Wood Turning Large Tumbling Block Bowl Escher Style
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2021
- I turn a tumbling block bowl or maybe it is a platter using Walnut, Maple and Cherry.
I try to show my step by step method to cut and glue up the blank.
This creates a very interesting illusion. It gives many looks, including a stair step.
The process for gluing it together is time consuming but spread over a number of days it was not bad. The pieces all fit in place with only a few needing a slight adjustment.
There were 240 pieces used to make 80 blocks plus a few dozen more to fill in areas around the outside.
Finishes used:
Minwax sanding sealer and Polycyrlic
Acks Abrasive Paste and Polish/Restoring Paste
Tools used:
Bowl gouges and negative rake scrapers.
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Look up other turnings I have done:
Dizzy Twister Turnings Segmented Turnings
Feature Rings Staves
Star bowl Block bowl
Tumbling bowls Emerging Bowls Black Locust Vase
Droop Bowl Offset Bowl Barrel of Blocks Star Bowl Bowl in a Bowl
Droop Bowl Lathe modifications Lacquer Shellac Friction Polish
Abrasive Paste Polishing Paste Wipe on Poly
Black Locust Hollow Form
Multi Axis Square Bowl
Siberian Elm Hollow Form
Dodecahedron Soccer Ball Sphere
Olive Wood Turnings
Illusions
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Good , good , good . In the woodturning , you are a "" tiger "" 😍
Thank you very much Moises for your comment. Very much appreciated.
Take care,
Gary
Very beautiful! Thank you for sharing this! All my years of saving offcuts may just turn into something beautiful.
Thank you Todd. I have stacks of them and they work great for lots of things.
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Gary
Wow outstanding craftsmanship and very beautiful I love it take care Gary
Thanks so much Mike, I am very happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
The only thing I can say is WOW! Just WOW!
Thank you very much John! Happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Beautiful piece. It was mesmerising watching it spin on the Lathe.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching. Looks like you are into race cars. Back in 2011 I drove my sons race car in one of the races he does. It was fun for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I used to do a lot of racing but haven't done anything in a few years. I still have the racecar and everything else so maybe one day I'll get back out again. Your never too old for a adrenaline rush behind the wheel of a car.
That is awesome, Gary!
Thanks so much Rick, your comment is much appreciated. I have done a couple of these but it was before I started doing videos. When I decided to do this one I figured why not go big.
Thank you again for watching and commenting.
Gary
Nice work another beautiful piece of art. Thank you for sharing this
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Gary
That's Freekin' Awesome Gary!!!
Thank you so much Steve, I guess like the young ones say...You got your Freek on...or something like that.
Happy you liked it my friend.
Take care,
Gary
Really like this effect for a bowl. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Gord, happy you like it. I just made a stand so I display it with this view.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Oh my. That is a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing..
Thank you John, happy you liked it.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
An exercise in patients. Great work.
Thank you Jack, and this type of exercise will want you taking a nap as well..lol
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
One word - brilliant!!
Thank you very much David!
Hi Gary
really a very good job, perfect!
I really like😉👍
Morgan
Thank you Morgan, very happy you like it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Great video, sooo nice, learning from you, Gary, Thank you so much,👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much Gao, this one has kept me pretty busy. I have some catching up to do on watching videos now.
Take care my friend,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 haha,so many pieces, a lot of work,🙂🙂🙂🙂
Absolutely gorgeous awesome job Mr Gary
Thanks so much Donald, very happy you liked it.
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Gary
WOW that is fantastic. Simply beautiful
Thank you very much PJ, I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
All I can say is wow!
Thank you Dawn!
Absolutely fabulous Gary, take care, John
Thank you John, happy you liked it.
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Gary
Gorgeous pie plate. Really lovely. Good Dream you had.
Thank you Judith. Well if I eat pie and Ice cream late at night it will give me nite mares. So that explains it.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
That's fabulous! Thank you for sharing your projects with us! I think I have the skill to make one, but not the patience. I pray our Savior, Jehovah will continue to bless you.
Thank you very much. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching.
That is one sexy bowl. I absolutely love it. Fantastic job. 😍
Thank you very much Jodie! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
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Gary
Beautiful great project i liked very much
Thank you so much 😊 Happy you liked it jean louis.
