How do you make nested bowls? I've seen photos where three or more bowls are cut from the same blank and they're obviously made to fit inside each other. How'd they do that?
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Nested Bowls?
- Thread starter Charlie Harley
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Charley,
You'll need a coring system with multiple knives of varying sizes, a lathe that will handle them, and a fair amount of time to practice. If you have a turning club near you and can join, they may have a video library that you can borrow Mike Mahoney's tape. You'll see how it's done.
You'll need a coring system with multiple knives of varying sizes, a lathe that will handle them, and a fair amount of time to practice. If you have a turning club near you and can join, they may have a video library that you can borrow Mike Mahoney's tape. You'll see how it's done.
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I prefer the kelton system for coring and making nested bowls. It gives you the most options, but requires the most practice too.
Oneway makes a coring system as does Woodfast.
The McNaughton system takes huge amounts of practice to perfect as well as less than a 40 year old body. Woodfast is limited to the diameter of core it will cut - 12" I think. It also struck me as a toy - not to offend those that are owners of the tool.
The Oneway "Easy Core" is easy and very very safe although pricy tool. I bought the Oneway after trying the McNaughton and am very pleased with the product as well as it's performance in my 64 year old hands. I will admit to having difficulties coring a bowl less that 7" in diameter as the "catch less" nature of Oneway's tool diasppears. I do not have a problem with the system other than cores of 7 " or less and highly recommend it. I am told by some big name bowl makers that nested sets of bowls are not the great seller that they thought they would be.
Hope this helps
The McNaughton system takes huge amounts of practice to perfect as well as less than a 40 year old body. Woodfast is limited to the diameter of core it will cut - 12" I think. It also struck me as a toy - not to offend those that are owners of the tool.
The Oneway "Easy Core" is easy and very very safe although pricy tool. I bought the Oneway after trying the McNaughton and am very pleased with the product as well as it's performance in my 64 year old hands. I will admit to having difficulties coring a bowl less that 7" in diameter as the "catch less" nature of Oneway's tool diasppears. I do not have a problem with the system other than cores of 7 " or less and highly recommend it. I am told by some big name bowl makers that nested sets of bowls are not the great seller that they thought they would be.
Hope this helps
Any suggestions?
I have a Jet 1442. 14" lathe and am looking for a coring system that would work. Oneway has one for 12" or 16" and up but said none would work on the 14". Is my 1 hp motor too puny for coring? Thanks.
Rich
I have a Jet 1442. 14" lathe and am looking for a coring system that would work. Oneway has one for 12" or 16" and up but said none would work on the 14". Is my 1 hp motor too puny for coring? Thanks.
Rich
Bill Grumbine
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Charlie, I have a McNaughton coring tool, and have used it for years. Once it is set up properly (an objective exercise) it is very easy to use, at least from a mechanical point of view. Many people will have trouble with it bucking and knocking them around, but that is because it is not set up properly. Once you get it set properly, you can literally push the knife through the wood with two fingers on the tool. There is video proof of that.
Getting optimum cores is a little harder, but it comes with practice. I tell my students it is better to get a shallow core than to get a great core while turning the main piece into a funnel.
Bill
Getting optimum cores is a little harder, but it comes with practice. I tell my students it is better to get a shallow core than to get a great core while turning the main piece into a funnel.
Bill
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Ron Sardo
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I use a McNaughton coring system on a Jet 1236.
I find it simple to use
I find it simple to use
It always surprises me to hear someone say how hard the Mcnaughton system is to use. Out of the three major systems out there, I would always pick the McNaughton for ease of use and how much more it can do. Like Bill said, you just need to set it up correctly.
Steve Worcester
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Ease of use, the others, vesatility, the McNaughton.Sean Troy said: