These illusions are so hard to “un-see”. Once assembled they just won’t let me see the pieces, only the whole! Very well done both the turning and the explanations. Thank you for continuing to make such high quality videos. To answer your question about which is MY favorite type - this style, where you share advanced cutting and assembly techniques.
Thanks so much Ken. I will be doing more of this type and happy to share the method. But I also will be doing pieces from a log. Glue ups like this one take a lot of time and store bought wood. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much William. Happy you enjoy my videos. I just kind of talk to myself while doing my projects. My wife used to come out and ask who I was talking to. Now she knows just myself. A habit a picked up at work thinking things out . Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
Beautiful bowl. As you were gluing up the segments to make the “illusion,” I found I was getting a bit dizzy knowing it was flat yet my eyes were saying it was 3D. So cool. Thank you Gary!
Thank you very much Doug! When I held up the corner section and looked at it in the screen on my camera I swore it was not flat. And I made it!!! Take care, Gary
Thanks Gary you are a star come up with the angle might start calling you captain Lee off below deck you sound alike Thanks for sharing your Masterpieces
Thank you Daemon! I have never heard of Below Deck so I just had to check. I will have to play the sound and ask my wife who it sounds like LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much Greg. I love doing these but doing turnings from chunks of logs allows me to clear my head for another segmented turning. Plus these take much longer so I end up doing 2 or more turnings between segmented ones. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Steve and no problem I was happy to give those dimensions. You will see in a few upcoming videos that those angles can do all kinds of things. Have fun, Gary
I was one that asked for more info. Well, you certainly under-promised & over-delivered. I WILL be attempting this as my retired time becomes available. My grateful thanks for your beautiful efforts & sharing with us.
Thank you James. I had been thinking about since I said I would try and do something. Then I figured I could tie it in with another similar turning. Happy this worked out for you and everyone else. Retired time helps for sure. So are you just getting ready to retire? I was told I would miss my job and be back within a few months. I loved my job because I built lots of complex things out of wood. But I am doing that in retirement so i do not miss my job LOL. Take care, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I am retired for four years now, or better rephrased “under new management”. We bought a 1916 Arts & Crafts house & are giving back the love it gave to our predecessors. It’s been a journey & fun along the way. Best of luck to you & your family, stay safe & healthy. Thanks again 🙏
What I appreciate about this setup is that no material is wasted. Other assemblies made with solid wood require turning to the final shape, losing a lot of wood. And the final effect is fantastic.
Thank you very much Marcelo. For sure it does save wood. But buying the wood this way cost much more than a chunk of wood from a tree. And very little of that gets wasted as we use it around the garden and some of the shavings can be used for smoking food. Other wise those pieces get turned into firewood. Thanks for watching, Gary
Geeze, I'm always pleasantly surprised when I find I've successfully tied my shoes in the morning. I just cannot wrap my head around how you create these incredible illusions, Gary. And, I watch, and I rewind, and I try! It's just not in my make-up. But, fortunately for the woodturning world, it's in yours and that, along with your patience in explaining step by step, I know these videos of yours will be with us for many, many years to come. You've created quite the library of reference materials for segments in general and illusions in particular. Keep at it, professor, you are a treasure! 😊 Phil
Thank you so much Phil for your very kind words. They are much appreciated. I have a habit of never tying my shoes and not sure if I remember how anymore. I do enjoy making these and have a few other illusions I want to do. I kept thinking the illusion I did before this came from the knitting world. A viewer pointed out someone name Ruth Ann Berry and I looked her books up. While looking at some of the work there it was. The Great Illusion I did a few weeks ago. Amazing work she does with yarn. If I tried to do it in yarn it would look a big blob of yarn bunched up. I do plan on getting a nice little log for my next turning and then I have another surprise in the works. Keep doing what you can because we all look forward to what ever you do. Take care my friend, Gary
It's interesting how you can get the rings to fit together so precisely. I run all of my rings through a drum sander using a jig that I made. Thanks for the videos! It inspires me to build something.
Gary, Thanks for doing this. I took copious notes! You're a genius. I'm gonna try it now. You cleared up the air a bunch with this video. Thanks again. RP
I did this one!!!!! New turner. Came out pretty good, wife was more than impressed as were her friends. Wow the glue up, takes time. Thank you so much for the detailed videos. The “block barrel” one is being glued up as I type this. Thanks again.
