The Apple Bowl is one of my Dad's earliest designs, and is a perennial best seller. Hand metal spinning takes a certain amount of finesse and a certain amount of force. This piece requires a great deal of both because the 10" disc is .070" thick!
I'm working out in the barn shop on my big Pryibil Lathe with overhead countershaft because the steel chuck (the form around which the pewter is shaped) weighs 25 lbs! You can see the 3" leather belt moving, and towards the end, I loosen tension on the countershaft to change speeds. While the forming process takes less than 4 minutes, it takes an entire day to sand, buff, polish & finish two of these bowls. Enjoy!
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