Hi folks! In this weeks woodworking project I will be taking a nice piece of cherry wood and making a simple but shiny bowl using the woodturning lathe.

The wood was kindly given to me at the weekend by a friend who had cut and sealed the ends and stored for around 2 years. Thanks Chris!

Before starting I cut away some of the checking off camera, mounted the blank to the lathe on a worm screw to begin rounding the piece and forming a tenon on the base.
Due to the remaining checks and bark, the design changed a few times during the process.

Sanded and sealed with shellac before a Yorkshire Grit abrasive paste polish.

It was then remounted using the tenon, I scooped out the middle of the bowl and followed the same sanding, shellac and paste polish procedure.

I removed the tenon and finished the foot of the bowl using a jam chuck and applied my makers mark to finish.

This woodturning project had around 1hr 40m recorded but I did spend 20 minutes extra off camera tidying and sanding the inside to get it ready for sealing, so all in, approximately 2 hours to complete.


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00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Cherry (Prunus avium)
00:26 - Drilling a hole for the worm screw and mounting between centres
00:52 - Rough shaping the outside
01:40 - Removing the corners and continued shaping
02:28 - Flattening the base and forming a tenon
03:16 - Filling the remaining checks with Starbond CA and sawdust
04:18 - Shellac
05:20 - Yorkshire Grit abrasive paste polish
07:07 - Mounting with the tenon and hollowing the bowl
10:08 - Shellac and Yorkshire Grit abrasive paste
12:27 - Mounting with a jam chuck to remove the tenon and finish the foot
13:24 - Cleaning the foot and sanding
13:44 - Applying my makers mark
14:09 - Close-ups
14:40 - Thanks for watching!


Making a Shiny Bowl from Cherry Wood


*These videos are meant for the purposes of entertainment. Any attempt to imitate or copy what I do must be done at your own risk, my practices may not always be correct or the safest. You are responsible for your own safety while woodworking. Read and understand the operation and safety manuals supplied with your tools and machinery to ensure you are safe while using such equipment.