Rochester Woodworkers Society


In order to provide an up close and personal session, a cap on the attendance was required	David progressively thins the bowl to his desired wall thickness	A simple, yet effective, way of measuring the depth of the bowl	After marking to the outside, the amount of stock yet to be removed is evident

David shows his plan for a simple foot to the bowl	Already thin walled, the bowl requires delicate chucking from here forward	A couple of different centers available for use in the tailstock center	David explains a simple jam chuck that can be used for both inside and outside holding

A thin piece of foam is all that is needed to cushion the bowl	Pressed on to the jam chuck, the tail stock is brought forward to hold the piece	To perfectly center the part requires a few tries using the thumb to gauge the variation	Once it is running true, the foot can be created

The bottom is shaped and feathered in to the contour of the bowl	The bowl is finished and parted off	The nubbin left on the bottom is removed with a small carving tool	Not only did David explain what he was doing but he continually fielded questions

The finished thin wall, natural edge bowl	David next covered the topic of sharpening	He uses the Ellworth grind gouge with it's corresponding sharpening jig	With the proper shim to provide allignment, a light grinding touch is all that's needed
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

David Ellsworth Workshop