Skip to contentAccessibility Statement
ITEM ADDED TO YOUR CART ()
logologoCart
Search
Cart

How to Turn a Potpourri Bowl


Looking for a handmade holiday-gift idea? Lee Valley’s Patrick Laperrière shows how to turn a distinctive potpourri bowl, from preparing the blank for the lathe to finishing and adding the final touches.

 


How to Turn a Potpourri Bowl
1. Finding the center of the blank

1. Finding the center of the blank


2. Mounting the blank to the lathe

2. Mounting the blank to the lathe


3. Creating a bottom recess

3. Creating a bottom recess


4. Shaping the outside of the bowl

4. Shaping the outside of the bowl


5. Sizing a recess to inset the cover

5. Sizing a recess to inset the cover


6. Hollowing the bowl

6. Hollowing the bowl


7. Sanding inside and out

7. Sanding inside and out


8. Finishing, polishing and buffing

8. Finishing, polishing and buffing


Tools for this Project

Back to Make Your Holiday