Woodworker's Journal

Re-Turning a Rough Turned Bowl Blank

In previous columns, I have talked extensively about turning and drying bowls from green wood and explained how and why such a bowl goes oval during the drying process. I have harped on the idea that a choice is to let the blank dry for about three months, then re-turn it so that you end up with a round bowl, and I have also covered a few different ways to speed the drying process [June 2018 “Woodturning”].

What I have never talked about in these pages is the re-turning process itself (although the topic is covered in my book  . The process

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