Many thanks for the vid. Yours is the only one I could find with detals related to the locating of wood, then cutting and turning a green bowl. Your time spent in sharing the info is greatly appreciated.
Hi John, I have no problem finding free wood. I live in the Pocono's ,Pa. and find trees down everywhere. Love you videos and have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work. I am very new to turning, just getting started.
Hey fellow handsome bearded wood turning guy, nice video! I like that bicycle cart set up, the big circumference tires make rolling easier I'm sure. I tried buying a heavy duty pull wagon with the pnumatic tires because I thought I would take it into the park with me when I saw felled or fallen wood, but forget about it! Tough to pull with any kind of weight and if there is the slightest incline, you need to get behind and push while someone else pulls and steers. Gave up on that, now I use it around my house for gardening things that need transport or to move split firewood short distances. I am also an artist who works with wood and I used to carve bowls without a lathe using a bandsaw, some chisels, and a grinder, but I don't do that anymore, only build furniture when I feel creative. My main reasons for collecting wood now is for firewood to heat my home. Anyway, my real purpose for writing you was that you mentioned wanting a gas chainsaw. Let me share what I use in the field to collect available recently felled or fallen wood. I have a trailor hitch on my vehicle that I bought one of those cargo crates from Harbor Freight for attaching when needed. I can load about 300 pounds of wood safetly on it even though the manufacturers claim it can handle 500lbs. I just dont trust that and feel that is a lot on my cars hitch as well. The other secret for me is the 40 amp rechargable battery chainsaw. I have the Ryobe model and I bought an extra battery via buying their inexpensive weed wacker. This saw is great and runs like an electric! I keep it in my car all the time now for that time when you accidently stumble onto some wood while on the road. I live in a pretty dense suburbia just west of NYC, I find that if someone cuts wood into neat piles and puts it out on the curb, you better be right there or someone will take it faster than you can go home and get your wood cart or whatever you need. The thing I found is that when you see wood larger than firewood sized logs then you have the advantage with your quite and powerful chainsaw. Nobody takes the big logs so quickly as they are too heavy and cant get them in their cars. I have done great with this saw and in my semi-city neighborhood I collect firewood gradually this way all year long and have enough to burn solid all winter. The chainsaw is light too and stealthy so you can even venture into a local park early in the morning if you spot something down and cut it up run back to the car and pull up and load your free wood. The other plus with the battery is the gas issue, I love not dealing with gas problems, hard starts and clogged carburators. I am even looking into getting a battery powered lawn mower now because once again with this crappy ethenol gas, my lawnmower is starting to run like shit. Anyway, for real big wood or around your yard the gas chainsaw has the power you need, but for getting free wood quickly and quietly and if you live in a dense town like mine, the cordless chainsaw is a must. Just thought I would share that since we all learn little tricks from each other.
Some good tips, and the makings of a lovely bowl too. It never ceases to amaze me what most people think is "junk" wood. Like most of us, some of the best pieces have emerged from "firewood". great video. Take care Mike
Nice video. What I use to protect all of my equipment's exposed metal surfaces from rust is the wax from cheap candles. What I do is use an old cheese grater (very fine) and grate the wax from the cheapest candles I can find into a glass jar. I then add paraffin and mix until the wax is completely dissolved but the mixture is saturated. I seal the jar and let it stand for a few days to get the mixture fully dissolved and smooth. Sometimes I can add a bit more wax or paraffin or stir the mix in that time. When ready, I wet a rag with the mix and wipe down all the exposed metal parts of my machines leaving a thin coat of the mix on all the surfaces and ensuring it is completely covered. The paraffin evaporates off leaving a thin protective coat of wax behind keeping moisture off the surfaces. The added bonus is that you don't need to clean it off before using the equipment again as it also acts as a very good lubricant for the wood sliding over the machine surfaces. I always have the next batch sitting on the shelf dissolving so that it is nice and smooth for the next time. Even if I don't use the equipment for several months, the wax still protects it from rust and corrosion. For wood, some of the most beautiful pieces I ever made was turning plum tree wood from trees that were cut down due to being beyond their productive life cycle. It has the most breathtaking grain I'd ever seen with rich and beautiful colors. Admittedly it was rather tricky to turn due to the grain's twists and turns and the gouges would sometimes pick up the edge of a shallow turn in the grain and pull out a chunk of grain like a scoop leaving a hole behind. I've always maintained that wood turners are some of the most patient people I know. :-)
***** I wax my saw tables, but I've never bothered with the ways on my lathe. I've waxed the tool rest a few times but it interfered with the smooth movement of my tools, so I stopped waxing. I try not to let the rust bother me. I can't decide if I'm patient. One of the things which attracted me to turning is the time from raw material to finished piece. :-) Sometimes the wood just won't cooperate with my "vision" of the piece. I guess that makes me perseverant. :-) Thanks for posting your comments!
Roundabout Woodworks I am curious. I am not a turner but wonder why the starting block of wood is not roughed out to a relatively round shape using a band saw for example, so that all the initial rounding is done before one starts turning? This would seem to save allot of time and work. I understand that this would not work very well with winged bowls. What do you think?
Don McWilliam I do saw dry wood into round blanks before turning them on the lathe because of the chance of splitting off the corners. With wet green wood this doesn't happen so much. Also green wood is harder on the saw than dry wood.
Roundabout Woodworks Thanks. I am a builder and am looking to retire. Ha ha ha. Never fully retire so am looking for other love affairs with wood. Cheers with love and respect from Canada.
