Doughnut Chuck to make a Scoop
Although it was chairman Alan Pattison’s debut as a demonstrator he showed no sign of nerves as he embarqued on his project of turning a scoop. He began, as usual, by turning a sycamore spindle to round with his spindle roughing gouge before shaping the sphere to fit his doughnut chuck. He also shared the formula he used to calculate the diameter of this sphere which may have lost a few of the audience (including me) along the way!
He proceeded to shape the handle of the scoop before returning to fine tune the sphere with his bedan (or was it his bidet!)
Alan then described the correct method of mounting the work into the doughnut chuck before hollowing out the bowl using his adapted scraper. The result was a very attractive and functional piece for use in any home. A very entertaining and informative demo. Well done Alan!
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