I greatly enjoyed your turning of the bowl in a different way..... Thanks for the ideas and the use of your scraper for cleanup.... I like that tool for that purpose as well...
I was a bit surprised as well. I really expected some serious splitting before I was finished, and I was prepared to drop the entire video. Thanks for watching, David.
If only we had trees like that in Australia? I suppose we have our own beautiful timber! The grass is always greener on the other side. In your case literally the other side!!! Gorgeous finish and shape. I say let's call it Rick's Urn of the Gods! Cheers Sean
i prefer doing a recess over a tenon. seems the tenon is more likely to lose the bowl. and you can get deeper like you did. easier to clean up at the end as well.
thanks. You taught me something new- putting glue on the ends of my logs. I just cut down a Bradford pear tree and am cutting the wood into more manageable pieces- didn't know about gluing the ends before.
Hello there. you have achieved a very nice product. I congratulate you. I want to ask you a question. I was wondering about the power kw and horsepower values of the lathe that you have used.
I just used a regular polyurethane varnish diluted 1:1 with mineral spirits. But you can buy wiping varnish already prepared, such as Minwax a wipe-on Poly or Watco Wipe-on Poly. I’ve switched to using a penetrating oil finish now, such as walnut oil or danish oil, mainly because I can finish the bowl with several coats in a single day. Good luck with it, Pablo.
Did you treat the log with anything before you started? I ask because both chainsawed ends reflected light as though they had been waxed. Is this something natural that occurs as the cut wood ages, or did you apply wax or something to make the lines and cracks easier for us to see?
Yes, when I first got this log, I coated both ends in 2 coats of Titebond glue. I’ve found it to be an excellent sealer. Here’s a link to the video where I discuss this: ua-cam.com/video/0ZFtDu_viI0/v-deo.html
That sounds like a good idea. In a week or two, I'll do a follow-up video showing the bowl (or vase) again after it dries. Thanks for watching, Andrew.
It turned out great. Question: Can you explain why chose to cut the wood to force you to keep the pith? I'm very new and it seems like most people avoid the pith like the plague due to its initiation of cracks and weaknesses. I've learned a lot from your videos and enjoyed your humor so maybe you can light us up with some insight and a "pithy" tale.
I usually do exactly that - cut the log so that the pith is taken out. In this case, I wanted to try something different, using the whole log and see what happened. I got lucky. It warped some after drying, but it didn't split wide open. On the whole though, I didn't care for the final piece and I probably won't do it that way again. Thanks for watching, Trure.
RickTurns Thanks for your quick reply and explanation. Very helpful learning experience, glad you are willing to try different things AND share your successes and “not so much soo’s”.
Wow, what a beautiful project! Enjoying your channel greatly and as a newbie turner, learning a lot. When you began turning, did you take classes or are you self-taught? Thanks.
Vowl, for me :-) In any case, its a really nice piece. Are you going to let the pith do whatsoever it will? Although, it shouldn't go very far south at 1/8"... Clyde
good management of a large log. Good to see use of dust mask and face shield but what about Kevlar gloves and frontal protection when using the chain saw? Electric chain saws are so easy to use but only bite once and don't take any prisoners, I've seen the results of a chain saw verse flesh, not pretty! Brilliant wood turning and I'm not sorry about the health & safety issue . Too easy to loose digits or worse.
Thanks for the advice, Marc. I'm sure you're right. I'm always careful with my chainsaw, but I know it only takes a second of inattention to have a disaster.
Friend of mine who just watched this video with me says it needs a hole in the base end a loop handle and you'd have a nice 'eco' bull-horn for the next protest march... how rude! Seriously though, amazing grain flow through the piece and color. Does walnut have a nice odor when you work it like this?
End grain tear out is always a problem. I believe that a gouge will do a better job than any carbide tool or scraper, unless the scraper is used in shear scraping mode. I’m not fond of carbide tools in general - the flat bits are always scrapers, and are too small to be used as shear scrapers. I only use carbide tools for rough work, when hollowing out hollow forms. There is one exception- I made a dedicated shear scraper from an oval carbide bit, held at 45 degrees on a square cross-section bar. It works great as a shear scraper and I use it to remove end grain tear out. Here’s a link to that video: ua-cam.com/video/cguioocjwIc/v-deo.html.
Thanks Rick. I am really getting the hang of thev1.5" scraper you recommend. I also ordered a Carter and Sons 5/8" bowl gouge. Should be here next week. Thanks for all of your lessons and advice Rick. I really do watch and re watch many if your shows for extra tips I may have missed. Frank WoodWorxct.com.