Great video, nice bowl. I often use the microwave to dry. Works great on defrost for 2 minutes, sit for 30, defrost for 2 min...etc. Never have a problem doing it this way. Thanks again!
great idea. I watched another vid where the guy recommended the microwave 20 seconds on, and then let it cool off and then 20 seconds on...not going to stand there all that time. the defrost function does that automatically. I just got some large walnut burls/lower trunks that are soaking wet from rain. I will rough cut them and then hide them away until I turn them wet and give this a try.
You make a long intro and to me, you seems to be very relaxing. In mine opinion, all pipe smokers are always very relaxing people. I enjoying your video a lot. Thanks for sharing.
For rust protection, place/tape a 30 gal. garbage bag over the lathe's ways or if the wood project/piece is not touching the ways at anytime, keep them very well oiled. I just found your channel, loved seeing the turning! ....13
I don't oil the ways because I need to be able to lock down the banjo and tailstock securely. I've used wax, but it just scrapes off. :) I just wipe down the ways when I'm finished for the day. Thanks for watching.
FYI I have put wood in an over at 200 degrees for 30 minutes and it worked great. Depends on the volume of course. Also I am glad I watched this because it made my decision to go with a VS lathe vs the belt changing types.
The rule in my house is "anything that goes into the oven gets eaten when it comes out of the oven." I don't know how I get away with microwaving. :-) Variable speed would be nice but I had no idea when I bought my lathe so I've adapted. It ain't so bad but I do try not to adjust speed. :-)
Just found your channel. Great video. Now I know what to do with the red maple that crushed my wife's car in October. It should make some very nice bowls and platters. .
JT Berryman Thank you. Yes! Sorry to hear of your wife's car, but that tree apparently went to a lot of trouble to get your attention - turn every bit of it. :-)
I get wood from crews clearing for the power lines, from arborists, stop & ask strangers who have trees down in their yards. And now I've made friends with a local sawmill & can get their cutoffs. The best I save for working ( turning or building) & the rest I donate as firewood for charity. And I give a lot away to other turners.
Good show ,I watched it with pleasure as I am a woodturner too ,you used one tool ,the so-called roughing out gouge all the time ,successfully, how did you solve the problem with the unbalanced piece of wood at the beginning ? Which kind ,looks like beech ? My favorite is yew , as we have much of it in Brittany.. Thank you !
Thank you. But I used a traditionally ground bowl gouge, not a roughing gouge. A roughing gouge isn't as strong as a bowl gouge and should only be used on spindles. At the beginning, I used a very slow speed
Thinking about getting into wood turning and have two questions: 1. What is the adjustment you keep making under the red compartment? 2. Is there a reason not to rough out the shape with a hatchet before turning? Thanks for the great video!
The speed adjustment is under the red cover. I have to move the drive belt to a different pulley to change the speed. You could rough with a hatchet, and I sometimes do remove a bit of wood here and there with one. I'm not as skilled with a hatchet as I am with a gouge. :)
Nice video. The stop with the eyes, that's right. I always look when I hear a chainsaw. As one might indeed find some wood for turning and / or carving. Many people keep wood for "firewood", from which can be rotated beautiful shells. :-)
Thank you, Zeze. I never soak blanks in water. I live where mosquitoes will breed in a bottle cap, so I don't want any standing water around. I don't think soaking would be of any benefit to a woodturner anyway.
I always carry one in my turning kit. I love setting up a pole lathe in the woods and doing some green turning. With no power I got no choice but use hand saw. Gives an amazing feeling of connection to the trees and history.
I'm just a little bit jealous. :-) I wish I lived someplace that would be possible for me. A treadle lathe is on my to-do list, but I've made no progress.
Hey there, love the videos! Quick question: is there any benefit to finding fallen tees in the woods with some rot and trying to cut decent wood from closer to the center? I'm new so sorry if that's a dumb question :)
Hi there, i enjoyed your video very much. Can I ask you a question about microwaving? How long do you put your bowl in the microwave and how many times? Really want to try it but I'm afraid I'll ruin my bowl. Hope to hear from you, enjoy your evening.
I heat a large bowl for three minutes the first time, and one minute thereafter. Let the bowl cool completely between heats. I stop heating the bowl when it deforms fully. I've never paid attention to the number of cycles.
Good video! Thanks! How does one know how much to turn a green piece? Or, how do you know when to stop turning a green piece? Is it just a matter of turning away the bulk and not finishing it until it's been dried? I know very little about turning but I have always wanted to do it. In the last year I have caught the fever and am about to make a purchase. Unfortunately, I live in SW Florida where hardwood is almost nonexistent. I can go inland a ways and possibly get some oak but that's about it. I guess I will have to buy blanks. Thanks again for the video.
I turn until the wall thickness is about ten percent of the diameter. The bowl will become oval shaped during the drying process. If the walls are thick I can turn away enough material to return it to round and still have thick enough walls to be durable and pleasing to the eye. Once you start looking for free wood it will appear. :-) Nothing wrong with buying turning blanks, they just get expensive.
Roundabout Woodworks Thanks for the reply. So let me ask you this: Can you harvest old dried wood from stumps? I know you would have to cut away the cracks. I know where some cedar stumps are. I also know where some old Norfolk Island Pine stumps are. I am not sure if you need to find green wood and dry them in a controlled manner (i.e. wax the end grain, etc) or if naturally dried, old wood from a stump is just a s suitable.
tjdinfl Harvesting old stumps is probably more work than it's worth. Unless the stumps are two feet tall, then I'd saw them off at ground level. If you can pull them up, the root ball will often have stunning grain. But you're probably better off looking for the loggers that left the stumps and asking them for some of the wood.
I have two bowl gouges, each with a different grind. They are both 1/2". One has what is called an "Irish" grind, where the wings are ground back into convex edges (useful for very fine cuts). The other is a "traditional" grind with the wings ground back to prevent catches (easier to use on the concave surface). I tend to use the traditional gouge for forming the outside and hollowing the inside, after roughing the outside to round with the Irish gouge.