Well thank you very much Mike for letting me know. I still have not made a lid for that Barrel of Blocks. Maybe that might make a great video. Thanks for watching and have fun, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 thought about a tip for the barrel of blocks with block on top for the handle Going to put my bandsaw to the test and make a dizzy bowl next.
Gary! You continue to inspire me to try these new things! I'm that kind of guy. A beautiful piece of wood can inspire me to make the same old bowl, but your clear explanation of the board bowl, the bandsaw curved segment bowl, and now this 3D illusion are a real shot in the arm to get me out in my shop and trying these things! Thanks. While I truly wish you continued success with your channel, the selfish part of me rues the thought of the day when there are so many comments that you will have to quite responding. Blessings!
Thank you very much Dave. I am happy you inspired by my work. I have been able to keep up answering all the comments and still have plans of doing the same. I get up early and have a cup or two of coffee and answer comments which I love reading. Thanks for watching and your support. Gary
Thank you again Gary. The explanations of angles and dimensions took me to the next level. Looking forward to to putting it together. Without these videos I wouldn't have a clue how to even start. Jim
Very welcome Jim. Almost all these illusions are based on geometry. And luckily it is one angle that will be used to make it. At least most of the time. I just uploaded one this morning that is based on only one angle setup to do the illusion. Have fun making it, Gary
As the others have commented, even as I watch you put the pieces flat on the work table, the 3D shape appears!! So very weird. I loved it Gary. My wife and I watched it a couple of times and yes, I waded into the math session as well. Strangely enough, I believe I understood the process!! Thank you so much for sharing that much work with us. As soon as this grasshopper gains patience he will attempt it. Cheers, Rick
Thank you Rick. That 3D shape is pretty cool but I am working on another that is as well. It is just on paper and on my drawing program at the moment. No colors to make the effect but it still can be seen in your mind. I had to chuckle when you said grasshopper. Years ago I a young apprentice I was helping to train. I used to call him grasshopper and he hated it. Thanks for watching, Gary
Hey, you have a nice face. Don't be afraid to show it. I love your turnings and I really would like to get to know the person too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you Glen. Because of the lathe location it is harder to get a full view. So I choose the turning over me LOL. After editing tomorrows video I noticed you will see a little more of me but it was not really planned. I almost edited it because I need a hair cut real bad!!! Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks Gary, I made a lidded box like this after seeing your platter. I cut my glue up in half and did the bowl from a board on both halfs for bowl and lid. I used a chop saw to cut my sections. I used 0.53 thickness, then just used the stock width as a spacer between the blade and stop. 1,2 or 3 thickness depending on part. I used spalted maple, white oak and red oak on a walnut background. Ended up 10 diameter and 4.5 inches tall. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you very much Greg. I would love to see what you made and if you would like to share a picture you can find my email in my About Page. Take care, Gary
For those who can use it, a FREE WARE cad program can make the design phase a whole lot easier, or pay the big bucks, your choice. What always gets me is the actual illusion caused by the different shades of wood and their alignment. Your skill is always apparent, and your knowledge of these processes shows every time. Yes, you were a pattern maker, and that helps, but this is art not mechanics, even if some mechanical things are involved. Great video. '-)
Thank you Robert. Yes there are a number of free CAD programs and some are very good. There is one called DesignSpark that is very powerful. The program I bought has built in CAM which I use for CNC work. It also as a decent ART program where I can do engravings. Not a big bucks program but it works. Yes the shades of wood and how they are stacked up is what makes this work. Thanks for watching, Gary
Fantastic Gary thank you for the dimensions, I'll re watch the great illusion and then look at getting someone local to make the pieces for me. Take care and stay safe, Mike.
Hahaha. We love your face, Gary! Or should we see if it's Mr. Escher, as in M. C. (artist known for the staircase art, each of many staircases heading a different direction)? Those segmented patterns are a wonderful kaleidoscope illusion. This project looked great with lots of chatoyance, a great finish and name. Not sure why knucklebones, but I like it.