It’s a 1/2” blade. It cuts tighter curves okay. I’ve had 3/8” blades, but I prefer the half-inch size. That blade is carbide-tipped, which costs an arm and a leg, so I don’t plan to buy another blade for a long time.
Ok must be a tough blade then. I try and avoid too tight turns as it quickly wears the guides and blade. Two things I tried lately, I got a blade smoother to round of the back edge for tighter turn cuts. And I got some blade lube. These things might help your blade last longer. I could see your blade actually bending and that can't be good.
HI RICK that vase if so turned out BEAUTIFUL for a little while it reminded me of my GREAT GRAND DADS horn on his old FORD truck i am 65years old but i can barely remember it fom pictures of it but it is a piece of ART anyway talk to you later and GODBLESS larry
Nice bowl-vase. Like the shape and the walnut. Nice turning, very thin walls.👍
Thank you, John.
Ultra-thin wall...I'm impressed!
Very graceful...not like those chunky things everyone makes...
Unfortunately, I've made my share of chunky bowls! Thanks for watching, Leon.
I greatly enjoyed your turning of the bowl in a different way..... Thanks for the ideas and the use of your scraper for cleanup.... I like that tool for that purpose as well...
Thanks for watching, Randy
Good bowl or vase with just the right amount of warp to keep it interesting. Looks great Rick!
Thank you!
GOUGE CAM!!!! I LOVE IT. YOUR VIDEOS ALWAYS MAKE ME LAUGH. LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. YOUR WORK IS FANTASTIC. SUBSCRIBER 4 LIFE!
Thank you, Jess.
Vowl for me, the poor Base rarely receives the recognition it deserves. Very pretty piece of walnut, love it!
I'm kind of partial to "vowl" myself. Thanks for watching, Bill.
Beautiful pièce m.rick thanks
Thanks for watching, Andre.
Thats another beautiful peace I really love the light and dark grain contrast really just a unique peace
Thanks for watching, Vandal.
That turned out very nice. I was surprised that you didn't need to take the pith out. Learn something new every day.
I was a bit surprised as well. I really expected some serious splitting before I was finished, and I was prepared to drop the entire video. Thanks for watching, David.
It's a bowl. Would be perfect for Froot Loops!
If you ever saw the old movie "Invasion of the Triffids"... it would be so cool to turn a Triffid!
I read the book that Triffids was based on, but I don’t think I ever saw the movie. Thanks for watching, Miley.
A wonderful piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Steny.
That is, thank you, Steby.
Very nice Rick thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, Scott.
Cvery very Nice job Rick Tanks a lot
Thank you, Andre.
That turned out beautiful and i love the shape! good job mate take care.
Afshin
Thank you, Afshin.
Nice one Rick .. that was one hefty log .. cool as vase or bowl 👍
Thank you, Andy.
If only we had trees like that in Australia? I suppose we have our own beautiful timber! The grass is always greener on the other side. In your case literally the other side!!! Gorgeous finish and shape. I say let's call it Rick's Urn of the Gods! Cheers Sean
Thank you, Sean.
Nice turning Rick! Thanks for sharing.😎👍JP
Thank you!
Gorgeous piece of wood Rick, nicely turned mate...👍👍👍🇬🇧
Thank you, Allen.
Very beautifully! Light and dark texture.
Thanks much, Aleksey!
Bravo très très belle réalisation 👍👏
Thank you, Denis.
That turned out beautifully Rick. I always think a bit of a "warp" adds to the character of the piece :)
Take care
Mike
Thank you, Mike.
I love it! Great job Mr Morris! Have a great day.
Thank you, Patrick.
I would call it a vase, no matter what you call it, it's great looking
Thank you, Dave.
Very, very...... very nice VASE :-)
Thank you, Peter.
Looks good Rick. Nice work.
Thanks for watching, Tyler
BEAUTIFUL grain! Lovely! What a pleasure to watch!
We weren’t able to see your large faceplate; I’m curious about that.
Thanks for watching, ToOny. Here’s a link to my video on making my very large faceplate: ua-cam.com/video/WPLY6THBquA/v-deo.html
I would go with Vase. looks great
Thank you, Rich!
Nice looking vowl, er ahhh base, er ahhh bowl/vase. That walnut is beautiful wood, that's for sure.
Thank you, Thomas.
Its beautiful
Thank you, Jack.
Man! You were getting taller and taller as the wood shavings piled up! Nice job!!
Thanks for watching, Ron.