Mais um bom trabalho, a sua habilidade e coragem, kkkk, e muito grande trabalhar uma madeira desta no torno eu não tenho coragem, parabéns, aqui no Brasil madeiras para tornos temos uma grande variedade de dureza e cores.
Thank you i have only just got myself a lathe so i am trying to learn as much as i can i will have a look at some more of your videos and get a bit more experience from you
So far it's been experimentation, so each couple of bowls have been cooked differently. First cycle is three minutes, then a few cycles at one to two minutes until deformation. I now let them rest for a week after the microwaving.
Wax the ways prior to turning. May save you time and work later removing the rust. Thanks for sharing the video and finding wood is easier in some areas than other. Here in the Phoenix area, it's like finding hens teeth! So I go home to Iowa! Ta Da!
What lathe do you recommend to a beginner ? But I also don't want to find myself buying another one in a few months. kinda of like buying a small motorcycle , only to buy a bigger one in a few months. Any help or direction from any one is much appreciated. Peace
I really can only recommend the lathe I use - which may be more or less than you need. I turn everything on a Nova 3000. That isn't to say you should get one too, just that I haven't used any others for a very long time. It also depends on your budget and what you want to turn. Try to find a club close to you and try some lathes - most turners are happy to let you try theirs before you buy one of your own. And you might find a used lathe in your budget that gives you more than a new one for the same price. Sorry for taking so long to reply.
In the video I cut the log and mounted the piece of it on the lathe. The bowl was a standing tree two days before I made it - very wet green wood. The next video shows me finish turning the dry rough bowl.
Enjoyed the video, found my last lot of wood in the back of a tree surgeon's lorry at traffic lights. Wound down my window and asked ,could have the log I could see. So he pulled over and 3 logs of silver birch went into my car, said thanks and added them to my wood store.Now it's just a case of what to make?
Good find! To non-turners wood is usually just something else they have to dispose of. I'm glad you found the three logs. It was free, so experiment a little. :-)
Good video Brother... looked pretty dangerous at first. Do have to be careful. this I kw. I cut steel for a living. your work is awesome. Thank you for the wood work. May you be Blessed with many more. Again, good video.
when you find fresh cut wood as in this recording, do you let it season after/before splitting and or using to avoid dry cracking?I am just starting turning
I wold recommend that you bring up the tailstock for additional support for the initial roughing. Man if that screw snaps off you would be in for injuries and I don't want to see that happening. You got away with it this time but it may not go so well one of these time.
A catch tends to stop my lathe. The screw is in no danger of snapping off. There just isn't enough force with blanks this size at the speeds I'm turning. I also NEVER stand in the "line of fire" just in case. Thanks for your concern, and taking time to comment.
the only problem with urban trees is nails...not good for chain saw or band saw blades. you might be able to stone the bandsaw blade put on backwards (teeth up) to get it to cut straight again.
I use firewood almost exclusively and that way if the wood splits beyond use while drying it can go straight back to the logburner, no loss. The management also uses the shavings for mulching her garden.
If you mean the little round growths, those are burls. Basically scar tissue. They could be the result of bacteria or wounds to the tree. They tend to be small on the trees around here, unfortunately. :-)
I have a question: doesen't the tool which you're holding in your hand (don't know its name in English) to shape the piece of woot become hot with the time (because of friction)...
Yes. The gouge heats up during use. With wet wood there is a build up of heated sap and dust on, and just behind the edge. When the wood is dry the heat travels farther down toward my fingers. It can get quite hot.
+Roundabout Woodworks aha, so it means you have to make oten some breaks to let it cool down, otherwise you could use gloves (but I think using gloves they won't permit to "feel" the wood, isn't it?
Faxi Mana I don't like to stop while cutting the inside of the bowl so I just move my fingers away from the end. By the time it gets too hot I'm deep into the bowl anyway. I only wear a glove to protect my hand while roughing the outside of a bowl.
+Roundabout Woodworks If you were just trying to make straight cuts at the beginning you might try a shingle froe, it makes cutting down the grain really easy
reminds of wheels on cars in races on tv, you know which way the wheels have to turn for it to forwards but you get those moments when it sure looks like the wheels going spinning the wrong way. something to do with the frame being too low to record the properly record wheel spin.
I can't keep a log or anything else attached to my lathe plate, it's a flat plate and you run screws through it to hold whatever on when trying to make bowls or whatever.Im new to this what do I need? ?? if I ran 3inch screws it would stay on but there will be holes in my bowl
Without seeing it myself, I'd guess you need more screws. You can drill extra holes in the faceplate if it's large enough. I use four, #10 x 1-1/4" wood screws. Or your blank is too large for your faceplate. A 3" plate is good for a 6" blank, and not much more. Those are just guesses though, so I could be way off.
Shawn P Leave the base thick enough to turn away the part with the holes. Or turn a deep recess into the foot, removing the screw holes. Or make the foot narrower. Or, and this is what I've done, turn a recess into a waste block and jam fit (or glue) your bowl into it to hollow the bowl. A jam chuck will hold tighter than you need it to for hollowing bowls. You can also make the foot how you want it to look instead of having to accommodate screws.