Thank you Jay, the face was a joke thing and I meant to say so here you go. I better start following my teleprompter LOL. My last name could have been Escher except for one letter. So the old game called Jacks we played as kids the little star thing is called a Knucklebone. Thanks for watching, Gary
Hi Gary, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your many years of knowledge with all of us. You go out of your way to help us understand something that is very difficult and in terms that helps us to see it in a much easier way. Thank you thank you thank you for helping us and just being who you are. God bless you always,,, Tom
Wow, thank you Tom for your very kind words. I just enjoy knowing others are trying these things and they will just keep on being made. God bless you as well my friend, Gary
Bet you if Uri Geller is watching your videos on illusions he will definitely take up woodturning Thank you for sharing your illusions on youtube and explaining how you go about it.Great work All the best Yiannis
Thank you RD. Well then the illusion worked like it was supposed to. But I can still look at it and think it is 3D. These are so cool to look at and to make. thanks for watching, Gary
Gary, another beautiful bowl! Your instruction on the process is superb. I even took some notes. Now I need to practice and practice some more. Thank you for these videos.
Watching a UA-cam video about MC Escher. It's reminding me of your own creations with wood. How they all fit perfectly together and...viola, it's something.
Thank you Vickie. MC Escher really gave a lot of people ideas like this. I amazed that the quilting world has done a lot of the same illusions. Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I must admit until watching this, I didn't know of him by name. Maybe some of his things, but didn't know who did them. Me being a numbers person, I'm intrigued for sure. Probably why I like your creations. Numbers make sense. English doesn't. So I excelled in what made sense 😆
That is a beautiful piece of artwork Gary. You are the master. I always enjoy your videos wondering what surprises you will come up with next. What an inspiration. Take care my friend and may God bless. Thanks also for sharing your quick mug shot. LOL. You have nothing to be ashamed of. I am a 1945 version and I believe it is what is behind the face that is important. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to your next video.
Thank you very much Rudy! Happy you enjoyed the video. The mug shot was just a spur of the moment thing as last week someone ask why I never show my face. I expected it to be a little longer but editing short of clipped a second off. I have a brother in law named Rudy who is a 1945 version as well. Take care and God bless, Gary
Papa, “…illusions are cool.” That isn’t the half of it! After you finished the glue-up, every time you moved the work, I waited for it to turn and settle on one corner 🧐. I KNOW it’s a flat piece, but so well done that I was continually seeing the 3D illusion only! Nicely done 😎. Keep the aspidistra flying! Paul
Thank you Paul. They are really very cool and fun to make. I have a few others on my list but not sure how I can make it a turning. But I will try. Take care, Gary
Thanks Gary, I love your enthusiasm and the patient, detailed way you explain things. My eyes were convinced you were picking up 3D pieces - uncanny! You always inspire me to want to rush out to the workshop and have a go at what you have demonstrated, but as it has just passed Midnight here in Nottingham UK, I had better wait until morning. Actually, realistically, I had better wait until I have practiced how to cut the pieces accurately!! I am building up a long 'to do' list based on your videos :) Brilliant!
Thanks so much David. May I suggest taking some not so nice wood and cut a few sizes and do a test fit. You will have a lot more confidence going forward with the good wood. Also make sure your angle is perfect. And using oversize pieces to do that will get you there easily. Take care, Gary
Excellent project Gary! I love these kinds of efforts. This was my first love when I began to work with wood in high school. Probably goes back before that when I played with building blocks as a kid. But I love these geometric patterns, and all the different illusions and shapes that can be made from them. There is no end to playing around with these shapes. I love how you explain so well how you do everything. Providing dimensions as well is really helpful. That way all the cool stuff that you do, we can all try as well. Thank you for everything you do. See you next week!
Thank you very much Mark. I have always love these things as well. As a kid I would get a new toy and after a week I tore it apart to see how it worked. That is what I am told. I am the youngest out of 8. I knew these shapes were old and today a viewer pointed out someone who has a book on knitting illusions. So now I know where this actually came from. Now I may need to try more of what she has done. Matter of fact I saw a cutting board that I am sure came from what she did and that might be next. But ,mine will be a bowl. Take care, Gary
You work is incredible beautiful I learned so much from you and I make some 3D and when I got it from you and people are very impressed by it thank you very very much
Another great 3D project, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much Gao!
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for sharing, I’m 77 new in woodworking, this will be my next project, thanks again
Thank you Jim and the best of luck to you. It is really fun to do.
