The Woodcut Bowlsaver - How to Assemble, Set up, and Use

[@nigeloram3524]

Very good demo Mike. Very clear on the use of it and it certainly does save a fair bit of work and wood! Thank very much

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Nigel much appreciated.

[@oneshotme]

I think all wood turners should have these Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@gregskarzynski7853]

Ty for the lesson. I was truly considering getting one. Now I'm sold.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Greg.

[@ianb1482]

Thanks fo sharing that Mike, food for thought there. And it looks straight forward to use. 👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you for watching Ian.

[@missteeturns]

Great piece of kit definitely worth having if you make bowls.

[@MikeWaldt]

It certainly is T.

[@normanthompson8403]

Thanks Mike a great video. Excellent description of the use of the bowl saver.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Norman.

[@bobbyplatt7654]

Very nice teaching job Mr. Mike thanks kind sir..

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Bobby.

[@alanmullock381]

Great review Mike,mine gets infrequent use but when appropriate is brilliant👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Alan they are excellent pieces of kit for sure.

[@BrickhouseCraftWorks]

Great tutorial Mike! Thanks for sharing! Seth

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Brickhouse.

[@johnahern5466]

Great demonstration

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you John.

[@dtork47]

Great instructions Mike, have had mine several years and love it! Seldom get above 400 revs. Laser addition kind of neat. Stay safe and cheers from MT.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks MT much appreciated.

[@maltshop62]

Very nicely explained Mike ( Mick Stratton and I are on the way up with sackful’s of blanks to core😂😂)

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol ... thanks Colin.

[@RichardP1966]

Great demo Mike, thanks for sharing.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Richard.

[@billstanley5317]

Good timing Mike as I have just bought this from Axminster on their Xmas daily deals - £100 off. Incidentally, the toolpost is an extra £35 as it does not come with the standard kit. Great vid, thanks.

[@MikeWaldt]

Good call Bill it's a great bit of kit IMHO 🙂

[@andrewhall6880]

Great presentation Mike

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Andrew much appreciated.

[@benjabens2058]

thanks for showing,mike!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for watching Ben.

[@RubenWoodcraft]

Nice explanation, I was one the fence on a coring system, but eventually went with the oneway system. It's a bit more flexible as you can come in from the side as well. Anyway, thanks for demonstrating,

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for watching Ruben.

[@cortlandhunt4721]

Have the same unit and love it. 👍🇺🇸

[@HodgePodgeWoodWorks]

Hmm, I've got to give this one some thought. I was originally thinking about the Oneway coring set but this makes it look so simple.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Hodgepodge, it is a shallow learning curve as well mate.

[@tommysworkshop120]

Mike thanks for the video, I was looking at this and the bigger one a few months ago but both where out of stock, I'd of gone for the bigger one and not bought the laser it's a simple measurement to work out the depth. I went for the one-way corer in the end

[@Bramsshed1913]

Lovely piece of kit Mike and as always, a good review from you mate , very handy for making bowl sets from the same piece of timber Cheers mate Bram

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Bram much appreciated mate.

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing that, well done!

[@SteveC38]

Nice Demo Mike!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Steve.

[@spindlesworkshop9744]

Great demonstration👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thank you Louis

[@Stable_Studio]

Good demo Mike. Thank you

[@MikeWaldt]

Cheers Bram.

[@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi]

WOW that's cool. I would love to get one as it would save a lot off wood.

[@robcpwoodturner]

I thought you were swearing when you said " mother blank" lol 😂 great demo Mike 👍👍👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Lol thanks Rob.

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Great review and explanation of this tool. One thing, I’d suggest that you turn out the small blank first and then each subsequent blank. That way you don’t need to worry about the recess in the front of the mother blank, nor the re-setting up of the jig.

[@LriceVT]

If you cut the small one first, you don't have a way to re-mount the original blank as the recess will only be on the first blank. I have used this cutter for years and it is worth the $$

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Doug, there are several ways you can use, yours being one. I prefer this approach as you have a mounting point for each subsequent bowl, to form a tenon.

[@wakelywanderer12]

Very good tutorial. I would add make sure to use a large tenon for the large blade. I have snapped a 2” tenon off with a catch, which sometimes happens as you enter end grain. As you said, easy does it.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Wakely for watching and the tip.

[@mikemitchell8915]

Could I ask you if it would be possible to cut out the smallest bowl first and then move on to a larger coring bar size, while keeping the original chucking point all the while? I suppose that it might be a bit harder to judge the sizing set up of the small core at the starting set up in order to maintain enough wood for the larger coring set up. Thanks in advance for your answer,

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Mike ... it is possible, I just prefer this method. Thanks for your question.

[@tomcoker9882]

Mike, did you mount the 1st blank you cored out, put a tenon on it and then core out the next blank with the same small blade? I sort of expected you to core out a small blank, change cutters (to the larger one) and cut out the next blank. Please go over that process please. Thanks. Cheers, Tom

[@MikeWaldt]

I did Thomas.... I have done a follow up video hope that is adequate.