після того як поставив заготовку у токарний відзначив середину та края посуди знімаєш і обпилюєшвсе лишнє зекономить купу часу, зусиль та нервів ))) after set workpiece in turning said middle and edges dishes and take off some extra obpylyuyeshvse save a lot of time , effort and nerves) ))
marco francisco lemos Obrigado! Eu tenho que usar um tradutor, então eu espero que essa resposta ajuda. No próximo vídeo eu falo sobre como usar o forno de microondas para secar as taças verdes. I cozinhá-los por um par de minutos e deixe-os esfriar muitas vezes até que a tigela deforma.
hmm.. my mother have it on our barn, 1.8x1.9x8 meters 1918 teak wood that my grand father buy it on an auction around 1930.. some collector already offer it around $50.000 for a cubic meters.. that the precious one, and still much more small log 30x30x800cm, 50x30x800cm 40x20x800cm and lot more teakwood from the same years.. all certified.. i don't know what my mother want to do with those stuff..
I think it should be made clear that whilst this may be legal in the USA, it most certainly is not legal just about anywhere in the UK. Don't know about other places. Having said that: I get most of my wood from a local tree surgeon, and he's got enough to supply several turners.
+Frank Daniels In the UK, if somebody has cut down a tree and stacked the pieces into a stack at the side of a road or walkway or path, then the law says that that person has made their intention clear to do something further with it, and therefore it is not for taking by the public. However, if the pieces are not stacked, then that intention is not there, and therefore the wood may be free for anybody to pick up. However, since all land in the UK is owned by somebody, technically the wood is owned by the owner of the land, and therefore taking it without permission is theft. I have no idea how difficult it would be to defend any particular case, but since we seem have a proliferation of lawyers with nothing better to do than sue the s*!t out of whoever they think they can screw, I think it would be wise not to take chances.
+Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau The law is pretty much the exact opposite here in the US. Anything left at the curb is considered trash and can be claimed by pretty much anyone.
+Roundabout Woodworks Hello ... I was brought up in the old working spirit, so that everything goes nicely hand, because Searching for such a videjka me to something learned a .... P.S. I apologize for my English is not very good .....
I wanted to get the full depth on the bowl. Using the half section gives me the maximum freedom of design. If I were spindle turning I would have sawn pieces on the band saw.
8 minutos 3 segundos perdidos mirando la cámara ? no puede ser que desperdicio de tiempo, pero quedo muy bien lo que hizo de un trozo de tronco Gracias
You always need a chainsaw!!! Those pieces you brought home, a chainsaw will serve you well!!! I have a nice 16” Echo I got from Home Depot under $200.
Just returning to turning after a three year break. That video was the best 30 odd minutes entertainment I have had in ages. Brilliant. Thank you
Many thanks for the vid. Yours is the only one I could find with detals related to the locating of wood, then cutting and turning a green bowl. Your time spent in sharing the info is greatly appreciated.
You're very welcome. I'm glad my video helped you.
:-) Thanks for watching, and for the kind words.
Hi John, I have no problem finding free wood. I live in the Pocono's ,Pa. and find trees down everywhere. Love you videos and have learned a lot from you. Keep up the good work. I am very new to turning, just getting started.
I'm jealous. :)
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Hey fellow handsome bearded wood turning guy, nice video! I like that bicycle cart set up, the big circumference tires make rolling easier I'm sure. I tried buying a heavy duty pull wagon with the pnumatic tires because I thought I would take it into the park with me when I saw felled or fallen wood, but forget about it! Tough to pull with any kind of weight and if there is the slightest incline, you need to get behind and push while someone else pulls and steers. Gave up on that, now I use it around my house for gardening things that need transport or to move split firewood short distances. I am also an artist who works with wood and I used to carve bowls without a lathe using a bandsaw, some chisels, and a grinder, but I don't do that anymore, only build furniture when I feel creative. My main reasons for collecting wood now is for firewood to heat my home.
Anyway, my real purpose for writing you was that you mentioned wanting a gas chainsaw. Let me share what I use in the field to collect available recently felled or fallen wood. I have a trailor hitch on my vehicle that I bought one of those cargo crates from Harbor Freight for attaching when needed. I can load about 300 pounds of wood safetly on it even though the manufacturers claim it can handle 500lbs. I just dont trust that and feel that is a lot on my cars hitch as well. The other secret for me is the 40 amp rechargable battery chainsaw. I have the Ryobe model and I bought an extra battery via buying their inexpensive weed wacker. This saw is great and runs like an electric! I keep it in my car all the time now for that time when you accidently stumble onto some wood while on the road. I live in a pretty dense suburbia just west of NYC, I find that if someone cuts wood into neat piles and puts it out on the curb, you better be right there or someone will take it faster than you can go home and get your wood cart or whatever you need. The thing I found is that when you see wood larger than firewood sized logs then you have the advantage with your quite and powerful chainsaw. Nobody takes the big logs so quickly as they are too heavy and cant get them in their cars. I have done great with this saw and in my semi-city neighborhood I collect firewood gradually this way all year long and have enough to burn solid all winter. The chainsaw is light too and stealthy so you can even venture into a local park early in the morning if you spot something down and cut it up run back to the car and pull up and load your free wood. The other plus with the battery is the gas issue, I love not dealing with gas problems, hard starts and clogged carburators. I am even looking into getting a battery powered lawn mower now because once again with this crappy ethenol gas, my lawnmower is starting to run like shit. Anyway, for real big wood or around your yard the gas chainsaw has the power you need, but for getting free wood quickly and quietly and if you live in a dense town like mine, the cordless chainsaw is a must. Just thought I would share that since we all learn little tricks from each other.
Some good tips, and the makings of a lovely bowl too. It never ceases to amaze me what most people think is "junk" wood. Like most of us, some of the best pieces have emerged from "firewood". great video.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Good video and it was nice to see someone else in the world without electronic speed change, thanks.
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Thanks for the useful tips explained in a natural neighbourly way .... Cheers from Australia !
You're quite welcome. :-) I'm glad you found them useful. Cheers!
Nice video.
