Woodturning - The Yarn Bowl | A bowl specifically for controlling the rolling of a ball of yarn.

What is a yarn bowl?
A yarn bowl could be called a yarn dispenser. A knitter places a ball of yarn into the bowl and feeds the loose end through the slot in the side of the bowl. When the knitter needs more loose yarn with which to knit, they pull out some slack from the end fed through slot in the side of the bowl. The shape of the bowl allows the ball to roll around inside the bowl and easily dispense yarn, but still holds the yarn ball in place so the ball doesn’t roll away.
Yarn bowls are ingenious and elegant knitting accessories. A wood yarn bowl with a deeply under cut rim like the bowl featured in this video, is also a challenge to make on a wood lathe.
This kind of woodturning is possible to do with a bowl gouge, but not without blocking nearly every shot of the bowl interior. For this video, I chose to use a hollowing tool more typically used for making vessels which allowed me to give the viewer a clearer view of the woodturning.
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Tools & Equipment I Use Regularly
Knew Concepts Coping Saw
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Woodturning Tools
3/8” spindle gouge & 1/2” Spindle Gouge
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Crown 1 1/4” Spindle Roughing Gouge
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1/2” Crown Pro PM bowl gouge
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3/8” Crown Pro PM bowl gouge
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Carbide Turning Tool Inserts
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3/16” Diamond Parting Tool & 1/8” Parting Tool
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Crown 1/2” Skew Chisel
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Alan Lacer 5/8” Skew Chisel & 1 3/8” Skew Chisel
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Hollow Pro Hollowing Tools
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Woodturning Drive Centers & Live Centers
Oneway Live Center
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Oneway Safe Driver
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Oneway 4-Spur Morse Taper Drive Center
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Woodturning Chucks, Chuck Jaws & Faceplate(s)
Beall Collet Chuck
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Oneway Stronghold Chuck
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Oneway Profiled Spigot Jaws for Stronghold Chucks
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Oneway #4 Profiled Jaws for Stronghold Chucks
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Oneway Jumbo Jaws
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Oneway 4” Cast Iron Faceplate
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Vacuum Chucking
Oneway Vacuum Drum Chucks
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Oneway Vacuum Rotary Air Fitting
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Sharpening
Oneway Wolverine Sharpening System
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Oneway Vari-Grind Attachment
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Oneway Grinding Wheel Balancing System
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Steady Rests
Oneway Bowl Steady Rest
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Oneway Spindle Steady Rest
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Misc. Tools
Starrett Combination Squares
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Starrett 6” ruler
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Adhesives:
Zap CA (cyanoacrylate) Glue
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NOTE:
When ordering from www.mscdirect.com better prices can often be found by looking through one of their many sales flyers online. The lower price often (always?) has a different part number and you need the alternate part number to get the sale price.
Starrett 6” Round Leg Outside Calipers
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5/8” Accupro Keyed Drill Chuck
*This chuck requires an adapter that fits the chuck and your lathe.
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