Take care,
Gary
These illusions are so hard to “un-see”. Once assembled they just won’t let me see the pieces, only the whole!
Very well done both the turning and the explanations. Thank you for continuing to make such high quality videos.
To answer your question about which is MY favorite type - this style, where you share advanced cutting and assembly techniques.
Thanks so much Ken. I will be doing more of this type and happy to share the method. But I also will be doing pieces from a log. Glue ups like this one take a lot of time and store bought wood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another great video. You are a first class teacher. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much William. Happy you enjoy my videos. I just kind of talk to myself while doing my projects. My wife used to come out and ask who I was talking to. Now she knows just myself. A habit a picked up at work thinking things out .
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Thank you so much. Your video's are made very well and very clear. A pleasure to watch and learn from.
Thank you very much Sivadasan! Happy you enjoy my channel.
Take care and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. As you were gluing up the segments to make the “illusion,” I found I was getting a bit dizzy knowing it was flat yet my eyes were saying it was 3D. So cool. Thank you Gary!
Thank you very much Doug! When I held up the corner section and looked at it in the screen on my camera I swore it was not flat. And I made it!!!
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Gary you are a star come up with the angle might start calling you captain Lee off below deck you sound alike Thanks for sharing your Masterpieces
Thank you Daemon! I have never heard of Below Deck so I just had to check. I will have to play the sound and ask my wife who it sounds like LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
🐼 Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 69 yr old grandma in Texas, USA. 🐼 ❤ 🎀 👍 🧚♂ 🐈 🧚 🍀
Thank you very much Grammy Bear from a 75 yr old papa from Oregon, USA❤🧡💛💚💙
WOW!that is stunning!!!! Gary you are an artist
Thank you Jane. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Inspiring and incredible
Thank you Denver and thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow! First thanks for the dimensions, that will really. The bowl is beautiful. Stay safe.
Thank you Harry and best of luck.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice and awesome, detailed explanation. This in my 'To-Do' project list for January of 2023 when I finally retire for good. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Larry and I am sure you will love January 2023 as much as I loved April 2012!
Take care,
Gary
I prefer your segmented turning. This video and the related video are fantastic. Thanks for sharing the explanation and dimensions. All the best
Thank you very much Greg. I love doing these but doing turnings from chunks of logs allows me to clear my head for another segmented turning. Plus these take much longer so I end up doing 2 or more turnings between segmented ones.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
You are so right, “Illusions are so cool to do”… I will “do” vicariously through you for now. Thank you for the instructions and entertainment.
Thank you very much Lee. I look forward to hearing how you do.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Gary for another excellent video on a great project.
Thank you Richard. Happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
Incredible. The illusion of a three dimensional joint is excellent! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Todd. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Nice to see a other one Gary.
Thank you very much Nico and thanks for watching,
Gary
HI GARY yep that last piece was great and this bowl is even better. weldone.
Thank you very much Manjit. I have more in the works.
Take care,
Gary
Wow, beautiful work Gary thanks for sharing
Thank you very much Dave and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Extremely kind of you to give the dimension details. It has encouraged me to give one a try. Thank you.
Thank you Steve and no problem I was happy to give those dimensions. You will see in a few upcoming videos that those angles can do all kinds of things.
Have fun,
Gary
I was one that asked for more info. Well, you certainly under-promised & over-delivered.
I WILL be attempting this as my retired time becomes available.
My grateful thanks for your beautiful efforts & sharing with us.
Thank you James. I had been thinking about since I said I would try and do something. Then I figured I could tie it in with another similar turning. Happy this worked out for you and everyone else. Retired time helps for sure. So are you just getting ready to retire?
I was told I would miss my job and be back within a few months. I loved my job because I built lots of complex things out of wood.
But I am doing that in retirement so i do not miss my job LOL.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I am retired for four years now, or better rephrased “under new management”.
We bought a 1916 Arts & Crafts house & are giving back the love it gave to our predecessors. It’s been a journey & fun along the way.
Best of luck to you & your family, stay safe & healthy.
Thanks again 🙏
What I appreciate about this setup is that no material is wasted. Other assemblies made with solid wood require turning to the final shape, losing a lot of wood.
And the final effect is fantastic.
Thank you very much Marcelo. For sure it does save wood. But buying the wood this way cost much more than a chunk of wood from a tree.
