How To Turn Wood Without Lathe

Finish the honey dipper with sanding and finishing just like you did the rest of the turning.

How to turn wood without lathe. I wanted to know how to turn wooden legs without a lathe but figured it was impossible. A successful turning without mounting wood in a multi-jawed chuck. Check out the full video below and make sure to watch all the other No-Lathe Bowl videos on the YouTube playlist.

Turn the lathe on making sure it is at the lowest speed setting. I was asked to take part in a challenge on YouTube to make a bowl without using a lathe. PowerTools I used to make this wooden bowl.

To be able to do some wood turning without the expense of having to buy a wood lathe. Some folks go fancy and install casters upside down on a piece of wood. Use two hands on a bowl gouge and gradually begin making light cuts to start hollowing out the center of the bowl.

You want to move in toward it perpendicular to the work piece until the cutting edge just touches the wood. Making a Bowl Without a Lathe. Well you dont have to own a lathe to make perfecting rounded legs.

You can make round items by hand too as dusty said. This video is the second part to the first video. You can chuck a piece of wood in a drill and then your drill essentially becomes a lathe.

I had no idea how I was going to do this but it was really fun to figure out. Step 1 Preparation. Bed on your lathe the drawing shows a way out of the dilemma.