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Gary
I like it, beautiful flat bowl 👍
Thank you Sony, happy you liked it.
Gary
Great looking bowl
Thank you Chris! Happy you liked it.
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Gary
Gary: Almost done with the dizzy bowl ( came out better then I thought and thinking of trying this one. You are officially my mentor
Thank you Jim. This one here takes a extra amount of patience. You are working with many blocks that are exactly the same. But well worth it.
Happy to hear you finished your dizzy bowl and it turned out good.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That is awesome but I think I need a lie down as it has messed with my eyes 😂 What an inspiration you are and thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thank you Dave. Yes it can mess with your eyes it you look at it too long LOL.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
it is one beautiful bowl with alot of great explaining
Thank you Steven, happy you liked it and thanks for letting me know you liked the explanation as well. I appreciate that.
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Gary
This reminds me of The Tumbling Block Quilt I wanna do. They are so awesome. GOOD JOB!
Thank you Patty. I have used a few quilt patterns to make my illusion.
Pictures from Ruth Ann Berry's book is a great source.
Super, it was cool to watch.
Thank you Patrick, happy you enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another beautiful product.
Thank you William and thanks for watching,
Gary
Now that my eyes have uncrossed! Nice design Gary !!
Thank you John. It does have that affect. You will be fine in a few minutes LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely gorgeous peace of art!
Thanks so much Daniel, I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I enjoy watching your creations, but this one, this one is a masterpiece!
Masterpiece top turning 👌
Thank you very much for your comments.
Gary
Very beautiful Gary!!!! Wow just wow!!!!!
Thank you Chris! Happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Another beauty,Gary!
Thanks so much Leslie! Happy your liked it.
Gary
Very nice work. Your videos are very informative and inspiring. Thanks
Thank you Tim and thanks for watching.
Gary
😵😵😵😵 Give me a minute, Gary. I have to stop my eyes spinning 😱 I have seen a lot of projects made with this technique but Yours is magnificient. I could not stop watching on this video and I watched it four times, seriously 👍 Beautiful dream my friend 👌😀
All the best.
Rav
Thank you Rav, I am taking the week off in hopes my head stops spinning..lol. Not really, I have another one in the early stages. Hoping I can make it work.
Thanks for all your kind comments brother!
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Gary
Fantastic! First piece I've ever seen like that.
Thank you Ray! I have done 3 of these. I do have another video called The Barrel of Blocks where I use them in a feature ring. They are fun to do. This one was rather big so it was A LOT of fun.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Oh, I have not yet seen those videos. I subscribed a long time ago, and I'm only now really trying to get caught up on watching your previous videos. I will look forward to those similar projects when I come upon them in my watching. Thank you for the reply and have a great day!
Hi that’s great thanks for your video.
Thank you Graham, and thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow, that looks awesome!
Thank you very much Drew! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
very interesting way to glue them up. I think I like that way better than some of the straps I
have seen
Thank you Byron, Those fixtures force the joints together nicely. But the pieces have to be made to fit them just right or it will not work. First one of these I made I decided the individual fixtures were going to help. After I had the blocks glued I came up with making fixtures to hold 6 blocks at a time. So far it has been working out. Although this is only the 3rd one I have made.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Stunning piece. 👍❤️
Many thanks Wanda!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
When I first saw one of these bowls, I couldn’t figure out what was supposed to be tumbling! The second time I changed my focus, and saw it! Then I tried to figure out how you did it., and what you did about the corners that were sticking up.Whew! I took me countless views and seeing various other types of segmenting to realize what you do. I gave up after that. Being able to figure all that out, what goes where and how completely overwhelms me!. I’m glad and impressed that you have figured it out, so you can produce such amazing pieces!
Thank you Beatrice. It can be hard to see. Even sitting right in front of you and having made it. It changes with a slight tilt of the head.
Lots of fun to make for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Awesome work! I love the way it turned out! So cool great work! Bravo!
Thank you very much Mary!
Beautiful work 👍
Thank you John I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice job. Looks pretty cool.
Thank you Scott, happy you liked it.
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Gary
what a cool project!!!
Thank you very much. Happy you liked it.
