Beginners Guide To Pole Lathe Bowl Turning - Sharif Adams

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-bl...

Watch the second video in this series which covers from start to finish how to turn a wooden bowl on a pole lathe:

   • How To Turn A Wooden Bowl On A Pole L...  

Watch the third video in this series which covers the sharpening process of bowl hook tools:

   • How To Sharpen Bowl Turning Hook Tool...  

Sharifs Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/wooden_way/...

Topics covered in this video (Click on the times on the left to go straight to that section):

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

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