This great. As we get older and we develop arthritis and other issues with our hands, small turnings are less taxing and can be very satisfying. I learned how to turn lidded boxes at Raffan's workshop in Utah. I make them for my granddaughter now. She puts "things in them" and has them on her dresser. Her friends all want one too. I better get busy!!
Love that you took what looked like a piece of waste wood and turned it into 3 beautiful pieces. Also appreciate all of your tips and tricks along the way. Thank you Richard!
You have a vision I haven't figured out yet. I couldn't see any of those bowls until almost the the last band saw cuts. I think I must learn to think smaller. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
A very good use of material and some wonderful results from it. I was thinking that if the pink could be stabilised, and was replicatable with some consistency, it might even be used as a decorative feature in its own right. Many thanks once more for sharing your experience and insights.
In the long run the pink blends in as the wood darkens, so it's only an issue for a few months on bowls finished green. The pink only occurs with green ash and I don't recall it being a problem when completing roughed-out bowls.
Interesting. I would have approached it somewhat differently. I find the rim grain alignment, slicing for that first. Next, I select my center point, marking to rough round. Then I cut a face parallel to the rim, but at maximum center point depth. Less waste, larger blanks. Thanks for presenting this. Few turners have had a chance to see options for creating blanks.
I'm a saver and instinctually try to save every piece of wood but tbh that chunk would be firewood for me. If it were figured or some uncommon species i.e. mallee burl, it'd be a whole different ball game.
Very fast decision making! I love how all pieces turned out. By the way, what do your dividers look like? Are they pointy or does it have a beveled cutting edge?
I found the bead to be a delightful addition. I have a question about that. I am very curious to know when did you decide that? When I'm turning, I'm so focused on what I am doing that any additional thing just doesn't come to mind. I suppose it might come from the lack of knowing what is an option. I'd love to hear more from you about how and when you decide to add something extra to your work. I hope I am saying this in an understandable way...?
Beads and grooves are always in the back of my mind during the initial shaping. As the final pass with the gouge proceeds I keep an eye on the mass that I'm about to cut as a possible band of beads or just a band. Other times when the final pass is going well I'll end up with a smooth profile that then seems to cry out for a groove or inset bead. It's all pretty much a spur-of-the-moment decision and in a demo situation often just to show how simple they can be to apply.
@Richard Raffan that gives me something to think about... I think the addition of a bead, groove or band can really enhance the appearance of certain shapes. I'd be very interested to hear your opinion on the "feel" of those - is that a consideration for you or is it purely a visual thing?
@@donntisch365 Beads are often practical on a larger bowl in that they help in lifting it. I discuss all that sort of thing in The Art of Turned Bowls which is the revamped version of Turned Bowl Design which is occasionally available second hand. www.richardraffan.com.au/books-and-dvds/
These were held on Shark jaws expanding inside a drilled hole. I've taken to doing this for small facework. You can see this at 2:51 in ua-cam.com/video/4blKLmgbD9I/v-deo.html
I'm showing you what I do, not telling you what you should do. I never see the point in turning split blanks, partly bcause it's dangerous and partly because a bowl with splits is always a bowl with splits no matter how much epoxy is involved. Turning crap wood is such a waste of effort when it's so easy to cut clean blanks and there's so much good wood available.
@Richard Raffan I meant no disrespect, Richard! You're a great teacher and mentor, I am one of those epoxy types and am enjoying the journey of using traditional tools on wood. My technique of throwing anything on the lathe is why my work is still firewood and yours is art.
@@warpo007 No offence taken. I went through an epoxy stage around 1983, filling voids with reds and blues. They sold well enough but I never felt comfortable with it. The bottom line was that I wasted too much time messing around with the epoxy and got paid much the same as for regular bowls of a similar size, so financially it wasn't worth the effort.
@Richard Raffan I'm starting to feel guilty of all the plastic waste epoxy creates. I'm West Australian btw, I have a choice of jarrah or pine... or more jarrah.
This great. As we get older and we develop arthritis and other issues with our hands, small turnings are less taxing and can be very satisfying. I learned how to turn lidded boxes at Raffan's workshop in Utah. I make them for my granddaughter now. She puts "things in them" and has them on her dresser. Her friends all want one too. I better get busy!!
This is excellent because the initial wedge is what logs often look like after I've been butchering them with a chainsaw.
Wow! Really sweet shallow bowls.
Love that you took what looked like a piece of waste wood and turned it into 3 beautiful pieces. Also appreciate all of your tips and tricks along the way. Thank you Richard!
Thank you Richard. I learn from every video you generously upload.
Martin.
Great video Richard.
A true master at work!
No fence, no sled needed. Thanks Richard, great stuff.
Certainly an eye for the possible developed from many hours of trial and error. Thank you for helping us cut the investment a bit, RR!
