Preparing a Bowl blank

1) Select a suitable piece of timber and cut a square

2) Use a rule to find the centre

3) Mark out as big a circle as you can

(your teacher can do this for you) 4) Cut the circle out. (your teacher can do this for you)

5) Choose suitable woodscrews 12mm Make sure the screw extends at least 12mm into the wood blank

6) Drive in all four screws. Remember: If you use the power screwdriver for this make sure you don’t over tighten the screws and strip the thread on the wood

7) Screw the bowl blank to the lathe

8) Move the Tool Rest into position 8) Move the Tool Rest into position. Rotate the blank to make sure the wood will not touch the Tool Rest when you switch the machine on.

9) You are now ready to start turning.

The End