Wood Turning A Femisphere Easy Steps
In this video I turn a Femisphere which is a very cool turning to do.
The Femi sphere is a solid that has one single surface, two edges, and four vertices.
Looks tricky to turn and I hope I took the mystery out of it.
Inspired by Capt. Eddie on KZhead
And reminded by Heather: / @spiritwynd
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You are watching how I do things and not suggesting others should do it the way I do.
You need to know your machines and how to use them. Follow how the manufacture says to use them safely.
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Feature Rings Staves
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Tumbling bowls Emerging Bowls Black Locust Vase
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Abrasive Paste Polishing Paste Wipe on Poly Black Locust Hollow Form
Multi Axis Square Bowl Siberian Elm Hollow Form
Dodecahedron Soccer Ball Sphere Olive Wood Turnings Illusions Segmented Vase
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So cool of you to mention Heather! 😎
Thanks Leo, impressed with her jumping right in and trying new things.
Makes a great hand exerciser, cured my carpal tunnel.
I get a lot of hand cramps and it should be good for that as well. Thanks for watching, Gary
what a great piece fantastic thanks Gary
Thank you very much Jason. I appreciate you watching. Take care, Gary
Super cool! Thanks for showing this!
Thank you Lyndsey and thanks for watching, Gary
Outstanding is just normal for you!!! Thank you. Very cool!
Thank you Barry that is very kind of you to say. Thank you for watching, Gary
Cool piece Gary! Welcome back.
Thank you very much Victor and thanks for watching, Gary
WOW gary that was a beautifull cool piece. looks great to hold.
Thank you Manjit. Yes it is and lots of fun to make as well. Take care, Gary
1947 was the year I was born. I love watching you being creative.
Thank you very much Mickey. That was a good year. My first car was a 1947 Dodge coupe. I was born in the early part of 47. Birthday coming up next week... Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Nice, I was born in March.
Nice one, Gary!
Thank you Billy and thanks for watching, Gary
Great job Gary like it
Thank you Daemon and thanks for watching, Gary
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching, Gary
Love the Captn
For sure
Very cool Gary, I'll have to give one a go. Cheers Deno
Thank you very much Deno! Very fun to do and best of luck. Gary
Beautifully done, and a fun thing.
Thank you very much Michael and thanks for watching, Gary
Yup, that is pretty cool.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching, Gary
Wonderful, thank you for sharing
Thank you Lacey and thanks for watching, Gary
well cool my friend nice job 🙂
Thank you Pete I appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care, Gary
That's really neat, Gary. It's kind of like a 3D version of a mobius strip. Bill
Thank you Bill. Yes it is very similar. Thanks for watching, Gary
It's great to see you up and around again, and at the lathe
Thanks so much Jim and thanks for watching, Gary
You are good. Thanks Tim
Thank you very much Tim!
Very Nice ! , Great work !
Thank you very much and thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks for the reminder... I hope my first attempt will be close to your excellent result.
Thank you very much. Just take you time and stick with your plan. And it is ok if you need to do a little sanding to blend things. I just strive to not have to do that. That is why it is such a good project to develop skills. Thanks for watching, Gary
Rolling down a slight incline...looks like me walking down my icy driveway. LOL! Cool piece Gary. I sure do miss Captain Eddy's videos.
Thank you Gil, when my drive way is ice I just sit down and slide to the bottom to avoid falling LOL.
What a cool, cool object! Also a realky interesting name: Never heard of it before!
Thank you Stephanie! Happy you enjoyed it. Take care, Gary
How cool is that?! Nice!!
Thank you Scott and thanks for watching, Gary
Weird but cool art!
Thank you Julian. Yes it is different but the cool factor is up there. Thanks for watching, Gary
Way to cool Gary! Precision turning at it's best..
Thank you Mark. That is what attracted me to making it. I have heard it said that no matter how close you make it you will always have to take a Dremel and blend the two sides together. Geometry tells me that is not true. Thanks for watching, Gary
The shape of that surface is very intriguing!