And very little of that gets wasted as we use it around the garden and some of the shavings can be used for smoking food.
Other wise those pieces get turned into firewood.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Geeze, I'm always pleasantly surprised when I find I've successfully tied my shoes in the morning. I just cannot wrap my head around how you create these incredible illusions, Gary. And, I watch, and I rewind, and I try! It's just not in my make-up. But, fortunately for the woodturning world, it's in yours and that, along with your patience in explaining step by step, I know these videos of yours will be with us for many, many years to come. You've created quite the library of reference materials for segments in general and illusions in particular. Keep at it, professor, you are a treasure! 😊
Phil
Thank you so much Phil for your very kind words. They are much appreciated. I have a habit of never tying my shoes and not sure if I remember how anymore.
I do enjoy making these and have a few other illusions I want to do.
I kept thinking the illusion I did before this came from the knitting world. A viewer pointed out someone name Ruth Ann Berry and I looked her books up. While looking at some of the work there it was. The Great Illusion I did a few weeks ago. Amazing work she does with yarn. If I tried to do it in yarn it would look a big blob of yarn bunched up.
I do plan on getting a nice little log for my next turning and then I have another surprise in the works.
Keep doing what you can because we all look forward to what ever you do.
Take care my friend,
Gary
I'm with you, Phil.
I totally agree. Dunno how, but he gets the wonderful results! I cannot see FLAT
Beautiful Gary. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
It's interesting how you can get the rings to fit together so precisely. I run all of my rings through a drum sander using a jig that I made. Thanks for the videos! It inspires me to build something.
I sand one face on my disk sander then the other on the lathe.
Very fast and I do not have room for a drum sander.
Gary,
Thanks for doing this. I took copious notes! You're a genius. I'm gonna try it now. You cleared up the air a bunch with this video. Thanks again.
RP
Thank you very much RP! I have no doubt you will make a beauty.
Take care,
Gary
I did this one!!!!! New turner. Came out pretty good, wife was more than impressed as were her friends. Wow the glue up, takes time. Thank you so much for the detailed videos. The “block barrel” one is being glued up as I type this. Thanks again.
Well thank you very much Mike for letting me know. I still have not made a lid for that Barrel of Blocks. Maybe that might make a great video.
Thanks for watching and have fun,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 thought about a tip for the barrel of blocks with block on top for the handle Going to put my bandsaw to the test and make a dizzy bowl next.
Very nice Gary. So cool
Thank you very much Laura!
Take care,
Gary
You are a great teacher i know i said that before i learned a lot from you i thank you very much for sharing you talents
Thank you very much Denis I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Gary! You continue to inspire me to try these new things! I'm that kind of guy. A beautiful piece of wood can inspire me to make the same old bowl, but your clear explanation of the board bowl, the bandsaw curved segment bowl, and now this 3D illusion are a real shot in the arm to get me out in my shop and trying these things! Thanks.
While I truly wish you continued success with your channel, the selfish part of me rues the thought of the day when there are so many comments that you will have to quite responding. Blessings!
Thank you very much Dave. I am happy you inspired by my work.
I have been able to keep up answering all the comments and still have plans of doing the same. I get up early and have a cup or two of coffee and answer comments which I love reading.
Thanks for watching and your support.
Gary
Absolutely awesome thanks for sharing Mr. Gary, take care stay safe and God bless.
Thanks so much Donald. Happy you enjoyed it and God Bless!
Take care,
Gary
Awesome turning Gary! Happy Turning! Good to see ya take care.
Thank you very much Douglas! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Hi Gary...
Segmented work on steroids.. Haha
Awesome job well explained..
Take care my friend...All the best.....Andy
Thanks so much Andy. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Cheers,
Gary
You are the master! BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
Gary
You,re amazing, Gary. And make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Garth, I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you again Gary. The explanations of angles and dimensions took me to the next level. Looking forward to to putting it together. Without these videos I wouldn't have a clue how to even start. Jim
Very welcome Jim. Almost all these illusions are based on geometry. And luckily it is one angle that will be used to make it. At least most of the time.
I just uploaded one this morning that is based on only one angle setup to do the illusion.
Have fun making it,
Gary
Great looking bowl! Really cool. Thx and take care
Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Amazing works
Thank you very much Mohamed.
