A really big, really dry, really end-grained bowl
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- From a log section around 19" in diameter, I attempt to turn a large bowl.
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Don't ditch videos that work out badly. It shows us that you are honest and most of all human. We all can learn something from what you have done here and I for one applaud you. Many thanks.
Thanks for watching, Relic Hunter.
I like the fact you show good and hard times, makes you real. Not being hurt physically is all that matters. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for commenting, Paul.
Thanks for NOT ditching the video. I am just starting woodworking and I found this useful.
Thank you, Jacalyn!
Keep up the good work. VERY nice camera angle and close ups! I enjoyed this video a lot more than many others who just LOOK perfect. I see a lot of epoxy filled wood turnings. If it is more than 30% of the whole thing, let's call it epoxy turning. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Stefan.
Man it's so great to see videos of failures people have. I wasn't even expecting it! Thanks for sharing and deciding to post this. More folks need to post their fail videos! The best way to learn.
I have more videos of me braking bowl planned! Thanks for watching!
I'm so grateful that you did post this video.
I have a similar piece of wood I was considering turning as you did here. A re-think maybe.
Thanks for this video.
Thanks for watching l Richard.
you are super goog my friend. what i really like about you is that you show your mistakes and thats how we learn.
Thank you, Pedro.
Rick, thanks for showing us newbies that it's okay to make mistakes and keep on pushing. It's hard when you watch these videos of these guys always turning impossible stuff and then you can't turn a log from a log. You know they make their own mistakes, but when an experienced turner like you is willing to show that mistakes do happen and no one is perfect, it makes it easier for guys like me to stay positive.
Thanks for commenting and watching, Johnathan.
While it may not have turned out, i still gave you a thumbs up. 1) for honesty and 2) this is reality. by you showing what happened it could save someone some grief. We had a guy at our club who badly glued some wood together and ended up wearing a piece of it. Lived to tell the tale. Any case I've got a similar piece to yours. I think Mummy will appreciate it in her fire place next winter. I thank you.
Thank you, Gino.
At least you show what can happen not like other who only show perfect work. That make you someone I really like to watch!
Thank you, Ernest.
I am glad you did not ditch the video. Probably the best lessons we learn are from our own mistakes. You offer great tutorials and as we know all projects do not end as we intended. Two questions. What was the compass tool you used and what size bandsaw blade do you normally use for cutting blanks? I really enjoy watching your videos and your sense of humor.
Hi, Emory. I use a 1/2" 3tpi carbide tooth blade on my bandsaw. I've tried 5/8" and 3/8" and didn't like them quite as much as the 1/2". The compass is the "amazing flat compass" from Ron Brown - here's a video review I did on it: ua-cam.com/video/z77hArDFqdE/v-deo.html
Rick, Great camera angles! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching, Glenn.
hey no worries rick! with the biggest risks come the biggest rewards. I cant count the number of piece Ive turned for days that just explode at the end. It happens. I respect the effort! happy turnin.
Thanks, Bond. I’ve just finished exploding another blank, but I’m not going to put up a video on it!
Been there, done that... Thought a piece would work with some some cracks but it blew apart on my face shield.... thank goodness nothing hurt but my pride... I'm glad you didn't get hurt by the bowl gouge as it flew to the groundlll
Thanks for watching and commenting, Randy!
Thanks for sharing, We always learn from miscues. It's been said "experience sometimes is a cruel but effective teacher"
Thanks for watching!
Totally loved the video hats off to you man I am just a beginner and trying to learn as much as I can I am going to buy one entry level lathe. And see how I go
It’s a fun hobby! Thanks for watching, qubad.
I'm glad u didn't get hurt great video can't win them all
Thank you, Christian.
Good video! Good content and fantastic production values -thoughtfull/interesting camera angles and good editing. Glad your Ok, and glad you still posted it.
Thank you, Ben.
thanks for posting. at 7:30, others have observed that the 'first cause' was operator error. also, the liberal application of ca to cracks (at an appropriate moment) might have made a difference. cheers
Yep, it was my fault entirely...I didn’t even see that until I took a long look at the video. Thanks for watching, David.
