Trouble Maker Bowls

 This bowl pictured above is one of four.

I've been trying to sell them for years. It's

made of mahogany and is about 8 inches

across and 2 inches deep. What I've decided

to do is make a large salad bowl to go with

them. My large bowls are constructed using

a "Tiled Bowl" method. The next few posts

will chronicle this.

I use eight segments (tiles) all cut at 22.5 degrees and

long enough to create the right diameter for the project.

Here they are put onto a piece of masking tape and glue

is applied at both sides of each joint.

 Here I have pulled the taped sections together forming

an eight sided layer. A large hose clamp is applied to

squeeze the sections together.

I sandwich the clamped section between two pieces

of plywood. I then apply clamps to keep the glued

layer as flat as possible.

 Here is a finished layer after I've sanded the

glue squeeze out away. This is done 24 hours

after glue up.

I made this contraption to glue the sections

together with clamping pressure in the center.

The bowl will sit in here for another 24 hours.

Then it will be turned on the lathe. That will

be covered in the next post.