March 2018 – Rudy Lopez – Channel Islands Woodturners

Demonstrator Rudy Lopez from Tampa Florida

Project 1 is winged bowl from crotch wood

Rudy uses double-beveled bowl gouges ground at 40, 60, and 80 degress. Shown is negative rake scraper with long edge for inside deep smoothing

Writeup on long negative rake scraper available under Handouts on his website: rudolphlopez.com

Rolly Munro tool for deep hollowing – Rudy’s favorite

Crotch turned between centers using large spur center

Reverse holding with tenon – note marks where held by large spur

Negative rake scraper turning mostly air

Showing urethane plastic soft chuck (rubberchucky.com) and leather pad for jam chucking

Jam chucking with rubber chucky to finish bottom

Project 2 is deep bowl in Cuban Mahogany with natural edge rim. Exercise using bowl gouges for hollowing.

Layout for cutting the flats on the bandsaw

Use sanding disk on lathe to smooth the flats (the $3000 disk sander)

Final project 3 vase – flats can be further decorated or textured

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