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Gary
Wow Gary! That is incredible. Well done sir!
Thank you very much Magan, happy you liked it and appreciate your comments. I did not know you have a wood turning channel. I will check it out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Saw this combo of woods used to make cutting boards. This approach is certainly unique.
Yes it is used for cutting boards and probably more than for bowls. The glue up would be easier that way.
Yes it is used for cutting boards. Gluing the pieces can be easier because you can glue them in long lengths then cut to the size you want.
Awesome work Gary!
Thank you Robert, very happy you liked it.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Very impressive. Kudos
Thank you David. Happy you like it.
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Gary
Nice pattern, looks good.
Thank you very much Brad, happy you liked it.
Gary
That is amazing ! Someone with OCD would go crazy looking at that . LOL Especially with the not on one of the blocks on the bottom. LOL Great job !
Thank you Mark. That darn knot bothered me at first but then I realized it belonged there.
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Gary
Absolutely amazing!!!
Thank you very much Judy,
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Awesome job
Thank you Brad, I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Great job. Looks amazing.
Thank you Alan, happy you liked it.
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Gary
Breathtaking.
Thank you Skeeter, very happy you liked it.
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Gary
Only a woodturning geek would get excited as you progressed...........I was excited; thanks for the inspiration, appreciated.
Thank you Scott! It takes a geek to know a geek LOL. As long as I have been doing this I still get excited.
I am working on something totally new right now and I can not wait to get going on it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very, Very nice!
Thank you Daniel, very happy you liked it.
Gary
Typical gifted mind, never stops working sleeping or awake. You’ll probably wake up tired one morning and walk into the shop to discover a freshly turned bowl just like the one you dreamed about. 😊
Thank you Danny and you are pretty much right about that. I have been watching TV(sort of) and something pops in my head. I have to write it down so I do not forget.
This may sound odd but I used to wake up and lay in bed for 10 minutes or so and plan out what I was going to get done at work that day.(loved my job as a wood Patternmaker)
Been retired for 11 years and I have been known to do this in my wood turning at home.
Not saying this is a good thing LOL
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Gary
Amazing work stay safe cheers Ahron
Thank you Ahron, happy you liked it and thanks for watching.
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Gary
Looks awesome, great job.
Thank you George, happy you liked it.
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Gary
Beautiful. Will have to try one. 👍
Thank you Gene, yes by all means give it a try. It looks like a bigger challenge than it is. Just one angle to cut.
Best of luck,
Gary
OUTSTANDING, Gary! I just found this video. I get any good ideas from you, but there's too little time.
Thank you John! There are so many other things I want to try but for sure it does take time. So I put them in order of what I think will be the most fun. I have 2 picked out right now and they are based on this same very useful angle.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You are a genius 👍
Well thank you John, just an old guy that loves doing these types of things. I appreciate your comment.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great Gary!
Thanks so much Andreas!
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Gary
Hypnotic. Beautiful. Awesome. Well done, you.
Thank you kindly! Happy you like it and thanks for watching.
Gary
Really looks cool. Thank you.
Thank you so much and thanks for watching Abdülhamit Atlı.
Gary
Very nice again
Thank you Robert, happy you like this one.
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Gary
I spotted the knot. Whoa! That is an awesome bowl. Unfortunately, my left ankle is still bothering me pretty bad and so I can't stand on it to do anything out in my shop. Stay safe.
Thank you Harry. Sorry about your left ankle. I can relate as my left toe was in bad shape after I slipped bare foot and bruised it and also cut the pad on my foot right behind the toe. Feeling much better and hope yours does soon.
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Gary
Wow that is beautiful
Thank you so much Theresa, happy you liked it.
Gary
Gran trabajo amigo. Felicitaciones!
Jose agradezco tus comentarios y gracias por mirar,
gary
Most impressive! "Knot" anything ugly about it.
Thank you Stuart, the knot was a surprise but a pleasant one at that.
Take care my friend,
Gary
As usual, a wonderful demo Gary. I always learn something from you.
Many thanks Sivadasan! Happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching,
Gary
3 words...
Wow
Wow
Wow
WOW Ken, thank you for the comment.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You got a talent
Thanks so much Robert. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary,
That is so wild I may attempt this this summer!