Looks like it would make a sweet speaker driver horn.
Yep, that’s what my wife said too. Thanks for watching!
It's either. Fill it with flowers it's a vase, with fruitloops, as was suggested, it's a bowl.
I kind of like the fruitloops approach. Thanks for watching!
Hi Rick, that is so gorgeous I'd love one, what a talent,Maggie X
Thank you, Margaret.
i prefer doing a recess over a tenon. seems the tenon is more likely to lose the bowl. and you can get deeper like you did. easier to clean up at the end as well.
Thanks for watching, Darth!
thanks. You taught me something new- putting glue on the ends of my logs. I just cut down a Bradford pear tree and am cutting the wood into more manageable pieces- didn't know about gluing the ends before.
Hello there.
you have achieved a very nice product. I congratulate you.
I want to ask you a question.
I was wondering about the power kw and horsepower values of the lathe that you have used.
Hi, Nadir. My Powermatic lathe has a 1 1/2 horsepower motor. It runs on a 20 amp 220 volt circuit.
Hi. Thank you for sharing this nice turning. I wonder how long did it take to make this?
It’s been a long time since I turned that piece. I’m afraid I don’t remember how long it took. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful "vessel", Rick
Thanks much, Mike! Yep, I think vessel is the best name.
Hi Rick! Bowl vor Vase does not matter. It is pretty thats for sure
Thank you, Andreas.
Beautiful. Some of your dowls would look real purdy on that vowl.
Thank you, lambiepie.
That was a massive log to make such a small item
Yep. I was aiming for a toothpick though. Thanks for watching!
Very nice work! Can you tell me what kind of product used for the finish?. Sorry, i dont understand english languaje very well. Cheers from Spain : )
I just used a regular polyurethane varnish diluted 1:1 with mineral spirits. But you can buy wiping varnish already prepared, such as Minwax a wipe-on Poly or Watco Wipe-on Poly. I’ve switched to using a penetrating oil finish now, such as walnut oil or danish oil, mainly because I can finish the bowl with several coats in a single day. Good luck with it, Pablo.
Did you treat the log with anything before you started? I ask because both chainsawed ends reflected light as though they had been waxed. Is this something natural that occurs as the cut wood ages, or did you apply wax or something to make the lines and cracks easier for us to see?
Yes, when I first got this log, I coated both ends in 2 coats of Titebond glue. I’ve found it to be an excellent sealer. Here’s a link to the video where I discuss this: ua-cam.com/video/0ZFtDu_viI0/v-deo.html
I was given heck once for turning a piece with my watch on my wrist. Just wanted to pass it forward.
I try to remember to take off my watch, but I’m less than 50% successful. Thanks for the tip.
Base, bowl or vowl its cool!!!
Thanks for watching!
'It's log, it's log, it's big it's heavy it's wood... it's log, it's log it's better than bad it's good!
That does seem to sum things up! Thanks for watching, Robin.
RickTurns Was a very funny commercial on a cartoon.
Everyone loves a log. You're gonna love a log.
Great!
Thank you, Maxim.
Can you share a picture of it after it dries so we can see if it changed shape
That sounds like a good idea. In a week or two, I'll do a follow-up video showing the bowl (or vase) again after it dries. Thanks for watching, Andrew.
It turned out great. Question: Can you explain why chose to cut the wood to force you to keep the pith? I'm very new and it seems like most people avoid the pith like the plague due to its initiation of cracks and weaknesses. I've learned a lot from your videos and enjoyed your humor so maybe you can light us up with some insight and a "pithy" tale.
I usually do exactly that - cut the log so that the pith is taken out. In this case, I wanted to try something different, using the whole log and see what happened. I got lucky. It warped some after drying, but it didn't split wide open. On the whole though, I didn't care for the final piece and I probably won't do it that way again. Thanks for watching, Trure.
RickTurns Thanks for your quick reply and explanation. Very helpful learning experience, glad you are willing to try different things AND share your successes and “not so much soo’s”.
I would say vase and a beautiful one.
Júlíus
Thank you, Julius.
I don't care what you call it, it's purdy. Even if it did end up being all bite and no bark... ;-)
Thank you, Billy.
Wow, what a beautiful project! Enjoying your channel greatly and as a newbie turner, learning a lot. When you began turning, did you take classes or are you self-taught? Thanks.
All self-taught, from books and rented videos. Thanks for watching, Steve.
hi
from where you buy this strong rotating wood machine give me a location of cheap storage
thanks
Hi, Nasser. In the US, this lathe and others can be bought at woodworking stores, like Rockler and Woodcraft.