What I use to protect all of my equipment's exposed metal surfaces from rust is the wax from cheap candles. What I do is use an old cheese grater (very fine) and grate the wax from the cheapest candles I can find into a glass jar. I then add paraffin and mix until the wax is completely dissolved but the mixture is saturated. I seal the jar and let it stand for a few days to get the mixture fully dissolved and smooth. Sometimes I can add a bit more wax or paraffin or stir the mix in that time. When ready, I wet a rag with the mix and wipe down all the exposed metal parts of my machines leaving a thin coat of the mix on all the surfaces and ensuring it is completely covered. The paraffin evaporates off leaving a thin protective coat of wax behind keeping moisture off the surfaces. The added bonus is that you don't need to clean it off before using the equipment again as it also acts as a very good lubricant for the wood sliding over the machine surfaces. I always have the next batch sitting on the shelf dissolving so that it is nice and smooth for the next time. Even if I don't use the equipment for several months, the wax still protects it from rust and corrosion.
For wood, some of the most beautiful pieces I ever made was turning plum tree wood from trees that were cut down due to being beyond their productive life cycle. It has the most breathtaking grain I'd ever seen with rich and beautiful colors. Admittedly it was rather tricky to turn due to the grain's twists and turns and the gouges would sometimes pick up the edge of a shallow turn in the grain and pull out a chunk of grain like a scoop leaving a hole behind. I've always maintained that wood turners are some of the most patient people I know. :-)
***** I wax my saw tables, but I've never bothered with the ways on my lathe. I've waxed the tool rest a few times but it interfered with the smooth movement of my tools, so I stopped waxing. I try not to let the rust bother me.
I can't decide if I'm patient. One of the things which attracted me to turning is the time from raw material to finished piece. :-)
Sometimes the wood just won't cooperate with my "vision" of the piece. I guess that makes me perseverant. :-)
Thanks for posting your comments!
Just found your channel this morning. Some interesting tips and techniques. I'm always looking for new ways of doing things. Thanks for sharing. Fred
I'm glad you found my channel! -- John
Roundabout Woodworks
I am curious. I am not a turner but wonder why the starting block of wood is not roughed out to a relatively round shape using a band saw for example, so that all the initial rounding is done before one starts turning? This would seem to save allot of time and work. I understand that this would not work very well with winged bowls. What do you think?
Don McWilliam I do saw dry wood into round blanks before turning them on the lathe because of the chance of splitting off the corners. With wet green wood this doesn't happen so much. Also green wood is harder on the saw than dry wood.
Roundabout Woodworks
Thanks. I am a builder and am looking to retire. Ha ha ha. Never fully retire so am looking for other love affairs with wood. Cheers with love and respect from Canada.
Great video, nice bowl. I often use the microwave to dry. Works great on defrost for 2 minutes, sit for 30, defrost for 2 min...etc. Never have a problem doing it this way. Thanks again!
Thank you! :-)
+Derek Hassell Sit for 30 minutes after microwave?
yes, after I run the microwave I leave it in for 30 min. before I turn it on again.
great idea. I watched another vid where the guy recommended the microwave 20 seconds on, and then let it cool off and then 20 seconds on...not going to stand there all that time. the defrost function does that automatically. I just got some large walnut burls/lower trunks that are soaking wet from rain. I will rough cut them and then hide them away until I turn them wet and give this a try.
You make a long intro and to me, you seems to be very relaxing. In mine opinion, all pipe smokers are always very relaxing people. I enjoying your video a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words. :-)
Love the pipe,incredibly technical measuring system.enjoyed the video.
great vid - nice to see the wood prep before the turning
Jim Smit Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
For rust protection, place/tape a 30 gal. garbage bag over the lathe's ways or if the wood project/piece is not touching the ways at anytime, keep them very well oiled.
I just found your channel, loved seeing the turning!
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I don't oil the ways because I need to be able to lock down the banjo and tailstock securely. I've used wax, but it just scrapes off. :) I just wipe down the ways when I'm finished for the day. Thanks for watching.
FYI I have put wood in an over at 200 degrees for 30 minutes and it worked great. Depends on the volume of course. Also I am glad I watched this because it made my decision to go with a VS lathe vs the belt changing types.
The rule in my house is "anything that goes into the oven gets eaten when it comes out of the oven." I don't know how I get away with microwaving. :-)
Variable speed would be nice but I had no idea when I bought my lathe so I've adapted. It ain't so bad but I do try not to adjust speed. :-)
Thanks again for reply. .. but your task has so many skills and keen observation of things in the world.
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That pain is so very beautiful you did a good job wonderful job my daughter's favorite color is pink
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :-)
You are so very welcome
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Another excellent video John, thank you for taking time to share.
Thank you, Jack. And you're welcome. :)
First class, a very enjoyable video. Thank you.
Just found your channel. Great video. Now I know what to do with the red maple that crushed my wife's car in October. It should make some very nice bowls and platters. .
JT Berryman Thank you. Yes!
Sorry to hear of your wife's car, but that tree apparently went to a lot of trouble to get your attention - turn every bit of it. :-)
I get wood from crews clearing for the power lines, from arborists, stop & ask strangers who have trees down in their yards. And now I've made friends with a local sawmill & can get their cutoffs. The best I save for working ( turning or building) & the rest I donate as firewood for charity. And I give a lot away to other turners.
I wish there was a sawmill close to me.
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Good show ,I watched it with pleasure as I am a woodturner too ,you used one tool ,the so-called roughing out gouge all the time ,successfully, how did you solve the problem with the unbalanced piece of wood at the beginning ? Which kind ,looks like beech ? My favorite is yew , as we have much of it in Brittany.. Thank you !
