Paul, Rick, Jim

Paul brought an applewood blank and Leo took us through the process of mounting it on the new turning tool and measuring out the dimensions needed to set the tool. The process was very smooth and the bowl was hollowed out in very short order.

Leo also reviewed the process of turning vases and finding and boring the center hole.
The lathe needs to be lined up perfectly to do this.
The blank needs to be secured solidly in the headstock.
A short stout bit the same diameter needed for the finished hole is used to start the hole.
This creates an accurate center hole and then one can change to a longer bit which will follow through the first hole more accurately than if it were used alone to make the hole.

Next session is in two weeks.
Some visitors from the Halifax woodwork club will be visiting Leo's shop.