In this video renowned craftsman and bowl turner Sharif Adams teaches you a comprehensive beginners guide to the art of turning a variety of wooden bowls / receptacles on a pole lathe, all filmed at his rustic workshop set in the beautiful Dartmoor national park in the South West of England
Blog post containing all the Lathe plans, Links, Resources, etc mentioned throughout this video:
http://www.sharifadams.co.uk/video-blog/4594462096
Watch the second video in this series which covers from start to finish how to turn a wooden bowl on a pole lathe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKU-2ZUE8lA
Watch the third video in this series which covers the sharpening process of bowl hook tools:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7CVwnN_FK4
Sharifs Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wooden_way/?hl=en
Topics covered in this video:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:37 – Sharifs background
00:07:36 – Aim of these videos
00:09:10 – Location of Sharifs workshop
00:10:08 – Lathe history, anatomy and varieties
00:16:17 – Building your own lathe
00:17:43 – A look at wooden bowls
00:19:42 – A look at wooden nested bowls
00:20:47 – A look at a wooden Snibskal cup
00:21:20 – A look at a wooden flask
00:21:34 – A look at wooden locking lidded boxes
00:23:19 – What beginner turners should focus on turning first
00:14:01 – What part of a tree a bowl comes from
00:25:54 – Forging hook tools
00:28:12 – Anatomy of bowl turning hook tools
00:30:18 – What part of a tree nested bowls come from
00:30:48 – Anatomy of nested bowl turning hook tools
00:31:47 – What part of a tree locking lidded boxes come from
00:32:40 – Anatomy of locking lidded box hook tools
00:34:35 – Where to get forged hook tools
00:36:47 – Varieties of wood selection
00:40:24 – Diameters of wood selection
00:41:34 – Outro
As always I appreciate you watching
Take care
Peace
Zed