Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Just in time for the annual Christmas Ornament competition (thanks, Alan Stratton and Carl Jacobsen!), I have made a Christmas bowl - and not just a Christmas bowl, but an OFF-CENTER Christmas bowl. And not just an off-center Christmas bowl, but one with Christmas trees! What more could you ask of a holiday woodturning? (yeah, well, you could ask for it to dispense $20 bills, but I couldn't figure out how to do that, at least not without running afoul of the Treasury department).
(PS: you could also call the Christmas trees just "fir trees" and turn this into an all-year-round bowl.)
Here's a link to the off-center lathe attachment I used:
bit.ly/2zVbexH
And here's a link to Ron Brown's video about his attachment:
bit.ly/2FpyKJi
Here's a link to the collet chuck I used:
bit.ly/2DlFaGK
And finally, here's a link to my first off-center bowl:
youtu.be/vZXxvEY_b_8
Links to items and tools that I frequently use:
Ack's Abrasive Paste, and Polishing Paste: ackswoodpaste.com
Mahoney's Walnut Oil Utility Finish: amzn.to/2MyaNRE
Record Power SC4 chuck: bit.ly/2MADQ5E
SC4\SC3 75mm heavy duty chuck jaws: amzn.to/32FQWFv
Sanding disks: bit.ly/2nFQbgI
Starbond CA glue: amzn.to/35QZ4VO
RZ Mask: amzn.to/2P7boeP
Neiko 3/8" Close Quarter Power Drill: amzn.to/35UFJTJ
UVEX Bionic FaceShield: amzn.to/2WeqRLC
Airshield Pro dust filter and face shield: amzn.to/32EGheh
Woodturner's Apron: amzn.to/2BCVvVi
Nitrile gloves: amzn.to/32HG4Hc
Vinyl gloves: amzn.to/2NcbQWC
Rikon mini-lathe: amzn.to/2MGHXOW
Total Boat Halcyon water-based varnish: amzn.to/2MEgE82
Plastic center finder: amzn.to/2ogsBra
My homemade dedicated negative rake scraper: youtu.be/cguioocjwIc
My homemade drying box: youtu.be/KYogSkXQgEw
My homemade depth gauge: youtu.be/sZhrX2wCP4A
All links to products sold on Amazon are via my Amazon Associates account. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.
The music during the close of the video, "Happy Little Elves" by Audionautix, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: audionautix.com
Just in time for the annual Christmas Ornament competition (thanks, Alan Stratton and Carl Jacobsen!), I have made a Christmas bowl - and not just a Christmas bowl, but an OFF-CENTER Christmas bowl. And not just an off-center Christmas bowl, but one with Christmas trees! What more could you ask of a holiday woodturning? (yeah, well, you could ask for it to dispense $20 bills, but I couldn't figure out how to do that, at least not without running afoul of the Treasury department).
(PS: you could also call the Christmas trees just "fir trees" and turn this into an all-year-round bowl.)
Here's a link to the off-center lathe attachment I used:
bit.ly/2zVbexH
And here's a link to Ron Brown's video about his attachment:
bit.ly/2FpyKJi
Here's a link to the collet chuck I used:
bit.ly/2DlFaGK
And finally, here's a link to my first off-center bowl:
youtu.be/vZXxvEY_b_8
Links to items and tools that I frequently use:
Ack's Abrasive Paste, and Polishing Paste: ackswoodpaste.com
Mahoney's Walnut Oil Utility Finish: amzn.to/2MyaNRE
Record Power SC4 chuck: bit.ly/2MADQ5E
SC4\SC3 75mm heavy duty chuck jaws: amzn.to/32FQWFv
Sanding disks: bit.ly/2nFQbgI
Starbond CA glue: amzn.to/35QZ4VO
RZ Mask: amzn.to/2P7boeP
Neiko 3/8" Close Quarter Power Drill: amzn.to/35UFJTJ
UVEX Bionic FaceShield: amzn.to/2WeqRLC
Airshield Pro dust filter and face shield: amzn.to/32EGheh
Woodturner's Apron: amzn.to/2BCVvVi
Nitrile gloves: amzn.to/32HG4Hc
Vinyl gloves: amzn.to/2NcbQWC
Rikon mini-lathe: amzn.to/2MGHXOW
Total Boat Halcyon water-based varnish: amzn.to/2MEgE82
Plastic center finder: amzn.to/2ogsBra
My homemade dedicated negative rake scraper: youtu.be/cguioocjwIc
My homemade drying box: youtu.be/KYogSkXQgEw
My homemade depth gauge: youtu.be/sZhrX2wCP4A
All links to products sold on Amazon are via my Amazon Associates account. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases.
The music during the close of the video, "Happy Little Elves" by Audionautix, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: audionautix.com