Thank you. But I used a traditionally ground bowl gouge, not a roughing gouge. A roughing gouge isn't as strong as a bowl gouge and should only be used on spindles. At the beginning, I used a very slow speed
Thinking about getting into wood turning and have two questions:
1. What is the adjustment you keep making under the red compartment?
2. Is there a reason not to rough out the shape with a hatchet before turning?
Thanks for the great video!
The speed adjustment is under the red cover. I have to move the drive belt to a different pulley to change the speed.
You could rough with a hatchet, and I sometimes do remove a bit of wood here and there with one. I'm not as skilled with a hatchet as I am with a gouge. :)
Really nice. I just bought a lathe and made a bowl very similar to this with a piece of fire wood.
That's how it starts. :) Pretty soon you'll be checking out piles of wood by the roadside, like me, and every other turner I know. :)
wonderful work - cheers from Switzerland :-)
Thank you, Faxi. :)
+Roundabout Woodworks :-)
Pěkný video, nezaujalo mě ani tak vlastní soustružení jako vášnabroušený struh. Zajimavé.
Thank you. Google translate could not make sense of your complete comment. I'm not sure what you said.
Just found you ! great video Thanks for sharing >
All the best Bram
Thank you, and you're welcome!
Nice video.
The stop with the eyes, that's right. I always look when I hear a chainsaw. As one might indeed find some wood for turning and / or carving.
Many people keep wood for "firewood", from which can be rotated beautiful shells. :-)
Günter Schöne chainsaws in the distance affect me like opening food in the kitchen affects my dogs. :-)
I like the video, do you ever soak these pieces in water for a while before working on them, I hear that the practice does a lot of good.
Thank you, Zeze. I never soak blanks in water. I live where mosquitoes will breed in a bottle cap, so I don't want any standing water around. I don't think soaking would be of any benefit to a woodturner anyway.
There is another saw option, the good old fashioned hand saw! Keeps you fit and healthy and works very well.
I have a timber saw I use when I'm away from my shop. Small pieces are hard to cut with a hand saw - and by then I'm too exhausted to turn. :-)
I always carry one in my turning kit. I love setting up a pole lathe in the woods and doing some green turning. With no power I got no choice but use hand saw. Gives an amazing feeling of connection to the trees and history.
I'm just a little bit jealous. :-) I wish I lived someplace that would be possible for me. A treadle lathe is on my to-do list, but I've made no progress.
Nice work. What speeds were you operating with? Why did you not use the tail stock?
Hey there, love the videos! Quick question: is there any benefit to finding fallen tees in the woods with some rot and trying to cut decent wood from closer to the center? I'm new so sorry if that's a dumb question :)
Hi there, i enjoyed your video very much.
Can I ask you a question about microwaving? How long do you put your bowl in the microwave and how many times? Really want to try it but I'm afraid I'll ruin my bowl.
Hope to hear from you, enjoy your evening.
I heat a large bowl for three minutes the first time, and one minute thereafter. Let the bowl cool completely between heats. I stop heating the bowl when it deforms fully. I've never paid attention to the number of cycles.
+Roundabout Woodworks thank you, i'm going to try!
Good video! Thanks! How does one know how much to turn a green piece? Or, how do you know when to stop turning a green piece? Is it just a matter of turning away the bulk and not finishing it until it's been dried? I know very little about turning but I have always wanted to do it. In the last year I have caught the fever and am about to make a purchase. Unfortunately, I live in SW Florida where hardwood is almost nonexistent. I can go inland a ways and possibly get some oak but that's about it. I guess I will have to buy blanks. Thanks again for the video.
I turn until the wall thickness is about ten percent of the diameter. The bowl will become oval shaped during the drying process. If the walls are thick I can turn away enough material to return it to round and still have thick enough walls to be durable and pleasing to the eye.
Once you start looking for free wood it will appear. :-) Nothing wrong with buying turning blanks, they just get expensive.
Roundabout Woodworks Thanks for the reply. So let me ask you this: Can you harvest old dried wood from stumps? I know you would have to cut away the cracks. I know where some cedar stumps are. I also know where some old Norfolk Island Pine stumps are. I am not sure if you need to find green wood and dry them in a controlled manner (i.e. wax the end grain, etc) or if naturally dried, old wood from a stump is just a s suitable.
tjdinfl Harvesting old stumps is probably more work than it's worth. Unless the stumps are two feet tall, then I'd saw them off at ground level. If you can pull them up, the root ball will often have stunning grain. But you're probably better off looking for the loggers that left the stumps and asking them for some of the wood.
Roundabout Woodworks hello i was wondering if you could make a terra pill? it's a traditional wooden toy and i'll think you'll like it :)
This looks really fun to do.
It is the most fun you can have with a chunk of wood. :-)
John what size bowl gouge do you use,an do you use it pretty much for all your bowls.I really enjoy your video's.thanks
I have two bowl gouges, each with a different grind. They are both 1/2". One has what is called an "Irish" grind, where the wings are ground back into convex edges (useful for very fine cuts). The other is a "traditional" grind with the wings ground back to prevent catches (easier to use on the concave surface). I tend to use the traditional gouge for forming the outside and hollowing the inside, after roughing the outside to round with the Irish gouge.
Widać u Ciebie talent , brakuje Ci kilku godzin pod dobrym praktykiem .
Dziękuję bardzo. :-)
Good to see works like this one!
Mais um bom trabalho, a sua habilidade e coragem, kkkk, e muito grande trabalhar uma madeira desta no torno eu não tenho coragem, parabéns, aqui no Brasil madeiras para tornos temos uma grande variedade de dureza e cores.
Hi that was a great video i was wondering how long you have to put it in the microwave for
I just cook them until deformation. I discuss my process in a few of my other bowl videos.