Thank you for sharing. I yelled the same as you did.
Thanks for watching, Lamar.
Thanks for the lesson!
Thanks for watching, Ohaoko.
Glad Im not the only one. Lol but sorry that happen. You know when I first saw that log, I just knew you were going to go with a bathroom sink. It looked big enough
Thanks for watching, Mike.
No thank you, I enjoyed it. But a question for you. Have tried this, I got some green ink I ordered from Amazon. And I painted a piece with it and then coated it in lacquer. I made the vast look like jaded. I think it really nice. I you like to see some of mine I have posted them on my instagram page @1171Primm. I dont have this one up yet. I have a bit more I wanted to do. Just waiting on some milliput to come in.
I think some resin in the cracks and shakes would certainly have helped. I think it would have made a load of great bowls, light pulls, egg cups and other trinkets and other small objects. Gift craft fairs etc. It is still a valid video, it shows what can go wrong, a warning for beginners.
When I next have access to workshop facilities I'm going to try turning unusual resin cast objects, I bet they will be stunning, have you seen cast or river table tops etc, there are loads on you tube, when you have a moment have a peep, let me know what you think. Jeff
Hi, Jeff. I’ve seen quite a few videos on using resin for woodturning. Check out “NZ Woodturning”, he almost exclusively resin turning: also, “Zac Higgins”, he also does a lot of resin turning. And “Andy Phillip”, he has done some really amazing resin turning. I’ve done a couple of resin projects, with less than stellar results: ua-cam.com/video/okzt0JtCSPk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/gniHUo22W4o/v-deo.html
Thanks for commenting and watching, Jeff.
As Forest Gump would say: "It happens".
I am always suspect of old dry wood. I generally don't have good luck with it and my projects turn out like this one with a big chunk of wood missing. Be glad you are OK after this one!!!! Keep the videos coming!!!!
Thank you, Glasscutr.
Rick can you honestly say, with your hand on your heart, you didn't expect this or similar to happen, the timber needed stabilising, there are any number of resins available. Glad there was no spilt blood though, it helps emphasise how dangerous heavy chunks of wood can be..
I can’t get my hand on my heart, my ribs are in the way. :-) it actually didn’t look that bad. Thanks for watching, Jeff.
LOVE YOUR CAMERA ANGLES!
Thank you, Jess.
Thanks for this vid! Fail is the only way to progress. I will still try to turn dry, rock hard, cracked walnut
Thanks for watching!
Looks like A.R.T. (almost round turning) to me. You crack me up.
Thank you, Bob.
even knowing i give you abuse. i subscribed. i think its a realistic approach. show the mistakes. im learning watching your vids. keep it up rick
Thanks again, Jus.
Don't be sad ...just a hobby ,that is how we learn , just don't hurt yourself .
Thank you, rr. So far, in spite of my best efforts otherwise, I haven’t hurt myself.
Interesting camera work, too.
Thanks so much, Crusin!
Bravo lo stesso.
Ci hai provato!!
Grazie per l'attenzione! (Traduzione di Google translate, spero che abbia senso)
The way it was turned that wood is a spindle. When turning spindle work, cut down hill so the wood is supported. Cutting up hill the wood is not so when it came to that crack, it caught. Too bad too. Really wanted to see that piece done. It was taking a nice shape.
Thanks for watching, Mark.
I would not have used deckscrews, especially with something that heavy and out of balance. And I would've run a tail piece of some type up against it at least until I had it round and balanced. But maybe I'm overcautious.
No, you’re right. I intended to bring up the tailstock and forgot. As for the deck screws, I thought they were quite strong, but a number of people have told me otherwise. Thanks for watching, Dennis.
Glad your safe. Any chance you can glue the bit back on. And soak the cracks in ca glue. Looks like it would have nice splating. Cheers Lee
It’s on the burn pile now. Thanks for watching!
I honestly saw that coming. seeing the block of wood right at the start, all those cracks in it, it didn't look good.
I actually thought it would hold together...the power of blind optimism, I guess. Thanks for watching.
