Wooden Bowl

Materials:

exotic woods:
- mahogany
- padauk (lip of bowl)
- yellowheart
wood glue
brushes
damp sponge
wax paper
60- to 600-grit sandpaper
clean cloth
gloss or wipe on polyurethane
safety glasses
pencil
steel rule
compass
bow scriber
table saw
planer
jointer
belt sander
band saw
electric drill or press drill
clamps
wood turning lathe with four-jaw scroll chuck, screw drive
running center
turning tools
face shield
internal sanding tool
marking pen

Steps:

1. Select pieces of wood. The checker pattern (mahogany and yellowheart) will end up at approximately 1-3/8" x 2". The padauk lip will be approximately 8" x 8" and one inch deep. The overall depth of the bowl will be approximately three inches.

3. To make the checker pieces, square up one face on the jointer. Square up the opposite faces on the planer to the finish off the checker pieces.

4. Plane, or joint the padauk on one side.

5. Glue and clamp the planed sides of the mahogany and yellowheart woods in alternate strips (figure B).

6. When the glue has cured (about two hours), scrape off excess glue. Sand the residual glue excess on both faces.