I will call it pretty or purdy either case good job
Thank you, Tom.
Vowl, for me :-) In any case, its a really nice piece. Are you going to let the pith do whatsoever it will? Although, it shouldn't go very far south at 1/8"... Clyde
It's looking pretty stable at the moment. We'll see what happens. Thanks for watching, Clyde.
good management of a large log.
Good to see use of dust mask and face shield but what about Kevlar gloves and frontal protection when using the chain saw?
Electric chain saws are so easy to use but only bite once and don't take any prisoners, I've seen the results of a chain saw verse flesh, not pretty!
Brilliant wood turning and I'm not sorry about the health & safety issue . Too easy to loose digits or worse.
Thanks for the advice, Marc. I'm sure you're right. I'm always careful with my chainsaw, but I know it only takes a second of inattention to have a disaster.
You gotta teach us that trick.
Thanks for watching!
Friend of mine who just watched this video with me says it needs a hole in the base end a loop handle and you'd have a nice 'eco' bull-horn for the next protest march... how rude! Seriously though, amazing grain flow through the piece and color. Does walnut have a nice odor when you work it like this?
That walnut was fairly fresh and it had a nice aroma. Thanks for watching!
She's a looker Rick, whatever you decide to call her😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Thank you, Alan.
Rick. I didn't see any end grain rearout. Do you think it's the carbide I'm using? Should I go back to bowl gauge?
End grain tear out is always a problem. I believe that a gouge will do a better job than any carbide tool or scraper, unless the scraper is used in shear scraping mode. I’m not fond of carbide tools in general - the flat bits are always scrapers, and are too small to be used as shear scrapers. I only use carbide tools for rough work, when hollowing out hollow forms. There is one exception- I made a dedicated shear scraper from an oval carbide bit, held at 45 degrees on a square cross-section bar. It works great as a shear scraper and I use it to remove end grain tear out. Here’s a link to that video: ua-cam.com/video/cguioocjwIc/v-deo.html.
Thanks Rick. I am really getting the hang of thev1.5" scraper you recommend. I also ordered a Carter and Sons 5/8" bowl gouge. Should be here next week. Thanks for all of your lessons and advice Rick. I really do watch and re watch many if your shows for extra tips I may have missed. Frank WoodWorxct.com.
That's a custom speaker enclosure if I ever saw one...
I hadn't thought of that use! Thanks for watching, Matt.
I'd say vase.
To me it's to deep for it to be a bowl. Great looking if you want to call it a bowl or vase that's all up to you ;)
Thank you, Russell.
I don't have any grandpa's left, you looking for a job? Lol. Good stuff.
Thanks for watching, Marc.
It looks great,good job my friend 👍🏼
Thank you, Tomas.
Nice bowl.
What kind and size of chainsaw did you use? And where did you get it. I was looking at one at Lowes yesterday.
I have an 18" Oregon self-sharpening chainsaw. Here's a link to the video review I did of this saw: ua-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=V6Ugm1FnsJw
Like the video, Sir. I was noticing your band saw, how big is it and what brand if you don't mind telling me.
That's a Rikon 10". I've had it 4 years or so now, and it works great.
You were pushing it pretty hard, maybe a smaller blade would help cut those curves?
It’s a 1/2” blade. It cuts tighter curves okay. I’ve had 3/8” blades, but I prefer the half-inch size. That blade is carbide-tipped, which costs an arm and a leg, so I don’t plan to buy another blade for a long time.
Ok must be a tough blade then. I try and avoid too tight turns as it quickly wears the guides and blade. Two things I tried lately, I got a blade smoother to round of the back edge for tighter turn cuts. And I got some blade lube. These things might help your blade last longer. I could see your blade actually bending and that can't be good.
Hi Rick, which lathe are you using?
I’ve got a Powermatic 3520B. Thanks for watching!
HI RICK that vase if so turned out BEAUTIFUL for a little while it reminded me of my GREAT GRAND DADS horn on his old FORD truck i am 65years old but i can barely remember it fom pictures of it but it is a piece of ART anyway talk to you later and GODBLESS larry
Thanks for watching, Larry!
Bowl
Thanks for watching, Rosangela.
Neither. It is an old fashion ice cream sundae CUP
You got it! Thanks for watching, Courtney.
Nice vowl. Lol
Thank you!
its a vase
Thanks for watching, Robert.
Looks like a spittoon.
Unfortunately, you're absolutely right. Thanks for watching.
сделал дорогое мусорное ведро....
это было совсем не дорого