Friday, July 8, 2022

Woodturning the eyeball bowl out of poplar

 























Tools and materials I propose:

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit

Bandsaw

Flexcut starter carving set

Circular saw

Pyrography Wood Burning Tips

Pyrography Pen Wood Burning Kit

Alcohol based markers

Buffing kit


In this video I make a box with a cap out of poplar. I decorated the cap with my dot shading wood burning technique.


I begun with an 8cm block of poplar which I cut on the bandsaw. 


I then turned it true between centres and then created a tenon for my chuck. 


I then chucked it and started hollowing it with the bowl gouge. 


To clean the bottom I used my bowl bottom cleaning jaws. 


I then used a carving gouge to create the texture on the outer surface of the bowl.


Then I turned the cap. I used my woodburner to decorate it with my dot shading technique. 


I then applied a coat of sealer. I lightly sanded it and then added color with alcohol based markers. 


Finally I buffed the top with carnauba wax. I left the bottom a bit rough to highlight it’s texture. 


It was a really interesting project, but that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 



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