Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I Turn a spherical Hollow Form for this month’s 4-Ways challenge to turn Geometric Shape into a box, a hollow form--- anything.
Be sure to check out the other project variations from my fellow 4-Ways Woodturning Collaboration partners from the links below:
Richard Raffan youtube.com/watch?v=twbvozDkc0k&authuser=0
Sam Angelo youtu.be/RMpPHiHSlmI
Tomislav Tomašić youtu.be/B-TGdsfEDSQ?si=fKoIlVcgFBgXOsmD
00:28 What is a Geometric shape?
00:39 the wood
01:26 roughing the blank and add chuck tenon
03:20 make a spherical template
04:55 laying out my sphere
06:00 roughing out the sphere
09:51 drilling out the center
10:20 hollowing with ½” John Jordan hollowing tools
11:13 clearing chips
11:41 changing lathes to accommodate captive hollowing system
11:58 My Jamieson hollowing system
13:12 cutters used
13:30 laser hollowing
14:28 sharpening cutters
15:12 hollowing the bottom half
16:41 major skew up blooper!
17:19 refining the outside shape
21:00 shear scraping the outside of the sphere
21:40 power sanding the outside
22:00 turning a tenon on the bottom and parting off
22:53 turning the mahogany base
30:00 Wrap up
Click here: lylejamieson.com for more about Lyle Jamieson’s tools and great woodturning articles and newsletters.
As a marketing affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases at The Woodturning Store. It is a great place to buy lathes, chucks and many other fine woodturning accessories thewoodturningstore.com/record-power/?aff=7
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Get information on hands on lessons in my shop from my website at mikepeacewoodturning.com and download demonstration handouts and articles I have published.
I Turn a spherical Hollow Form for this month’s 4-Ways challenge to turn Geometric Shape into a box, a hollow form--- anything.
Be sure to check out the other project variations from my fellow 4-Ways Woodturning Collaboration partners from the links below:
Richard Raffan youtube.com/watch?v=twbvozDkc0k&authuser=0
Sam Angelo youtu.be/RMpPHiHSlmI
Tomislav Tomašić youtu.be/B-TGdsfEDSQ?si=fKoIlVcgFBgXOsmD
00:28 What is a Geometric shape?
00:39 the wood
01:26 roughing the blank and add chuck tenon
03:20 make a spherical template
04:55 laying out my sphere
06:00 roughing out the sphere
09:51 drilling out the center
10:20 hollowing with ½” John Jordan hollowing tools
11:13 clearing chips
11:41 changing lathes to accommodate captive hollowing system
11:58 My Jamieson hollowing system
13:12 cutters used
13:30 laser hollowing
14:28 sharpening cutters
15:12 hollowing the bottom half
16:41 major skew up blooper!
17:19 refining the outside shape
21:00 shear scraping the outside of the sphere
21:40 power sanding the outside
22:00 turning a tenon on the bottom and parting off
22:53 turning the mahogany base
30:00 Wrap up
Click here: lylejamieson.com for more about Lyle Jamieson’s tools and great woodturning articles and newsletters.
As a marketing affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases at The Woodturning Store. It is a great place to buy lathes, chucks and many other fine woodturning accessories thewoodturningstore.com/record-power/?aff=7
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/3PYfoKz
Get information on hands on lessons in my shop from my website at mikepeacewoodturning.com and download demonstration handouts and articles I have published.
