Make a Routed Bowl!

Create beautiful bowls or trays using your router and a CMT Bowl and Tray bit. To purchase the bit go to: thewoodsmithst...
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[@trevorhoward6114]

excellent video and instructions. Beautiful work!

[@thewoodsmithstore]

Thank you for the compliments! Hopefully you are going to make a bowl like this if you haven't already!

[@Tanuki.Express]

I’ve been thinking about that collet extension since I saw it. Magnificent.

[@reaper060670]

I like the 1/2" perspex u used here for the router. I was only using a 1/4" one that I had and I kept wondering why the depth in some areas was different. What u said was a great tip so now I will be buying a 1/2" base from now on. Thanks for that great tip man.. Love these bowls. I think they'll make nice gifts for family who eats chips and nuts and that type of thing when watching movies..

[@jacobstr]

Hogging out so much wood. Fantastic.

[@BrenQ99]

Beautiful work!

[@krishnankp335]

Superb sir iam an indian carpenter

[@1031Investing]

Thank you. Nice work. You gave me some good ideas. Keep up the good work!

[@thewoodsmithstore]

Thanks! I hope you give this a try. They are fun to do! And unlimited color combinations also!

[@SteveBirt-n5g]

Loved the video. I have a question. Did you have to use longer screws for the new router plate. If so, what did you use.

[@thewoodsmithstore]

Thanks for the compliment of our video! Yes, longer screws had to be used for the new router plate. Just go to a local hardware store to purchase the longer screws that match the screws (threads) that came with the router. Thank you for your question!

[@waterlilly62lori]

Would have been nice to see you set up the router

[@TedRake]

Hi there, would a 1/4 bit work for this. I only have a 20v dewalt router

[@GM-tr3lt]

Beautiful bowls! why not use 1/4 or 3/8” material for the template?

[@thewoodsmithstore]

You could, but that would require a deeper cut initially in order for the guide bearing to engage the template. Personally I like to take 1/8" passes, which requires a thicker template to engage more of the guide bearing in those first 2-3 passes.

[@L17182]

Can I ask what process you used to create the bowl templates? Especially the one you use in the video.

[@GladysYeboah-gq2wm]

Please where can I get the template to buy

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Quick question, how do you plunge with a flat bottom bit? I've got a similar bit from another manufacturer that I've been thinking of replacing, but i want to make sure I'm understanding how to use it, that it isn't my fault it isn't working well. I get lots of burns trying to use mine, but if i don't push the bit down fairly hard, it just kind of skims the surface, barely cuts. Do you need to predrill a hole for the bit to use to start off? To be clear I'm just trying to put the radius on the edge of the bowl wall in this case, the bowl is already at the depth it needs to be, just trying to get the radius along the bottom edge.

[@thewoodsmithstore]

Try turning the speed down a bit. as you plunge begin to move the router so that the router isn't sitting at one location for any amount of time. Also, make sure your bit is sharp. To be honest with you, I occasionally get burning as well. It usually sands away. Hope this helps.

[@p-wood]

❤

[@tfaf5149]

is using a collet extension in a hand router safe? I was always told they should only be used in a router table.

[@thewoodsmithstore]

Sorry for the delay. I use the collet in my hand-held router whenever I'm routing bowls. But I always use it in the router with the 12" x 12" acrylic base. And I don't lift the router out of the cut until the motor has stopped completely!

[@fredparsons5134]

Excellent video and techniques. Those are great looking wooden bowls?

[@antekajin9072]

Gdje kupit nozeve

[@troutstalking]

Wouldn't using a forstner bit to do most of the hogging out of material be faster/easier?

[@simmondsbugge2168]

'PromoSM' 😏