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The basis for the following article was written by [[Tyler Lane]] for his [http://www.tylerlanepipes.com/index.php website], and is used by permission. | |||
Turning briar on a wood lathe is a very fun process. Manipulating the chisel into the fast spinning wood, and watching and feeling the pipe take shape is wonderful. The process is very much like clay on a potters wheel. As the roughly shaped block spins, order seems to magically emerge from chaos as an asymmetrical block takes the form of a smooth cylinder. The pipe is being freed from the rugged shell it has been imprisoned in for many decades. | Turning briar on a wood lathe is a very fun process. Manipulating the chisel into the fast spinning wood, and watching and feeling the pipe take shape is wonderful. The process is very much like clay on a potters wheel. As the roughly shaped block spins, order seems to magically emerge from chaos as an asymmetrical block takes the form of a smooth cylinder. The pipe is being freed from the rugged shell it has been imprisoned in for many decades. | ||
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Here is a video of the turning of a bowl on the lathe. Unfortunately, this particular pipe was not a perfect shape for illustrating bowl turning. It is the turning of a hawkbill, and the shank shape minimizes the amount of the bowl that can be turned. I intend to video the next bowl that I turn and replace this one. In the meantime, this will give you an idea of the process. | Here is a video of the turning of a bowl on the lathe. Unfortunately, this particular pipe was not a perfect shape for illustrating bowl turning. It is the turning of a hawkbill, and the shank shape minimizes the amount of the bowl that can be turned. I intend to video the next bowl that I turn and replace this one. In the meantime, this will give you an idea of the process. | ||
VIDEO: Turning the Bowl | VIDEO: [http://pipedia.org/videos/Turning_the_Bowl.wmv Turning the Bowl] | ||