I don't like waste, Matt.
You have a vision I haven't figured out yet. I couldn't see any of those bowls until almost the the last band saw cuts. I think I must learn to think smaller. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Amazing to see so many bowls you cut from that chunk of wood.
A very good use of material and some wonderful results from it. I was thinking that if the pink could be stabilised, and was replicatable with some consistency, it might even be used as a decorative feature in its own right. Many thanks once more for sharing your experience and insights.
In the long run the pink blends in as the wood darkens, so it's only an issue for a few months on bowls finished green. The pink only occurs with green ash and I don't recall it being a problem when completing roughed-out bowls.
Great result thank you for that Richard.😊
The bowl with the knot catches the eye like a bead does , nice .
Great information Richard.
thankyou for showing how to cut that piece of wood
Interesting. I would have approached it somewhat differently. I find the rim grain alignment, slicing for that first. Next, I select my center point, marking to rough round. Then I cut a face parallel to the rim, but at maximum center point depth. Less waste, larger blanks. Thanks for presenting this. Few turners have had a chance to see options for creating blanks.
I think you missed the point of this video. I knew what grain alignment I wanted, so I aimed to show you how to achieve that safely.
I'm a saver and instinctually try to save every piece of wood but tbh that chunk would be firewood for me. If it were figured or some uncommon species i.e. mallee burl, it'd be a whole different ball game.
Very fast decision making! I love how all pieces turned out.
By the way, what do your dividers look like? Are they pointy or does it have a beveled cutting edge?
I keep them pointy.
I found the bead to be a delightful addition. I have a question about that. I am very curious to know when did you decide that? When I'm turning, I'm so focused on what I am doing that any additional thing just doesn't come to mind. I suppose it might come from the lack of knowing what is an option. I'd love to hear more from you about how and when you decide to add something extra to your work. I hope I am saying this in an understandable way...?
Beads and grooves are always in the back of my mind during the initial shaping. As the final pass with the gouge proceeds I keep an eye on the mass that I'm about to cut as a possible band of beads or just a band. Other times when the final pass is going well I'll end up with a smooth profile that then seems to cry out for a groove or inset bead. It's all pretty much a spur-of-the-moment decision and in a demo situation often just to show how simple they can be to apply.
@Richard Raffan that gives me something to think about... I think the addition of a bead, groove or band can really enhance the appearance of certain shapes. I'd be very interested to hear your opinion on the "feel" of those - is that a consideration for you or is it purely a visual thing?
@@donntisch365 Beads are often practical on a larger bowl in that they help in lifting it. I discuss all that sort of thing in The Art of Turned Bowls which is the revamped version of Turned Bowl Design which is occasionally available second hand. www.richardraffan.com.au/books-and-dvds/
Curious how you initially mounted each blank to your lathe?
Probably a screw chuck? Seems to be his preferred method.
@@alun7006 I would expect so. Given the thickness even w one or two of his backup disks, seems like very little wood to hold. Just curious.
These were held on Shark jaws expanding inside a drilled hole. I've taken to doing this for small facework. You can see this at 2:51 in ua-cam.com/video/4blKLmgbD9I/v-deo.html
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning thank you! Another incredibly useful little trick.
what saw blade do you use ? Width & TPI ? Thanks
Mostly I use this 13mm 3 tpi Flexback when cutting disks. For sawing boards I use a 20mm 3 tpi Flexback which is less lkely to wander.
What blade size do you prefer?
Mostly I use this 13mm 3 tpi Flexback when cutting disks. For sawing boards I use a 20mm 3 tpi Flexback which is less lkely to wander.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thank you. And I really like the way you’re very selective in choosing wood as far as not using wood with no splits, etc.
so, my technique of "just bung 'er on the lathe" is frowned upon in these circles?
I'm showing you what I do, not telling you what you should do. I never see the point in turning split blanks, partly bcause it's dangerous and partly because a bowl with splits is always a bowl with splits no matter how much epoxy is involved. Turning crap wood is such a waste of effort when it's so easy to cut clean blanks and there's so much good wood available.
@Richard Raffan I meant no disrespect, Richard! You're a great teacher and mentor, I am one of those epoxy types and am enjoying the journey of using traditional tools on wood. My technique of throwing anything on the lathe is why my work is still firewood and yours is art.
@@warpo007 No offence taken. I went through an epoxy stage around 1983, filling voids with reds and blues. They sold well enough but I never felt comfortable with it. The bottom line was that I wasted too much time messing around with the epoxy and got paid much the same as for regular bowls of a similar size, so financially it wasn't worth the effort.
@Richard Raffan I'm starting to feel guilty of all the plastic waste epoxy creates. I'm West Australian btw, I have a choice of jarrah or pine... or more jarrah.
@@warpo007 It was split jarrah burl I was filling.