Cutting board to wooden bowl.

[Bushwhacker]

This began as another cutting board until I decided to attempt to make a wooden bowl.
I added an additional layer of wood to the bottom of the board, then made a gig to cut the circle for the bowl with my router.
Then using the same gig, I routed out the center by adjusting the gig for each pass and taking out small amounts at each pass.
I would have used my drill press for this but it is not strong enough to plow out the wood with Forstner bits. ( I tried).
a problem I had was the router wanted to kick up each time I turned it on, which caused it to eat into the out side edge of the bowl.
I had a lot of sanding to get rid of those marks. You can see them in one of the frames of the video.
Who said that once you make one, you will be making others.? Was that you Dan?
Well, I am in the process of making my second one which I will send to my baby sister for christmas.
I am attempting to use my forstner bits on my router with the same gig I used for the first bowl.
I am taking lots of pictures of this build.

Bushwhacker


https://youtu.be/HUwuOImOvBI

[Stick486]

I am attempting to use my forstner bits on my router

you might want to rethink that one...
those bits are not meant to do lateral cutting...
they are not balanced which means your router's bearings will most likely get resonated out of existence...
then there's the dangerous side of thing...

a problem I had was the router wanted to kick up each time I turned it on, which caused it to eat into the out side edge of the bowl.

no plunge router???...
sounds like you were trying to climb cut...

all in all... your bowl came out really nice...

pssst... those be some cool looking pants you got there....

[Herb Stoops]

Great write up and video. I like the bowl, the colors are spectacular. Good workman ship too.
NO,NO,NO on the forstner bits in the router. NO WAY JOSE!!!
They are designed for vertical cutting and could cause you real harm if they grab. Also not designed for the router RPMS. The way I use forstner bits for a task like yours is to remove the bulk of the material on the drill press by DRILLING VERTICALLY, then using the router to remove the rest of the material. If you use the Forstner bit take into consideration the pilot extends below the cutters and the little dimples have to be removed for a smooth bottom,so you have to compensate for that in not drilling full depth with them.
Your wifes pants go color wise with the bowl, she did a good job on the finish, put her on steady.
HErb

[Cherryville Chuck]

I am attempting to use my forstner bits on my router

you might want to rethink that one...
those bits are not meant to do lateral cutting...
they are not balanced which means your router's bearings will most likely get resonated out of existence...
then there's the dangerous side of thing...

a problem I had was the router wanted to kick up each time I turned it on, which caused it to eat into the out side edge of the bowl.

no plunge router???...
sounds like you were trying to climb cut...

all in all... your bowl came out really nice...

pssst... those be some cool looking pants you got there....

I think you misread what he was saying. The router is in the back ground and appears to have a pattern bit in it. It is not a plunge.

Nice job David. It looks great. It's always nice to have a helper too. Mine has been staining my screen frames for me.

[Bushwhacker]

I am attempting to use my forstner bits on my router

you might want to rethink that one...
those bits are not meant to do lateral cutting...
they are not balanced which means your router's bearings will most likely get resonated out of existence...
then there's the dangerous side of thing...

a problem I had was the router wanted to kick up each time I turned it on, which caused it to eat into the out side edge of the bowl.

no plunge router???...
sounds like you were trying to climb cut...

all in all... your bowl came out really nice...

pssst... those be some cool looking pants you got there....

I realize the Forstners will not work latterly, I was attempting to set up a gig so i could plunge with my router that has no plunge. I can not think of a safe way to do it, so I will go back to my gig I made for the first one. Its slow, but safe.

I don't think you are referring to MY pants .

Bushwhacker

[Stick486]

I can not think of a safe way to do it, so I will go back to my gig I made for the first one. Its slow, but safe.

good plan...

I don't think you are referring to MY pants .

I thought I was...

[Cherryville Chuck]

If you drilled a hole with a forstner that was a fair bit bigger than the bit you might be able to hold it steady enough to keep from touching the sides while the router revs to speed. Titling down into the cut is possible too but with either of those there is a risk that if it touches a side it starts to bounce back and forth.

[Jon]

Very nice piece and an informative video. Well done. How did you round the lip of the bowl?

I've used a template on the top edge of the bowl to keep the router (plunge with a bowl bit) from gouging the sides. Regrettably that doesn't always work as the template lifted a couple of times and I've blown the sides out of the bowl. The bowl then becomes a box, but that happens.

[Bushwhacker]

Very nice piece and an informative video. Well done. How did you round the lip of the bowl?

I've used a template on the top edge of the bowl to keep the router (plunge with a bowl bit) from gouging the sides. Regrettably that doesn't always work as the template lifted a couple of times and I've blown the sides out of the bowl. The bowl then becomes a box, but that happens.

Hello Jon.
I rounded the edges on my router table. I used a large round over bit, and set it so the bowl fit in the space between the two sliding sides of my guide. The tricky part was placing it to do the inside edge. I made about three cuts all the way around the inside removing the material which gave me a 2 inch or so space all the way around the inside, then used a round over with a roller guide, supporting the hand held router on the out side edge and the remainder of the inside material. Worked pretty well.
Like you I had problem not nicking the inside edge of the bowl when I turned the router on. Took a lot of sanding to get the marks out. I now have a set of sanding tubes that should make the job easier if I nick the new bowl I am working on.
I used a large 45 degree bit to angle the bottom edge of the out side then sanded it smooth to blend in to the angle.

I have wished several times in the build that i had opted for the plunge router when I bought this one.

Bushwhacker