Rochester Woodworkers Society


David continues hollowing the vessel	The reason why the hole for the cutting bit is below center - to put the cutting edge at center	Davids plan for the base of the hollow vessel	The base is shaped and it is parted off

David cuts out the nubbin to allow for the use of the center	The jam chuck is relieved a bit to allow for the top of the vessel	The vessel will be held in the same manner as the bowl	A foam pad on the top of the vessel placed in the recess in the jam chuck

The exact center is located and the bottom of the vessel is turned	The nubbin is removed as the last step in completing the hollow vessel	David talks a little about finishes or the lack of	The group takes a short break with David answering more questions

As a finale, David does a natural edge bowl from start to finish at real speed	Doing it with a minimum of explanation, David does the outside shape	Then the inside is rough hollowed	The walls are progressively thinned

David gets it thin enough to read through	The last inside finishing cut	It is jam chucked on the foam with the tailstock up to finish the foot	In less than 20 minutes, start to finish, a paper thin, natural edged bowl
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

David Ellsworth Workshop