Patent ID: 7264028

Claim:
A system for forming a bowl utilizing a lathe which rotates a block for said bowl about a rotation axis during use of the system, said system comprising: a support block slidably engageable on a bed of said lathe and positionable adjacent a face of said block when said block is mounted for rotation in said lathe; a first post mounted on said support block and extending upwardly therefrom; an elongate cutting tool rotatably mounted on said first post, said cutting tool including a cutting portion, said cutting portion being curved and extending to a lead end, said lead end including cutting means for cutting and coring said block and during use of said cutting tool being applicable to said face of said block by rotating said cutting tool about said first post so that said cutting means cuts a circular groove in said block about said rotation axis, said cutting portion extending on a curved path toward said axis as said lead end advances into said block; a second post releasably mountable on said lathe and movable thereon from a first support position where said second post is adjacent said face of the block to a secondary support position; and a curved support member rotatably secured on said second post, wherein in said secondary support position of said second post, said curved support member is arranged such that it can be advanced into said groove directly below said cutting tool, thereby providing support for the lead end of said cutting portion as said cutting portion is advanced through said block.