I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Fantastic fantastic illusion, well done
Thank you Michael. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
As the others have commented, even as I watch you put the pieces flat on the work table, the 3D shape appears!! So very weird. I loved it Gary. My wife and I watched it a couple of times and yes, I waded into the math session as well. Strangely enough, I believe I understood the process!! Thank you so much for sharing that much work with us. As soon as this grasshopper gains patience he will attempt it.
Cheers, Rick
Thank you Rick. That 3D shape is pretty cool but I am working on another that is as well. It is just on paper and on my drawing program at the moment. No colors to make the effect but it still can be seen in your mind.
I had to chuckle when you said grasshopper. Years ago I a young apprentice I was helping to train. I used to call him grasshopper and he hated it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Fantastic work papa!
Thank you very much pappy!
Take care
Gary
Wow, this is so easy. Thank you so much.
Thank you James. Yes it is and best of luck and let me know how it goes. Pictures are always welcome.
Take care,
Gary
As always Papa.............an awesome illusion bowl!!
Thank you very much Alan and thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi those are awesome bowls I enjoyed watching the illusions
Thank you Sue! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
Thank you for sharing. This is to do list,
Thank you Andrew and best of luck when you get to doing it.
Take care,
Gary
Parabéns estou muito feliz por você compartilhar abraço amigo
Obrigado meu amigo. Eu aprecio você assistindo e comentando.
Cuidar,
Gary
Hey, you have a nice face. Don't be afraid to show it. I love your turnings and I really would like to get to know the person too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you Glen. Because of the lathe location it is harder to get a full view. So I choose the turning over me LOL. After editing tomorrows video I noticed you will see a little more of me but it was not really planned. I almost edited it because I need a hair cut real bad!!!
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Awesome video sir . Thank you for the instruction . Beautiful work as always .
Thank you very much Jason. Happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
I always enjoy learning. I love the 3D effect.
Thank you Ken and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful illusion. I get a pleasant headache watching.
Thank you Khan. Glad it is a pleasant headache!
Take care,
Gary
That is amazing Gary! Love it brother!👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you very much Bruce!
Take care my friend,
Gary
Great one, Gary. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you John. About ready to check out an email about a large burl!!
Another awesome piece, thanks for sharing. I want to try a baby lol. Full View and Like 👍
Thank you Allen. You should give it a try.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Wow! it looked great before it was even glued together! Another beautiful piece.
Thanks Jason. These are really fun to do.
See you this weekend and I will bring the root ball bowl for you!
Thank you, Gary for the numbers video. Saved it for future attempts (I hope).
Your welcome Valerie. Looking forward to hearing that you made one with great success.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks Gary, I made a lidded box like this after seeing your platter. I cut my glue up in half and did the bowl from a board on both halfs for bowl and lid. I used a chop saw to cut my sections. I used 0.53 thickness, then just used the stock width as a spacer between the blade and stop. 1,2 or 3 thickness depending on part. I used spalted maple, white oak and red oak on a walnut background. Ended up 10 diameter and 4.5 inches tall. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you very much Greg. I would love to see what you made and if you would like to share a picture you can find my email in my About Page.
Take care,
Gary
Good evening, Gary.
Very interesting video. The illusion is incredible. Absolutely enjoy the finished results. You know I want to try this.
Hi Ray, yes I do know you want to try it. Let me know if I can help in anyway. Us vets watch out for each other!
Take care buddy!
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thank you.
Wow, I love the illusion.
Thank you very much Jean and thanks for watching.
Gary
For those who can use it, a FREE WARE cad program can make the design phase a whole lot easier, or pay the big bucks, your choice.
What always gets me is the actual illusion caused by the different shades of wood and their alignment.
Your skill is always apparent, and your knowledge of these processes shows every time. Yes, you were a pattern maker, and that helps, but this is art not mechanics, even if some mechanical things are involved. Great video. '-)
Thank you Robert. Yes there are a number of free CAD programs and some are very good. There is one called DesignSpark that is very powerful. The program I bought has built in CAM which I use for CNC work. It also as a decent ART program where I can do engravings. Not a big bucks program but it works.
