A pre-drilled bowl blank is mounted onto the screw-centered face plate of either a circa 1879 Lathe, 1878 Lathe, or the 1975 Lathe. The clutch of the Lathe is engaged to spin the bowl blank by the skilled Bowl Turner. The Bowl Turner fastens the first of a series of curved knifes onto a mount which is turned in a circular motion into the now spinning bowl blank. The cutting action of the tip of the curved knife peels the bowl blank of its bark exterior shell exposing the outside of the largest bowl. A second smaller curved knife replaces the first knife on the mount and peels the bowl blank to create the interior wall of the largest bowl and the exterior wall of the second smaller bowl. Successive knives continue to create the smaller and smaller nest of bowls that are yielded from a single piece of hardwood.

The Lathing process creates up to 6 bowls out of a single piece of hardwood. The nest of bowls range in size from approximately 20" down to 8" in diameter. These greenwood bowls need to be dryed before they can be sanded and finished.

The solid waste created during the Lathing process is minimized to the bark exterior shell which is used as firewood, a small round core with the screw hole which is used for kindling, and sawdust which is used as bedding for animals on local farms.