Thank you i have only just got myself a lathe so i am trying to learn as much as i can i will have a look at some more of your videos and get a bit more experience from you
Beautiful, excellent job!
Some great work there. Could you give some advice on your microwave techniques. Thank you.
So far it's been experimentation, so each couple of bowls have been cooked differently. First cycle is three minutes, then a few cycles at one to two minutes until deformation. I now let them rest for a week after the microwaving.
You can protect the lathe bed by waxing. I use Minwax for mine and never have a problem, plus the banjo moves silky smooth.
Cheers :)
Wax the ways prior to turning. May save you time and work later removing the rust. Thanks for sharing the video and finding wood is easier in some areas than other. Here in the Phoenix area, it's like finding hens teeth! So I go home to Iowa! Ta Da!
Very enjoyable! Thanks
A thought, when backing out place a wooden wedge in the cut. May use two or more as you back out. Kerf won't grab the blade.
What lathe do you recommend to a beginner ? But I also don't want to find myself buying another one in a few months.
kinda of like buying a small motorcycle , only to buy a bigger one in a few months. Any help or direction from any one is much appreciated.
Peace
I really can only recommend the lathe I use - which may be more or less than you need. I turn everything on a Nova 3000. That isn't to say you should get one too, just that I haven't used any others for a very long time. It also depends on your budget and what you want to turn. Try to find a club close to you and try some lathes - most turners are happy to let you try theirs before you buy one of your own. And you might find a used lathe in your budget that gives you more than a new one for the same price. Sorry for taking so long to reply.
Hello
You use the wood to make it green bowls or she is already dry really good jo
In the video I cut the log and mounted the piece of it on the lathe. The bowl was a standing tree two days before I made it - very wet green wood. The next video shows me finish turning the dry rough bowl.
Beautiful bowl How do like your nova lathe?
Hello How do you like your nova 1624? any problems with it?Thanks Anthony
Enjoyed the video, found my last lot of wood in the back of a tree surgeon's lorry at traffic lights. Wound down my window and asked ,could have the log I could see.
So he pulled over and 3 logs of silver birch went into my car, said thanks and added them to my wood store.Now it's just a case of what to make?
Good find! To non-turners wood is usually just something else they have to dispose of. I'm glad you found the three logs. It was free, so experiment a little. :-)
For large turning wood, you can also check your local Craigslist "free" section. Many people advertise free wood/trees there.
Excellent idea! More and more people are finding wood this way now.
Good video Brother...
looked pretty dangerous at first. Do have to be careful. this I kw. I cut steel for a living. your work is awesome.
Thank you for the wood work.
May you be Blessed with many more. Again, good video.
Thank you, Troy. :) You're very kind. :)
when you find fresh cut wood as in this recording, do you let it season after/before splitting and or using to avoid dry cracking?I am just starting turning
fine art....skill work
Thank you. :)
I wold recommend that you bring up the tailstock for additional support for the initial roughing. Man if that screw snaps off you would be in for injuries and I don't want to see that happening. You got away with it this time but it may not go so well one of these time.
A catch tends to stop my lathe. The screw is in no danger of snapping off. There just isn't enough force with blanks this size at the speeds I'm turning. I also NEVER stand in the "line of fire" just in case. Thanks for your concern, and taking time to comment.
How long does it take you on average to turn a bowl from start to finish?
Tout est dans l'art.
Bravo
Merci beaucoup!
Why put it in a microwave?
I know it relates to moisture, but in what way?
Does it prevent cracking?
Make it easier to turn?
Microwaving speeds up the drying process. It allows me to do the final turning of the bowl in a week instead of 4 - 6 months (or more).
hi, am from India and want to buy the tools used form this work, could you please help me for it?
Get some of my fire wood that way! Then i pick out pieces to turn from my Pile! lol
tremendo el trabajo de este caballero
the only problem with urban trees is nails...not good for chain saw or band saw blades.
you might be able to stone the bandsaw blade put on backwards (teeth up) to get it to cut straight again.
i saved wood from the stove too. good way to find free wood. but i need more still...
I use firewood almost exclusively and that way if the wood splits beyond use while drying it can go straight back to the logburner, no loss.
The management also uses the shavings for mulching her garden.
I once found a piece of mesquite with beautiful figure next to a friend's barbeque pit. Good wood is everywhere.
why dont you can the edges with the chainsaw before mounting the piece on the lathe? you will reduce the vides very much
Very very good job
Thank you very much. :)
What are the little chunks of wood on trees and branches?
If you mean the little round growths, those are burls. Basically scar tissue. They could be the result of bacteria or wounds to the tree. They tend to be small on the trees around here, unfortunately. :-)
I have a question: doesen't the tool which you're holding in your hand (don't know its name in English) to shape the piece of woot become hot with the time (because of friction)...
Yes. The gouge heats up during use. With wet wood there is a build up of heated sap and dust on, and just behind the edge. When the wood is dry the heat travels farther down toward my fingers. It can get quite hot.
+Roundabout Woodworks aha, so it means you have to make oten some breaks to let it cool down, otherwise you could use gloves (but I think using gloves they won't permit to "feel" the wood, isn't it?
Faxi Mana I don't like to stop while cutting the inside of the bowl so I just move my fingers away from the end. By the time it gets too hot I'm deep into the bowl anyway. I only wear a glove to protect my hand while roughing the outside of a bowl.
liked the way you carry them (bicycle tow)!
It definitely keeps me young. :)
+Roundabout Woodworks If you were just trying to make straight cuts at the beginning you might try a shingle froe, it makes cutting down the grain really easy
+Roundabout Woodworks great work by the way, I was really hoping that bark would make it into the final product but again great looking project
great job ! thanks ! nice movie.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :-)
Excellent...! Cheers...