From the slow mow it looks like chisel rolled off the rounded edge of the rest, caught, and tore the chunk out of the bowl
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yes it did. This was avoidable and so don't stop turning damaged wood just because of inexperience.
Thank you. I'm glad somebody else saw that.
Definitely. The chisel rolled. Try PEG first though if you doubt the wood's integrity. Works very well.
Rick, it's not the wood. It's your tool rest that was the culprit. As far as the wood, you had a lot of options to stabilize it before you got as far as you did. Also, there is no such thing as crappy wood. Learn how to handle it before you try working it. ......... Jerry www.woodturnerstools.com .
Keep doing videos I really enjoy them.
Could you now mold with Resin
Hi, Jay. Yes, I could probably have fixed it with resin, but I don’t have a pressure pot. Thanks for watching!
@@RickTurnsWoodturning could you send it to another youtuber to do it
Yes, that’s a possibility, but for that piece, it wasn’t worth it. And I don’t know anyone with resin casting equipment.
That's what we like about you Rick. You're real. You show it all. We've all been there and that's why we look forward to your vids.
Thank you, Daryl!
Have you heard of C A glue before you start ? We fill the cracks first !
It would have taken a boatload of ca glue! Thanks for watching, Dave.
Do you think you could have stabilized the wood at some point Pryor to it exploding?
Using a wood stabilizer would have been a good idea, but it's expensive and I've never used it. The wood actually didn't look quite as bad as it turned out. Thanks for watching, Lawrence.
It's a shame that happened, have you considered stabilizing the wood with epoxy (e.g. Cactus Juice) prior to turning?
It's too expensive to do that, I think. And although the wood didn't look so good, I thought it would hold together. Thanks for watching, Fred.
Ah shoot, things we’re going so well too.
It was going great until it wasn’t! Thanks for watching, Tom.
love the real vid
Thanks for watching, Matin.
May not he turned out but I still enjoyed watching.
Thank you!
Success requires failure. Thanks.
I got the failure part down pat! Thanks for watching.
Rick, I built guitars. I cut must a my wood from logs. There’s nothing quite as exciting as spalted maple. I find myself using a lot of superglue to get me through ! I buy it by the pints! I always buy ,” thin ,” which is like water or alcohol thin! Because it’s so thin, capillary action will suck this thin glue into the deepest parts of your cracked disk! It’s so good at going through the whole thing that you will find it draining out the bottom or lowest area! Anyways, if I had your disk I’d use my pipets to feed those cracks till they were full. Before that you could glue back on the broken part with titebond 3 ! Try this out in a small sample and cut it up after to see how the super glue had gone through !!! Ps wear safety glasses and latex gloves when working with super glue! Dee
Thanks for the tips, Dee. I think it would have taken several gallons for this chunk of wood. But I’ll try that out next time!
That’s why i never push my chisels thru, i only pull. Unless I’m pushing into a corner
Thanks for watching, tpjuvi.
Can’t win them all !!!🖖
So true...but around that time, I couldn't seem to win any. Thanks for watching, John.
The chunk of wood came off because you caught the chisel shoulder as you fell off the tool rest. Note you aim to get a very rough surface if you turn against the grain. Try turning with the grain like you would with a hand plane. You can turn cracked, damaged, fragile bowls, but this was a demonstration on how not to. Think of the wood fibers as a bunch of straws, go with the grain.
Yes, it did come off the back of the tool rest...I had to watch the video again, I hadn't noticed that. I wasn't overly concerned about turning from top to bottom at that point. I was just removing material and getting a general shape. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I think is this case with all the cracks and end grain that this is all the more reason to cut with the grain to reduce friction and a chance of the tool grabbing.
Not to worry.. My scrap pile is always larger than my project pile...lol
Mine too. Thanks for watching, Chuck.
