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Updated in [July 21st, 2023]
In this course, Woodturning Basics: The Bowl, renowned instructor Michael Kehs will guide you through the process of turning a bowl. You will learn how to choose the ideal wood and create your bowl blank, as well as essential tips for safety, setting up your tool rest and maintaining your gouges. You will also learn how to mount your blank, make your initial cuts with a bowl gouge, add a tenon and shape the outside of your bowl. You will discover how to achieve even walls as you pare away the center wood, create a custom jam chuck to hold your hollow bowl in place, and sand to remove tool marks, pare down the tenon, apply an even finish and buff for a smooth, professional result. Finally, you will learn to dry and true up a green bowl made from a freshly felled tree. By the end of this course, you will have the skills to turn wood into unique vessels that stand out from store-bought!