BOWLS: SMOOTHING THE INSIDE CURVES by Reed Gray aka Robo Hippy

[@waltervancleave6495]

Thinks Reed. I really lean on your videos my friend. I'm as green to bowl turning as the wood I'm working with. VERY helpful my friend. I have turned hundreds of staircase spindles in my life but bowl turning is very new to me. Your videos are keeping me from being frustrated and pistoff. Thinks again and best regards from Ohio..WALTER

[@topguncg47]

Outstanding illustrations of how to cut with a bowl gouge. .

[@MikeWaldt]

Another excellent tutorial Reed. Thank you. Cheers Mike

[@robertkutz9540]

great tips video reed

[@BruceBoschek]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

Good subject. I have the most trouble from the inside corner to the center deep into a bowl with the rest inside and out of parallel to the bottom.

[@michaelogden5958]

Excellent.

[@Buckswoodshop]

I enjoy your videos.

[@robohippy]

Well, that is a difficult one for me to answer since Oneway wasn't in business when I got my first gouge jig, and now I only use the platform. I believe to make it more blunt you have to move the base out a tiny bit making the point slightly lower on the grinding wheel, and to make it more pointed, you have to move it closer in putting the nose higher up on the wheel. The swept back grinds vary a lot. 2 degrees isn't going to make any real difference, but 5 might, especially if you are trying to go through the transition in a deeper bowl.

[@blackemmons]

As a beginner, I find this very interesting and helpful. JimE

[@robertcornelius3514]

8:54 What is your favorite tool?

[@robohippy]

For heavy roughing, I prefer the Big Ugly tool. for outside bowl curves, and inside down to the transition, I prefer a 45/45 grind (similar to the 40/40 that Stuart Batty uses). For the transition area and across the bottom, a 60 or 70 degree bevel. Some times, the fluteless gouge, some times a spindle detail gouge with a ) shaped nose, some times a U of half round flute with the edges slightly swept back. I also will some sweep across the bottom with a NRS (negative rake scraper). I should have a video out about them this fall.

[@stanmalbon1787]

Round noise scraper, or flute less gouge,, Are they the same?

[@robohippy]

This is a frequent question. There is or was a Tracy Owens (I think) finishing tool for a while, which was a big version of this type of tool, on half round bar stock. While they can be used as scrapers, I don't like them for that use. Main issue is the round bottom. Okay for plunging more straight in or very gentle sweeping, but if you are cutting with one edge or the other, it wants to roll to that side.