So what is the best way to avoid this ? I always thought you only push to the right and never ride the bevel to the left
I'm not quite sure what you mean. My understanding is that with a gouge, you ride the bevel no matter which way you're moving the tool (except when you're using it to shear scrape). Thanks for watching, Wong
First time watching Rick turns and the last for me. I only clicked-on for morbid curiosity and ended up exactly as I suspected it would besides it was ugly to begin with and if by some miracle completed would have been ugly in the end
I cringed when the tool caught and am relieved you were not hurt. You seem like too nice a guy and appreciate your effort
How about a creosote phone pole butt for the next time
I haven't been able to find a creosote phone pole butt, but I'll keep looking.
cover in resin!.....that`ll look great!
Too late! It’s already been burned up. Thanks for watching, Tony.
Man I got 5 prices just like that, I think I will ca glue all the cracks first.
Thanks for watching, Aubrey.
The tool rest wasn't long enough, u should leave at least an inch on the end
You’re right. It wasn’t until I closely watched my video that I noticed that. Thanks for watching, Firefox.
Check Matt Cremona videos on wood stabilization. He turned some real punky wood into solid material.
Thanks for the tip, Kevin. I look for those videos.
I like projects that do not turn out good
Then you will love my channel! Thanks for watching, Tom.
black resin when it was square would have saved it
I'm sure you're right. I didn't have any on hand, and didn't want to spend money on it, since the wood looked really iffy. Thanks for watching and commenting, Edgunsuk.
Still a good vid
Thank you, Atgiovina.
Bummer man.
Like, totally! LOL
8:17 well...YOU CAN'T WIN E'M ALL-!!
Thanks for watching, Dale.
Sorry. you can glue.
I might try that! Thanks Aleksey.
Thanks Rick for sharing. I'm glad you are OK. It helps to see that we all have misadventures from time to time... I have a piece of a bowl lost somewhere in my shop which I have still not found to this date, despite many clearouts!
Thank you, CL!
we learn more from our mistakes than success.
Yep, and I just keep on learning!
Yeah I have. Been shaken not stored after more than once but we do lean eventually:) cheers
Ain't that the truth, honest video we all make mistakes
That's a shame Rick, but kudos for showing it anyway :)
Cheers
Mike
Thank you, Mike.
Mike Waldt Was w
Good information tuition thanks Rick…..no point just posting all the successful project’s 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for watching, William
Rick as a simple bowl turner for 45 plus years....I never try to turn end grain bowls..let alone dry ones..all my bowls come from green wood.. yeah I know you can’t finish them in one video..but try the green bowls.. I turn them green and coat with paste wax and caulk on their end grains..watch for 6 weeks ...they are put in large paper bags with fresh shaving from the bowl..most of my bowls spend 1 year in the attic of my wood shop..a few have spent 10-15 years..but they are stable when returned..try it..be well rick I enjoy your efforts..Terry
I wanted to see if this chunk of wood could be made into anything. Normally, I don’t have dry wood. I usually rough turn it first, then put it in my drying box for 5-7 days, and then finish it. Thanks for watching, Terry.
Its one of those times where you have to just lean on the bench and stare for a while!! Great video :)
Thanks, Matt.
I really appreciate you posting this "failure" video....... As a beginner in wood turning, this gives me hope! Thanks for the instruction and ideas!
I have lots of other videos with failures! Thanks for watching, Cody.
Sorry for your loss, Rick. Question; why do so many guys seem to use what looks like a large fingernail gouge for roughing? You are not the first I have seen do this. What's up?
That’s a bowl gouge ground with swept-back wings for use in shear-scraping. On bowls, use of a roughing gouge is dangerous, because the tang of the roughing gouge is relatively weak and can break on a bad catch. So typically a bowl gouge is used for the roughing on a bowl blank. Thanks for watching!
I really enjoyed the video. I know how much work it is to shoot and edit a video like this. Many hours. I think 99 percent of the woodworking videos I've watched have ended with a finished product so I give you props for posting this and letting us see the reality of woodworking, that not all projects end well. How can they? Wood doesn't always do what we want it to do.
Thank you, Scott!
RickTurns AT LEAST NOBODY GOT HURT!!!
Not sure what you are talking about, sounds pretentious and subject to some narcissistic thoughts, maybe a career in politics beckons.
