I have been making small bowls as well as other small wooden projects over the last year and a half. I thought I would share my method of making the bowls. Here is a step by step of just that.

Step 1. Choosing the wood. (Black Walnut, Ash and Osage Orange)Step 2. Cutting the wood down to a size to work with.Step 3. Laying the pieces out for gluing.Step 4. Gluing and clamping the pieces with the turning stem.Step 5. Mounting the glued pieces in the milling machine to draw the circle.Step 6. Cutting the wood into a round blank, on the band saw.Step 7. Mount the wood back in the milling machine to be turned.Step 8. Starting the turning with a high speed steel tool bit, clamped in a vise.Step 9. Turning into the desired shape.Step 10. Turning the inside with a larger high speed tool bit.Step 11. Sanding the outside and inside. Starting with 100 grit and finishing with 220 grit.