Yes the shades of wood and how they are stacked up is what makes this work.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That is beautiful. I love the effect of the illusion
Thank you very much. Happy you like it and thanks for watching,
Gary
Very informative and very criative. Congrats
Thanks so much Jorge! I appreciate you watching,
Gary
Fantastic Gary thank you for the dimensions, I'll re watch the great illusion and then look at getting someone local to make the pieces for me.
Take care and stay safe, Mike.
Thank you Mike. Best of luck and hope it works out for you.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Your work is cool! Beautiful shapes and designs, love the 3d illusions, really interesting
Thank you Nora. I appreciate your comments.
Gary
Hi Your videos have taught me so much, thank you and keep up the good work.
Thank you very much. Your comments are much appreciated.
Take care,
Gary
Awesome, thanks for sharing this information. Just mind blowing stuff.
Thank you Mark! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Fantastic video Gary and a terrific bowl. I was glued to my monitor the whole time. Take care, john
Thank you John. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thanks for your support.
Take care,
Gary
Really cool, Gary! Thank you!
Thank you very much Billy and thanks for your support.
Take care,
Gary
This is awesome but it made my head hurt.
Thank you Ronnie! Sorry about your head it will get better as soon as your eyes can focus on what is real LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary once again you made a beautiful piece. Thank you for going over the way you find the angle and dimensions it will be a big help. Thanks again.
Thank you Chris. Happy you enjoyed the video and found it helpful.
Take care,
Gary
Hahaha. We love your face, Gary! Or should we see if it's Mr. Escher, as in M. C. (artist known for the staircase art, each of many staircases heading a different direction)? Those segmented patterns are a wonderful kaleidoscope illusion.
This project looked great with lots of chatoyance, a great finish and name. Not sure why knucklebones, but I like it.
Thank you Jay, the face was a joke thing and I meant to say so here you go. I better start following my teleprompter LOL.
My last name could have been Escher except for one letter.
So the old game called Jacks we played as kids the little star thing is called a Knucklebone.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary,
I can't tell you how much I appreciate you sharing your many years of knowledge with all of us. You go out of your way to help us understand something that is very difficult and in terms that helps us to see it in a much easier way.
Thank you thank you thank you for helping us and just being who you are.
God bless you always,,,
Tom
Wow, thank you Tom for your very kind words. I just enjoy knowing others are trying these things and they will just keep on being made.
God bless you as well my friend,
Gary
Bet you if Uri Geller is watching your videos on illusions he will definitely take up woodturning
Thank you for sharing your illusions on youtube and explaining how you go about it.Great work
All the best
Yiannis
Thank you very much Yiannis. A different type of illusion but it sure tricks the eye.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Brilliant, just brilliant. Thank you for sharing the 'how to'. Now to try to make one myself.
Thank you Les. I am sure you will be able to if you take your time and make everything to the right size.
Best of luck.
Gary
Well done.
Thank you very much Josephine and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Wow fantastic for a moment I thought it was 3D
Thank you RD. Well then the illusion worked like it was supposed to. But I can still look at it and think it is 3D. These are so cool to look at and to make.
thanks for watching,
Gary
Wow. That is a whole 'nother level.
Thank you David I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks, I really enjoyed the video and details. Tim
'Thank you Tim and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, another beautiful bowl! Your instruction on the process is superb. I even took some notes. Now I need to practice and practice some more. Thank you for these videos.
Thank you Skip. Happy you enjoyed the video and took notes. Hope you give it a try.
Take care,
Gary
Thank you very much gift taking the time to demonstrate how to do this project with the wedgie sled. It will make a great winter project for me.
You're very welcome Bob. Happy you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Awesome job, thanks for the clear explanations. I'm going to try one of these when my shop cools off a bit more. Beautiful piece!
Thank you very much. It is finally starting to cool down to the temperatures we usually have.
Best of luck,
Gary
Awesome 👍.
Thank you Greg and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, as always, thanks for the video. In addition to your work being beautiful, the instruction and info is outstanding.
Thank you very much Josh. I appreciate your comments.
Take care my friend,
Gary
Thanks Gary . A big job
Thanks so much Moises and thanks for watching.
Gary
Enjoyed the video Gary! Nicely done those are some Super Cool Pieces👍👍👍
Thank you Kimsey. Happy you stopped by.
Thanks for watching my friend.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 🤝
Thanks again for showing us another incredible turning!!! You are truly a master of your craft.
