Turning a Bowl From a Board
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2014
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How to make a bowl from a board, using a bandsaw to cut half-rings which are glued together and turned on the lathe. - Навчання та стиль
Thanks for the video. I appreciate your straight forward method. It ansered a couple of layout question I had (i.e. the width of the pieces being the same as the thickness of the wood). I also think its cool that you are using a vintage craftsman lathe ( have a similar one!). I get tired of seeing folks with the $3000 lathes. You did better than many of them for a significant lower cost.
ive struggled with these for awhile now. this video does answer a couple of questions.
That's really amazing what you make on that old craftsman lathe.
Looks nice. I’ve done several of these and they are always lots of fun. Something that has worked well for me is to actually mount the flat board directly on the lathe and cut the rings full circle with a thin parting tool. Take the ring off and place it on the top to mark the spot for the next ring. Just repeat it for every ring. It is always centered and you can even get a shape change by changing the angle of your parting tool for each ring. Keep up the nice. Work.
Great job! I simply love the finish, I wish I wasn't so lazy and always looking for simpler ways to make things pretty, even though sometimes there are no shortcuts, the finish part is by far my least developed part of wood turning, and your finish is simply eye catching, it is in fact what drawn me to the video. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice. Also a great take on a version of segmenting. Economic for wood conservation also. I will be doing this with a THICK walnut board I have.
Awesome project, I've just purchased a lathe. I have a lot to learn but look forward to creating....
That bowl looks like an optical illusion !
This video was fantastic! Now I have to try making bowls, after only making boxes, cups, & goblets. Your sizing of the rings makes a lot of sense; I had no idea that you could make a bowl out of a flat single board! Your video convinced the wife to buy me a new bandsaw! As for signing the bottoms, I ran into the same ink smudging problems you mentioned, plus my handwriting is crappy. So, I started printing out 2" round, decorative "Handmade by" labels with the date completed and types of wood used. I fixed these to the slightly concave bottoms with clear epoxy, which worked out great. It dries overnight, and the white paper immediately turns translucent in the epoxy, so the underlying wood grain and patterns show through, and the ink becomes permanent.
Oh, by the way, I have been adding 1/2 a teaspoon of "charcoal" (black) non-sanded grout to each 1/2 a dixie cup of Titebond III glue, which turns the fine glue line black and adds a lot of character to the glued edges. Although this thickens the glue quite a bit, it drips less & dries just fine. The mix looks gray initially, but as the glue dries and becomes clearer it turns black. I've tried other colors (using mica), but me and the wife think the thin black line looks the best.
Absolutely beautiful and you gave enough details for a beginner like me
Nice job and a beautiful bowl.
Great! Short & Simple!
Great video, thx for sharing
Thanks I'll try that.
Nice work. I have a cherry board that I want to try this on. Will eliminate waste. Thanks.
excellent...
cheers...
Wow. Just wooooow. ❤️
The grain is supposed to run all in the same direction due to the stresses the wood go through. If the grain does not follow the same direction, wood movement can cause the bowl to fail and break open.
Somewhat incorrect. The design is usually the more important part of these pieces and the strengths of the bowl should not be exceeded in it's usage. You can choose to follow grain patterns for strength reasons but it's negligible given the not so massive difference it adds.
Larry Dubia then why is plywood made up of alternating layers of wood?
@@dwinograsky1 Dimensional strength. In a small piece like this, the stresses are very small.
Larry Dubia I’ve made several of these with crossed grain without any trouble.
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Great video! My question is Do the size of the rings need to be in some proportion to the thickness of the board? Thanks you
How did you clamp the half rings to glue them? I could not get the clamps to stay due to the rings rbeing slanted. The rings would not stay flat.
Gary McCoy Sorry, I should've documented that part. I believe I first clamped each side down to a flat piece of Melamine/MDF sheet with spring clamps (for downward pressure), and then I used a bar clamp to apply moderate pressure to bring the ring halves together. But if the sides are well-fitting, and you are using a water based glue, I bet you could almost get away with a simple rub joint with no clamping, especially if you the glue joints will alternate each other on each successive layer.
10:21 provides for a neat optical illusion
I'm curious to know how you glued the two half circle of the board together? The 45 degrees angle can't let you put the clamps perpendicular to the cut.
I used spring clamps to clamp the ends of the half circles to a flat piece of melamine shelving and hold them more or less flat and level, and then I used a bar clamp to cautiously apply just enough pressure to get some good glue squeeze out, but not so much that the clamps came off.
Those two pieces don’t need to be glued super tight, since they don’t have much stress on them. I just hold the two halves finger tight for a while and then let the glue dry. I also sometimes just use a light coat of five minute epoxy.
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well done. if you get a minute check out bob Hamilton's channel. he past on a while back but he did an " economy bowl" with a twist. I plan to try it soon.
Did you use any gouges on this piece? I get the idea it was just sawing, gluing, and sanding. Just curious.
I honestly don't remember. If I had to guess, I'd say that I just used a scraper for the bulk of smoothing and shaping.
Did you use Wipe on Poly for your final finish?
yes
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What kind of lathe are you using? A friend gave my her father's old Duracraft lathe and it looks similar to what you are using.
It's actually an old Craftsman lathe from about 1980. I inherited it from my grandfather when he passed away back in 2007. I really should get a better lathe, but it sort of has sentimental value for me.
It looks very much like my Duracraft. As long as it does the job, go for it. Thanks for responding and I enjoyed your video.
Cool. The first time I used it I could not keep the wood secured between the centers. I use a Rikon Midi lathe but now I want to get the old Duracraft out again. Thanks for your comment and I will look for more of your videos. Thanks, Mark J
That's a lot of cross-grain gluing you got there, you shouldn't have rotated each layer 90° like you did; those joints are likely to separate as time goes by.
Nice but it's Maths not Math...............They call it Mathematics not Mathematic Just thought you should know. Great clip.
52memor "Maths" is generally the British way to say it while "Math" is the more American way. Neither is more right then the other just a funny and pelicular cultural difference.
Incorrect. English people can and do say math and maths. Have you done' the math ? VS I am studying maths. It depends on the context. More importantly, it isn't that important but I do agree, some find certain word usage annoying. Sadly, some people wish to use big words or acronyms to sound intelligent or to indeed speak in code. I find teaching is better than hiding knowledge.