • Buffing
  • Making repairs
  • Finishing
  • Engraving
• Spinning Pewter
  • Pewter for spinning
  • Tools and equipment
  • The dynamics of spinning
  • Metal finishing
• Appendices
• Index