[@tomcoker9882]

@@MikeWaldt Thanks Mike. I watch that video and it did answer my questions. Cheers, Tom

[@rubycler6221]

Thanks very much Mike! My unit didn’t come with any instructions or templates.

[@MikeWaldt]

Glad to be of service Ruby, and thanks for watching and commenting.

[@tomcartmill401]

Another AMAZON Advert.

[@MikeWaldt]

Sorry about that.

[@frederickday7600]

Hello Mike, Thanks for this. Well presented, produced and explained. It appears a great piece of kit if you're mass producing bowls and good for the environment as waste is significantly reduced. Keep up the good work....I look forward to your videos. I have not collected stickers before but I would really love a sticker of yours. It would have pride of place on my lathe....:-) :-)

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Frederick, send me your address and I'll post some out to you.

[@frederickday7600]

@@MikeWaldt Thank you Mike. I don't really wish to place my address on here for obvious reasons. Don't know what to do..... but thanks anyway......Good luck and keep 'em videos coming. I love 'em....

[@MikeWaldt]

@@frederickday7600 My email address is in the "About" section of my channel Frederick 🙂

[@bernardfutter5327]

Thanks, Mike, I have dreamt of one of these for some time. Are end grain logs suitable, and what would you say is the minimum motor horsepower? Bernard.

[@MikeWaldt]

1 HP is the lowest recommended by Woodcut Bernard.

[@timberdish]

Nice one Mike, it's been interesting to see this in action at last. I've looked at this several times but have been put off by the cost and, I suspect, my lathe is not large enough really. Nonetheless, it was cool to see it in use. Cheers!

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for watching Matt.

[@bobostrowski8832]

Seems like a non-complicated tool, nice! Is it only available in the UK? Amazon doesn't even list it. Only the laser.

[@MrMartell2012]

Amazon used to have the original bowl saver....maybe a couple of months ago. I was going to get it, but I wanted the max 3 version. The max 3 has been out of stock for months though. I think you can purchase directly from woodcut though.

[@MikeWaldt]

Hi Bob Axminster Tools do ship to the US.

[@jeanlong4285]

When you set up for the second bowl, did you simply move the unit back?

[@jonpratt1343]

I was wondering the same thing. A second smaller bowl with the same size(radius) cutter?

[@MikeWaldt]

Yes Jean I did.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Certainly looks to save turning so much wood into shavings. Now, to save up towards the purchase price here in the US of A.

[@kennyosborne4341]

Where can I get the woodcut bowl saver

[@MikeWaldt]

The link is in the description below the video.

[@kennyosborne4341]

Thank you Mike

[@rayhager5803]

Very 👍

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks Ray.

[@paddyfitz71]

Great demonstration and review Mike alot less work and great saving on wood and you could sell the triple set for the same price and would sell quicker

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks paddy.

[@allanhugh2044]

Interesting, looks like they have changed the design slightly. My one, which is a triple blade unit, has holes in the main black plate, whereas your one is solid. Just checked their website, yep, different design. May I suggest you carefully check the 3mm (?) grub screw that holds the handle on very regularly. It does have a tendency to become loose with hard dry wood, trust me, when it drops out, you cannot find it. You didn't mention the noise, they are quite noisy; at least mine is. You will love it when doing green wood, steam comes out and the blade goes through like a hot knife in butter. I think you may have made a slight error when demonstrating the cardboard templates. When the cardboard template is at the bottom outside of the blank (nearest to the chuck), this is giving you (depending on the blade size) either 25mm, 20mm or 15mm depth of bowl thickness. I myself, made that exact same mistake the first time I used my bowl saver. As you mentioned, they do have various tool post sizes, 25mm, 25.4mm, but also, 30mm for Vicmark lathes. They will also make any size tool post you desire. Failing that, you can get anyone with a bit of metal lathe knowledge, to whip up whatever tool post size you require. If ever you get to NZ, I suggest you visit their factory, they are in Hawkes Bay NZ, which is about 2 minutes from Napier, the Art Deco capital of NZ. I was lucky enough to pick mine up personally as NZ is only 3 hours away from Australia.

[@MikeWaldt]

Thanks for all the tips and watching Allan.

[@kandiecandelaria1423]

How much is this in US$? Looks pretty simple to use.

[@MikeWaldt]

The linknisbin the description below the video Kandie.

[@LriceVT]

I was told that you can't replace the cutting tooth without some magic welding, too bad they don't modify the cutting arm to use re-moveable cutters as all cutters will dull and this one is a pain to replace for those of us who do not have the welding/brazing/whatever tools!

[@geordieb5222]

if you look for a local saw doctor they will be able to replace the cutter tip Larry

[@LriceVT]

@@geordieb5222 none in Vermont that I can locate

[@MikeWaldt]

As has been said a saw doctor will braise a new cutte for you, but they last a good long time as you only need to raise the burr each time with a diamond honing card or similar.