Most people who work with wood have a lot of old wood in the entire workshop. Sometimes, when they're not creative enough, they throw away those seemingly useless pieces. It was also my routine. Until I figured out how to turn the pieces into beautiful artifacts that everyone would admire. No. I am not selfish with information, so I will show you in this article how to make a beautiful wooden bowl out of leftover wood.
As in any other business, There are tools and materials we have to have that before we continue, and here is the list:
Materials:
- old wood
- Bowl furrow
- Sandpaper
- Wooden surface
- pencil
- Wood glue
- Danish oil
Tools:
- Oblique chisels
- Band saw / jigsaw / scroll saw
- Adjustable clamp (several of them)
- compass
- Pull the saw
- Lathe with front panel and front panel screws
- Angle drill grinder
- Cutting tool
- Face protection
You may not have all of these materials in your workshop when you are starting out or just trying to turn wooden bowls. However, work where you can easily access it. Here you will find powerful woodworking tools such as lathes.
Step by step DIY bowl turning guide (made from old wood)
Step 1 – prepare the old wood
Identify suitable pieces of wood for the bowl. You can mix both hardwood and softwood pieces. You can get them all at the nearby workshop, where a lot of unused wood waste may have become unusable. Pass each of the selected pieces of wood through the planer to ensure that the edges are parallel. You may need to use the table saw to get the same thickness.
Step 2 – Cut the old wood into the mold
Now set your table saw so that pieces of wood of the same length are cut at an angle of 45 degrees to the saw blade. Repeat this step for each piece of wood until you have cut enough pieces.
Step 3 – assemblies
When you've completed the previous step, take a clean flat surface (or bench) and stick a piece of sandpaper on it with the active side facing up. Take each piece of wood from step 2 and rub the freshly cut pages onto the sandpaper to smooth them out.
Now take 3 pieces of wood and arrange them so that the base and top are hexagonal. They should fit perfectly if you were consistent when cutting in step 2. We assume that all of your parts will fit in this shape if you take 3 pieces each.
Now smear wood glue on the inner surfaces (which were not exposed when the shape was created) of the three pieces of wood. Glue the three together and use at least 4 sets of clamps. Leave them in this state for a while so that they bond well before working on them again.
Repeat this step for all pieces of wood until all are in groups of three, and remember to mix soft and hardwood pieces.
Step 4 – create the bowl blank
In this step, we use what we created in step 3 to empty a bowl. Release the clips from the sets and place two sets side by side on the bench while standing on the hexagonal base.
Spread wood glue on a rectangular area on each of the sets and glue the sets together. Repeat this for two more sets and finally glue them onto the two sets you glued together earlier. You have now glued four of the original 3-a sets together; We'll call this a 4 x 3 set. Use two pairs of clips to hold them together for some time. Use a scraper to remove excess glue from all surfaces of the 4 x 3 set. Repeat this step to create another 4 x 3 sets.
Combine several 4 x 3 sets from the previous step, glue them together with wood glue and several sets of clamps to hold them together for some time. (You can add a single base set at a time for this step, but this would take more time.)
We finally created our bowl blank, although it doesn't seem to be in good condition. Take a compass, set it to a suitable radius and take the center of the plane as accurately as possible. Now draw a circle in the layer and make sure that the scope is always within the limits of the layer.
Use a scroll saw or jigsaw to carefully trace the circle you have drawn. It cuts out the unwanted parts of the aircraft, leaving a circular plane that is suitable for tuning our bowl.
Step 5
We have a perfect plane and now it's time to turn our bowl! Now attach a front plate in the middle with screws to the front plate on one side of the rounded bowl plate. Mount the bowl blank on the lathe and lock it. Set the tool tray correctly and start the lathe.
Step 6: turn the bowl outwards
Place the bowl tube on the tool support with the lathe rotating slowly and let it cut lightly into the bowl blank. Gently move the bowl tube along the tool rest and remember to shape the bowl bottom as needed. Adjust the tool tray as needed while you focus on uniformity outdoors. Don't let the tube cut too deep into the bowl's blank, unless this is by design. The bowl bottom and the rim are two areas that you should pay special attention to when you bend the outside of the bowl. Now cut a recess in the bottom of the bowl blank that will be used to hold it in place when you bend the inside.
Step #: 7 Curl the inside
Adjust the tool tray so that it is parallel to the front of the bowl blank. Use the bowl tube while rotating slowly to make incremental cuts that focus on the bowl's inner shape. Remove the materials from the inside as much as possible. Make sure, however, that you have maintained an even thickness of the bowl. Now shape the shell lips as required and make sure that there are no cracks in the material.
Step 8: the finishing
The bowl is now in good condition. The next is to sand and apply to get a smooth surface. With the bowl still mounted on the lathe, turn it slowly to make sure it rotates freely. Then start the lathe and maintain a slow speed. Use a piece of sandpaper on both the inside and outside of the bowl for a more even feel.
When you are sure that it is smooth enough, remove the bowl from the lathe and apply a thin, even layer of Danish oil or any other finish you want. For an even better result, you can apply a second top coat after sanding the first layer. Now look at the bowl. Who would think that it is made from waste wood?
