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

Soft cover, 8 X 10, 160 Pages, 200 Color Photos, 30 Drawings,