Hi Luie,
I think you should. I have had a few others make it after watching my Barrel of Blocks. I sent them the drawings which I think helped.
Gary
Great job.
Thank you Elizabeth. Happy you like it and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
You just had to teach me how to do that didn't you? Wife is gonna be mad now. All my time will be cutting 30° angles. Good work
Yes but just make sure you make her something first. This was the biggest one I have made but they still look good smaller.
Best of luck,
Gary
Thank You Gary....Watching first thing in the morning with coffee...Turns out the incredible pattern spinning around was enough to wake me up...Coffee put me over the top...Time to get out in my shop and hopefully be as energetic, inventive, artistic, determined as you seem to consistently be Gary, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Thanks again.....TM
Thank you Tuffy! Not sure about you but normally it takes me 3 cups of coffee to get me going. Happy I helped you out and it only took one...LOL
Well I do love a good challenge and this was up there. Working on a brand new one I have never done. Hope it works out.
Thanks for watching my friend,
Gary
This reminds me of a game I played when I was young called Qubit, very cool 😎 another very beautiful piece
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it. Not sure if I have seen the game. I might be too old for that and do not recall our kids playing it. But I looked it up and see what you mean.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent!!!
Thank you very much Frankie, happy you liked it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That’s an outstanding piece of turning, your in a class of your own Gary
Thank you very much Jolene for your very kind comments.
Gary
Toujours plus fort the papa bravo 👏👏👏👍
Denis.
Merci beaucoup. Appréciez votre commentaire.
Gary
Beautiful bowl. Most people don't understand how long it really takes to do those glue-ups, great video.
Thank you Glen, you are right it does take a lot of time. That is why I normally get 2 other things turned while getting it glued together.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
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I was stupid forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can give me!
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@Arlo Jon thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Arlo Jon it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my ass :D
Mindblown!
Thank you very much Danielle, happy you were able to see it and thanks so much for watching.
Have a great rest of your weekend.
Gary
Nice work
Thank you very much.
Awesome platter. 👍🏻
Thanks so much Rosie, happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
I do not know how you keep it all straight, have so much patience and stay motivated. Impressive. That is so crazy when you are turning it, it looks like it is going both directions. So cool!
Thank you Stephanie, all I can say is I knew the end results would be very interesting looking so I just kept focused on that There are times when you almost sure it has a bunch of raised blocks but it is as smooth as can be. We can than the artist M.C Escher for his painting many years ago.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Many thanks for your years of experience being shared with the woodturning community. Your an inspiration to the likes of me that wish to venture into doing something different.
Thank you very much John. I love making things like this and trying to show it is not all that hard if go one step at a time and make sure each step is correct. And then it all goes together as planned.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
All I can do is shake my head. 😅 that is so much work. Looks amazing!
Thank you Mike and it was a bit of work.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You are enriching our lives. My husband is about your age and has your kind of brain. We just got a lathe and while I'm excited to start turning, he's super interested in your meticulous designs. Thank you!
Thank you Lucy it was a lot of fun to make and I am sure your husband will love doing it.
Enjoy your new lathe and thanks for watching,
Gary
Wonderful job Gary! You have shown me that I need more clamps!
Thank you Robert! Yes lots of clamps for sure. Years ago my wife always bought me clamps for presents. I told her she could probably stop now. I have a bunch of the little spring clamps as well. I have almost ran out of those on some glue ups.
Thanks so much for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Very beautiful ❤️
Thanks so much I appreciate your comment.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You are amazing, beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Tony! Happy you liked it and appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care my friend,
Gary
amazing bowl with a lot of work wow i would like to see how you make your jig for gluing
Thank you Villy, I appreciate your comments.
So the jigs are just cutouts in stacked up baltic birch. They can be band sawed out. But I have a CNC mill so I used that. The gigs are really what makes this accurate as it is a clamping fixture that pulls all 3 joints into the right place.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
Great job. I may try this
RP
Thank you RP, I am not surprised that you might try it. And I am certain it will come out nicely.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Very nice!!
Thank you John I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
This is a very beautiful work! Good luck to you!
Thank you very much! Best of luck to you as well Aleksey.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent
Thank you very much Hamp and thanks for watching,
Gary