How to power carve a bowl
Using grinders, drill bits, power carvers, and various types of smoothing tools, Danny Kamerath turns chunks of wood into vessels that are works of art.
Synopsis: Using grinders, drill bits, power carvers, and various types of smoothing tools, Danny Kamerath turns chunks of wood into vessels that are works of art. He’s been carving bowls this way for 15 years, and has refined his technique as well as his forms.
I carved my first bowl 15 years ago. I had cutoffs from making furniture that were too small for furniture yet too big to throw away. I decided to make them into something useful and perhaps learn a new skill. The tools at hand were a drill press, a bandsaw, a 4-in. grinder with a sanding disk, a 12-in. disk sander, a random-orbit sander, and a few files and rasps. The process was long and tedious but I was pleased with the result, and I started looking for better tools to make the carving go faster. Over time, I have tried many tools and brands,…
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