Woodturners of South West Florida
INTRO TO WOODTURNING '03
Session 4 of 4
for 11 to 18 year-old students
 Spreading the fascination
to a younger generation!

Dylan recuts his slightly "oval-ed" green wood  bowl that has been awaiting his return for 2 weeks.	Taylor, aided by Dan Swanson, mounts his partially turned bowl in the chuck for inside shaping.
Sam refines the exterior shaping before beginning his inside roughing work.	Susan prepares to drill the center to depth  with a jacobs chuck in the tailstock.
Sam and John Gerald confer on techniques  for a smooth bottom cut.	Taylor refines his inside curve  while Grandpa Ray looks on.
Dylan concentrates on his form, pivoting his body to sweep through the final cut .	Susan's making the wood curls fly!.
Sam gets a clean final cut.	Dylan's makes his final shear scrape.
Dylan approves the look & feel of his bowl  with a food safe salad bowl finish applied.	Susan sands the surface, preparing for the final finish.

Comparing the similarities, contrasting the differences...

4 unique students = 4 different shapes & 4 different sizes!

Rightfully proud of their accomplishments, they received their certificates of completion.

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Session #4 started with a quick review of safety & tool use.  Bob Gerald then turned each student loose with a mentor to mount their bowls in 4-jaw chucks to begin the interior shaping process.

Students started by refining their exterior shapes, since the green wood bowls had been waiting for 2 weeks between classes and were not "perfectly round" any longer. Center holes were drilled with a bit mounted in a jacobs chuck held in the tail stock. This helped to define the depth of the bowl and eliminate the pesky "nubbin" that can form in the center bottom. Various techniques were used to "hog out" the waste material from the center and to create the interior shape. Deep fluted bowls gouges, flatter nosed bowl gouges, and scrapers were all used in a variety of ways to smooth and contour the interior of the bowls.

After the final sweep cut from center to rim, the bowls were sanded and coated with salad bowl finish. The bowls were now food safe and ready for use! Each student received a Certificate of Completion in the closing minutes of class, and judging by the smiles and laughter, a great time was had by all!

WSWF volunteers this week included Bob Gerald, John Gerald, Barry Finver, Sy Plonsky, Dan Swanson, Reggie Knight, Frank & Cheri Bauer, Phil Morgan, and Ray Seguin.
 

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