Thank you very much Dave. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Watching a UA-cam video about MC Escher. It's reminding me of your own creations with wood. How they all fit perfectly together and...viola, it's something.
Thank you Vickie. MC Escher really gave a lot of people ideas like this. I amazed that the quilting world has done a lot of the same illusions.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I must admit until watching this, I didn't know of him by name. Maybe some of his things, but didn't know who did them. Me being a numbers person, I'm intrigued for sure. Probably why I like your creations. Numbers make sense. English doesn't. So I excelled in what made sense 😆
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FINEST ATTENTION
Thanks Colin! I have it ground 38 degrees on each side.
That is a beautiful piece of artwork Gary. You are the master. I always enjoy your videos wondering what surprises you will come up with next. What an inspiration. Take care my friend and may God bless. Thanks also for sharing your quick mug shot. LOL. You have nothing to be ashamed of. I am a 1945 version and I believe it is what is behind the face that is important. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to your next video.
Thank you very much Rudy! Happy you enjoyed the video. The mug shot was just a spur of the moment thing as last week someone ask why I never show my face. I expected it to be a little longer but editing short of clipped a second off.
I have a brother in law named Rudy who is a 1945 version as well.
Take care and God bless,
Gary
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, you are such a master at turning gorgeous pieces! I love the illusions!
Thank you Carol. Very kind of you to say.
Take care,
Gary
Papa,
“…illusions are cool.” That isn’t the half of it! After you finished the glue-up, every time you moved the work, I waited for it to turn and settle on one corner 🧐. I KNOW it’s a flat piece, but so well done that I was continually seeing the 3D illusion only! Nicely done 😎.
Keep the aspidistra flying!
Paul
Thank you Paul. They are really very cool and fun to make. I have a few others on my list but not sure how I can make it a turning. But I will try.
Take care,
Gary
Magnifique 🥰
Thanks so much Daniel and thanks for watching,
Gary
Love your work Gary.
Thank you very much Ron!
Take care,
Gary
Thanks Gary, I love your enthusiasm and the patient, detailed way you explain things. My eyes were convinced you were picking up 3D pieces - uncanny! You always inspire me to want to rush out to the workshop and have a go at what you have demonstrated, but as it has just passed Midnight here in Nottingham UK, I had better wait until morning. Actually, realistically, I had better wait until I have practiced how to cut the pieces accurately!! I am building up a long 'to do' list based on your videos :) Brilliant!
Thanks so much David. May I suggest taking some not so nice wood and cut a few sizes and do a test fit. You will have a lot more confidence going forward with the good wood. Also make sure your angle is perfect. And using oversize pieces to do that will get you there easily.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Great advice, as always; much appreciated.
Excellent project Gary! I love these kinds of efforts. This was my first love when I began to work with wood in high school. Probably goes back before that when I played with building blocks as a kid. But I love these geometric patterns, and all the different illusions and shapes that can be made from them. There is no end to playing around with these shapes. I love how you explain so well how you do everything. Providing dimensions as well is really helpful. That way all the cool stuff that you do, we can all try as well. Thank you for everything you do. See you next week!
Thank you very much Mark. I have always love these things as well. As a kid I would get a new toy and after a week I tore it apart to see how it worked. That is what I am told. I am the youngest out of 8.
I knew these shapes were old and today a viewer pointed out someone who has a book on knitting illusions. So now I know where this actually came from. Now I may need to try more of what she has done. Matter of fact I saw a cutting board that I am sure came from what she did and that might be next. But ,mine will be a bowl.
Take care,
Gary
Your skill with multidimensional ideas never fails to amaze me. As I've said before.
Thanks. The second half breakout is really helpful.
Thank you very much. I do enjoy doing this style and plan for more.
Also I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks for the measurements Papa
You are welcome and thanks for watching.
Gary
Excellente. You do know wood turning. Really good efort.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Take care,
Gary
Fantastic. Thanks for the info. A very involved project, but the results were outstanding. Thanks again and keep them coming please. Cheers, Tom
Thank you very much Tom. For sure it is a little involved. After doing one it is not so bad.
Take care,
Gary
You work is incredible beautiful I learned so much from you and I make some 3D and when I got it from you and people are very impressed by it thank you very very much
Thank you Denis. Happy you had success making a 3D turning.
Hope you make more.
Take care,
Gary