@@andy7823 Who were you referring to?!
scott oconnor &. G
Love your work! Fails especially, help me learn. You’re channel is always interesting. Thanks.
Thank you!
Rick, first of all glad you are safe. The use of packing tape with the imbedded fibers works great for holding cracks together while you profile the other end of the piece.... I was wondering why you did not CA the larger fissures prior to mounting the piece; also did you pre-drill for the three inch screws? Could the pressure from the screws have hasten the integrity of the blank? Enquiring minds want to know 🤔
It never occurred to me to use strapping tape - sounds like a good idea. I did drill pilot holes for the screws, I just didn't show it on the video. I don't think I could have driven those screws in without a pilot hole. Thanks for your suggestion.
"That was not a feature I wanted to incorporate". Rick you crack me up.
Thank you, Robert!
I hope your alright it didn't hit you right? by the way it doesn't matter that it wasn't successful what matters is you do have respect for woods and you dont just throw away in burner :) but stay safe, looking forward to your next project.
best wishes,
Afshin.
I do respect the wood...i’m planning to give it a Christian burial. Thanks for watching, Afshin!
haha yep perfect!
CraftWithAfshin i
I love your videos and I love your honesty but most of all I love your humour , what ever you do, don't stop doing what your doing :)
Love the honesty, not everything turns out as you would want . 🙄
That’s for sure, as I demonstrate in a number of my videos! Thanks for watching, Ryan.
You never know if you don’t try.
That's right!
No biggie. Bandsaw that hunk into pen or game call blanks.
Thanks for commenting, Ron.
Great video. I will definitely keep watching
Thank you, Agile.
Ricky boy...you did good mate...
Thanx for the share...
Thank you, Nirva.
Rick I enjoyed the video. I'm glad you didn't elude to the problem in the title cause I actually jumped nearly out of my chair when that chisel snagged the wood. I don't care what anybody else says, it happens to everybody at some point. I love that you are humble enough to show a failure. I will like and subscribe buddy. Keep turning man!
Thanks for watching, Gordon.
Looks to me like the log was fine, you just got too close to where the tool rest curves down and your chisel got between the bowl and the rest causing the bowl to break.
I didn’t notice at the time, but I believe the gouge did slip off the toolrest. Thanks for watching!
it didn't help that the wood had cracks in it either.
I noticed you opened up the flute of the gouge at the same time the catch occurred. I think if the flute had been a little more closed, the catch would not have happened.
Thank you for a good, honest video
Thanks for watching, Peter.
Sometimes we put time and effort into making unnecessarily ornamental firewood as is the case here. Shame to witness it, but it happens.
“Ornamental firewood”...I like that! Thanks for watching.
I would think that since you have good equipment and obviously years of experience, you would know better than to turn something as dangerous as this.
It did not look all that bad at the start, and the spalting was worth it. Thanks for watching, moknives.
G’day Rick, great video, very entertaining.pity you didn’t finish.
Thanks for not ditching video.
I often turn cracked wood as that’s usually all that I can get. BUT I’ll use ca and or epoxy on blank before it gets to that stage in production.
I would have repaired bowl and continued, where’s your sense of adventure, finish what you started.
I must admit I like your videos but not your silly attempts at humour sometimes. Thanks for not putting it in this video.
I considered using a epoxy or some type of casting resin to strengthen the wood, but didn’t want to go to that expense. I didn’t put any silliness in that video - wow, I slipped up on that one. Thanks for watching, Greg.
Hi Rick,
I too love to turn bowls of almost any kind (and other stuff too, of course), and I'm now trying a new thing (that an old carpenter/joiner told me several years ago); to prevent wood from cracking, or even "un-crack" a piece, put the whole thing in salty water for 2-3 months. I started making a bowl of cherry wood, that had been lying in the sun all summer long, and the cracks were too deep. I therefore stopped after turning the outer form, put it in a bucket, filled it up with water and added a good portion salt. After only a few days the cracks were completely gone, and it has been in the water for about 6 weeks now (I refill when necessary, and it doesn't smell too good, so I had to take it from the basement to our garage, and put a cloth over it). It's also grown in size, and I'm very excited to see what I can do with it in another 5 or 6 weeks. Keep it up!