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
reminds of wheels on cars in races on tv, you know which way the wheels have to turn for it to forwards but you get those moments when it sure looks like the wheels going spinning the wrong way. something to do with the frame being too low to record the properly record wheel spin.
That makes sense. :)
I can't keep a log or anything else attached to my lathe plate, it's a flat plate and you run screws through it to hold whatever on when trying to make bowls or whatever.Im new to this what do I need? ?? if I ran 3inch screws it would stay on but there will be holes in my bowl
Without seeing it myself, I'd guess you need more screws. You can drill extra holes in the faceplate if it's large enough. I use four, #10 x 1-1/4" wood screws. Or your blank is too large for your faceplate. A 3" plate is good for a 6" blank, and not much more. Those are just guesses though, so I could be way off.
+Roundabout Woodworks it's a 4" Plate that screws into the lathe shaft.if I use say 1 1/2 screws how do I go about dealing with the holes
Shawn P Leave the base thick enough to turn away the part with the holes. Or turn a deep recess into the foot, removing the screw holes. Or make the foot narrower. Or, and this is what I've done, turn a recess into a waste block and jam fit (or glue) your bowl into it to hollow the bowl. A jam chuck will hold tighter than you need it to for hollowing bowls. You can also make the foot how you want it to look instead of having to accommodate screws.
Thanks! !!
Shawn P glad I could help. :)
Es muy interesante la tecnolojia creciente para el desarrollo.
i didnt catch you mention what type of wood you used in the video
That is a fine beard sir!
Thanks, good video
Just curious as to what lathe you are using?
Nova 3000.
excelente trabajo
+p. p.g. thank you. :)
My dad owns a tree company so I'm really lucky and get all the wood I want for projects and my wood stove
That's much better than I have it. :-)
I'm thinking about getting into beard culture. Ya know, woodworking, homebrew beers, blacksmithing. If anyone has any tips let me know.
I have a tip for you
після того як поставив заготовку у токарний відзначив середину та края посуди знімаєш і обпилюєшвсе лишнє зекономить купу часу, зусиль та нервів )))
after set workpiece in turning said middle and edges dishes and take off some extra obpylyuyeshvse save a lot of time , effort and nerves) ))
check the "free" section on craigslist. I look every few days to find trees that people have cut down and just want hauled off.
Really good idea!
ola amigo belas peças !! gostaria de saber como eu faço para curar as peças torneadas depois de prontas, por estas serem verdes ?
marco francisco lemos
Obrigado! Eu tenho que usar um tradutor, então eu espero que essa resposta ajuda. No próximo vídeo eu falo sobre como usar o forno de microondas para secar as taças verdes. I cozinhá-los por um par de minutos e deixe-os esfriar muitas vezes até que a tigela deforma.
Amigo por enquanto obrigado, quando fizer o vídeo, me avisa ok , obrigado , abraço !
marco francisco lemos
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how do you keep the wood from checking or cracking
I can't. If it's going to crack, it's going to crack. I don't believe there is any way to prevent cracks - except with PEG, maybe.
what kind of grind are you using?
I have one gouge with an "Irish" grind, and one gouge with a "traditional" grind.
hmm.. my mother have it on our barn, 1.8x1.9x8 meters 1918 teak wood that my grand father buy it on an auction around 1930.. some collector already offer it around $50.000 for a cubic meters.. that the precious one, and still much more small log 30x30x800cm, 50x30x800cm 40x20x800cm and lot more teakwood from the same years.. all certified.. i don't know what my mother want to do with those stuff..
The roughing will go a lot faster if you fix the grind on your tool.
Good skill.
Thank you. :)
Roundabout Woodworks
CraigsList free section. Always got plenty of free wood in my area.
Nice
I echo Jack's comment below. Cheers 👍🏼😊
Thank you, Marc. :)
I think it should be made clear that whilst this may be legal in the USA, it most certainly is not legal just about anywhere in the UK. Don't know about other places. Having said that: I get most of my wood from a local tree surgeon, and he's got enough to supply several turners.
What isn't legal, picking up wood off the garbage?
+Frank Daniels In the UK, if somebody has cut down a tree and stacked the pieces into a stack at the side of a road or walkway or path, then the law says that that person has made their intention clear to do something further with it, and therefore it is not for taking by the public. However, if the pieces are not stacked, then that intention is not there, and therefore the wood may be free for anybody to pick up. However, since all land in the UK is owned by somebody, technically the wood is owned by the owner of the land, and therefore taking it without permission is theft.
I have no idea how difficult it would be to defend any particular case, but since we seem have a proliferation of lawyers with nothing better to do than sue the s*!t out of whoever they think they can screw, I think it would be wise not to take chances.
+Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau The law is pretty much the exact opposite here in the US. Anything left at the curb is considered trash and can be claimed by pretty much anyone.
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I wish! However, not even a distant relative. Wolfgang is quite a popular first name in my generation.
surprised you didn't use a scraper near the end
Ou nice Work
Thank you, Marco. :)
+Roundabout Woodworks Hello ...
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Owesome
thank you
why didn't you cut a slice of the wood ? and then truned it ?
I wanted to get the full depth on the bowl. Using the half section gives me the maximum freedom of design.
If I were spindle turning I would have sawn pieces on the band saw.
8 minutos 3 segundos perdidos mirando la cámara ? no puede ser que desperdicio de tiempo, pero quedo muy bien lo que hizo de un trozo de tronco Gracias
You always need a chainsaw!!! Those pieces you brought home, a chainsaw will serve you well!!! I have a nice 16” Echo I got from Home Depot under $200.