Tools for Trifold bowls

I have tried to create a few trifold bowls in the past and have had mixed success. The worn but energy filled bowl for Suzi worked but others haven't to my satisfaction. The issue was if I wanted to do the three folds in one rotation but could not get the bowl into the jaws of the vice without crushing the bowl.

Well you can see from the photo below I have been successful in creating a pretty good trifold bowl. This bowl started life as part of a lid of an old industrial container. So the transformation has been worth the effort.



Barry Smith © Trifold bowl



What made the difference is I made a new set of heavy steel jaws for the vice. These jaws extend out beyond the vice and so enable me to rotate the bowl and do each fold without crushing the bowl. So a good outcome which I hope will enable me to create more trifold bowl.