Wow, I have never heard of that. That's great. I hope after all that soaking, it turns well. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tor.
Quoting from the movie “Forest Gump”...It Happens. You’re not alone. I have screwed up so many small bird house turnings where the wood has flown apart just about the time I am almost finished other than sanding. It happens!!!
Thanks for your comments, Glasscutr!
why did you try and turn with the grain facing down? The strength of a bowl comes from the bonds between the fibers. If you did manage to actually make that bowl i don't see it lasting long before it falls apart. Just some friendly advice, hope that you live and learn from your mistakes.
By “grain facing down”, I assume you mean turning end grain, with grain running parallel to the lathe bed. I’ve turned several bowls this way, and haven’t had any problems with it splitting, as long as I dry it properly. This piece was not long enough to make a normal cross-grain bowl, and I didn’t want to just throw it out, so I tried it as an end-grain piece. Thanks for watching, Alex.
Rick do you have a video on the various ways to dry out green bowls.. I heard that rice is a good medium.. I know and have watched your testing videos...can you respond please..thanks for helping all of us turners...oh and Merry Christmas bro.. Terry T
Hi, Terry. The only videos I have on drying is about my drying box. If I understand you, you have already watched those. I saw Carl Jacobsen’s video on drying with rice. He said it took a month or so, which to me is a long time - with my drying box, I can dry a roughed-out bowl in a week or less. Thanks for commenting and watching, Terry.
Hey Rick, looks like you started to rush on the last stroke. You didn't move away from the wood far enough and ended up pushing the tool into the peice when you were going back to start the next pass. It probably broke at a cracked point yes but it could have been turned down passed the cracks if you were a little more careful
I was definitely careless on this piece, and that's not good with a piece of wood as weak as this one. Thanks for watching, Chris.
I'm curious why one could not saturate the end grain with a low viscosity epoxy, warming the blank up first to promote deep saturation. It seems to me that would have held that thing together well enough for a successful turning, but who knows. In any event, it seems like a less risky path to follow.
I'm sure that would have worked, but I didn't have any liquid epoxy and didn't really want to buy any. Thanks for watching, Christopher.
Really enjoyed watching. It takes courage to turn a piece that size (I wouldnt dare doing it...). Good that you are ok. You know what? Glue the loose piece with epoxy and put it back on the lathe :)
Too late for that, Joao...it’s been turned into ashes. Thanks for watching!
Lol, I think we’ve all made a faux pas similar to this at one time Rick. I’m thinking of investing in a powermatic lathe. What model is yours and are you pleased with it?
Hi, Malcolm. I have a Powermatic 3520b, and I’ve been very happy with it. It has been upgraded a little in the current model, the 3520c. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for showing the mistakes. I learn from that as well. Glad you weren't hurt!
Thank you, Chinua.
Glad you weren't hurt Rick. I think it's good that you showed what happened so others can see the dangers of turning firsthand. Accidents happen to all of us.
I try to serve as a cautionary tale to others. ;-) Thanks for watching, Tim.
3 weeks ago I got a finger hung in mine while it was running 1800 rpm. Fortunately the belt slipped till I got the power shut off... unfortunately I didn't get it on video,. That would have been a good lesson on what NOT to do. LOL
Take care brother,
Tim
I am a beginner at this, can't find an instructor so I'm learning as I go and ask questions where I must...
Why is it better to turn at high speed than low, apart from getting the job done faster? Is the cut smoother on high speed or something?
It's easier to turn at a higher speed than a lower speed, at least in my experience. I think it's because the tool cuts with less force...any one point of the work piece is in contact with the tool for a shorter period of time. At least, that's my guess. The videos on UA-cam are great for teaching turning. Let me recommend the "beginners" videos by Mike Waldt and Sam Angelo.
Thanks for not “ditching” this video. We all learn from mistakes, whether they’re our mistakes or yours. Good video.
Thank you!