Riding the side bevel on a Cherry bowl / wood turning

Riding the side bevel on an Irish grind is a very old technique for levelling the surface on the outside of a bowl. It works in a similar way to a standard block plane in flat work where the cutting edge is at a right angle to the work. It is a great finishing cut but requires both good tool control and a lot of patience as it take very light shavings. In this video I touch on the difference between a sheer scrape, a sheer cut and riding the side bevel (or as I have heard it referred to years ago as a bowl gouge plaining cut).

Cherry is a beautiful wood with stunning grain and figure. Like all fruit wood it can be difficult to word as it has a tendency to want to split which this piece did. A little touch of resin sorted that out though.

Wood turning can be a dangerous hobby. My videos show my methods of turning and if you do not feel comfortable with my methods please do not copy them but rather use a method you feel comfortable using. Your safety is your responsibility as is the safety in your workshop. Enjoy the videos, hopefully something inspires you or helps you along the way.

Shay.

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[frenchy]

you make it look so easy Shay very nice results love that wood ...cherry is lovely thanks for sharing

[DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

Excellent work Shay. The wood is beautiful and you showed it off so well. Great example of how to deal with a second turning after drying as well. Thanks.

[JiggsysShed]

Great bowl Shay. Thank you for sharing and talking us through your process.

[RickTurnsWoodturning]

Nice work, BB. Cherry is a beautiful wood to turn.

[BrickhouseCraftWorks]

Hey Shay! Beautiful bowl!
Really appreciate you showing how to handle the issues that arose during the second turning!

[Stable_Studio]

Tidy Work Shay. I will give that cut Some more Practice👍your correct in saying it needs better than good Tool is required 😂😂 very nice Bowl 👍

[josephwise]

A nice looking bowl. Thanks for the tip on the side bevel. Will be trying it on my next bowl.

[ryanwoodturning]

Beautiful bowl Shay, very interesting to see how out of shape it was after drying vrs the end result.

[dengudomlige]

Beautiful bowl and a great video as usual! Now I´ll check what The Bluelight Turner is up to. Cheers from Sweden!

[peterwynne]

Nice as always shay, im itching to get back turning, espeacially since i have some cherry to rough out... another week or so and ill be back into the shed.... hope your keeping well shay lock down is nearly over, it will full steam ahead shortly

[milltek]

A really nice job Shay. The amount of warpage was very impressive. So, how many catches does the learning curve for riding the side bevel take? LOL

[WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Shay, That is a stunning bowl and the figure inside and on the bottom was amazing.
Great video and as ever I learned something new, riding the side bevel.
The cole jaws looked like they were made out of HDPE. Did you make them?
Really enjoyed this video Shay.
Take care,
Cheers, Huw