Yes it sure is Jim. Thanks for watching, Gary
Great video, Gary! I used to use lipstick when installing sheetrock. Apply to the front of protrusions like outlet boxes and just press the sheetrock against it. Bingo, now you know where to cut!
Thanks Clayton. Yup that would work to. Same way you blue to parts together to get a perfect fit. We had bluing ink at work for fitting metal parts. Thanks for watching, Gary
What a neat project...love it!
Thank you Carol. Lots of fun to do. Take care, Gary
Gary, awesome this is so cool. This is a true novelty. It will make quite a talking piece left on the table when company comes over. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kevin. I just may have to do that and see how long it takes to be picked up. Take care, Gary
Very cool Love it
Thank you very much Candace and thanks for watching, Gary
Papa, That strange turning is an exact model of my brain two minutes after I wake up 😵💫! My thanks for another enjoyable evening on KZhead. Keep the aspidistra flying! God bless, Paul
Thank you very much Paul. This is the season where he really blessed us for sure. Take care, Gary
Amazing art. Cheers
Thank you Sony and thanks for watching, Gary
As my Great Uncle would say, that's pretty darn slick. Well done! Thanks for the video. 👍👍
Thank you Jerry and yes it is pretty darn slick. Sure happy I finally gave it a try. Thanks for watching, Gary
That's great, didn't know what one was till tonight, great to see you back on the lathe again and what a comeback it is lovely job. All the best from Lincolnshire UK
Thanks so much Gary. Yup back and busy turning. Have one ready for tomorrow and should have the next one done soon. Take care, Gary
Great job.
Thanks Doug.
Beautiful work. It looks like a Black hole shape
Thank you very much. Yes it has a similar shape. Thanks for watching, Gary
Sweet!! Now that was special!! It would make a wonderful toy for Christmas for a special kid. The finish is lovely, too. In fact, I can't see any down points, at all!
Thank you very much Kathleen. These might make some good Christmas presents. i may have to work on that. Thanks for watching, Gary
This whole video, right up until the end, reminded me of the ink blot test I had to take to see if I was qualified to enter kindergarten. I was deemed unfit so didn't start school until first grade. Now I see what I was supposed to see in those ink blots! Imagination! Concepts! Art! Creativity! Those genes just aren't in my makeup but they clearly are in yours! The end result is about the coolest shape, I have seen. And, it even does something! Fun, confusing, inspiring video, my friend! 😊 Phil
Well this is starting to make sense now. I did not go to kindergarten either. And we both ended up with wood turning as a passion!!! I did not even take a test for it. I guess they figured I would not pass the test. Actually for some reason my mother just did not send me. Thanks Phil I appreciate your comments and letting me know I am not the only old guy who did not got to kindergarten. I probably would have flunked anyway LOL Take care, Gary
I dudn't go to kindergarten, either! We changed countries, and you needed to enrol at birth. I, too, am passionate about wood!...Is there a pattern emerging here?
Very artistic 👍
Thank you Luie and thanks for watching. Gary
Thanks for the shout out Gary!! I like the tape idea in the center! That would have made mine so much easier to split! Turned out beautiful!
Thank you Heather and you deserve the shout out! I have seen hot glue used on splint turnings but so hard to get the halves flat to each other. I thought I would try just gluing a small potions of the ends and it worked. I have a very thin tool I used at work just to get it started and it worked great. Take care, Gary
Bravo Gary très bien réalisé 👍👏👋
Thank you very much Denis!
interesting. cooler than those fidget spinners.
Thank you Chris. I never have had one of those but I think a few of the grandkids have. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is awesome. I will try that one day. Hopefully not nine years from now. Lol. Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you very much. If you saw my list of things I want to do 9 years is not all that long LOL. Just kidding Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I can agree on that. The to do list is longer than the text allowed in a text document. Lol
Love it. I will have to try that one!
Thanks Chris and I would love to see you give it a try. I have no doubt that you can do it. Take care, Gary
l has to wacth it 2 time to get it very nice good job !
Thank you Delbert. It does look a bit strange for sure and a mystery how it comes to be. Thanks for watching, Gary
Really neat
Thank you and thanks for watching, Gary
Thank You Gary.... You always open my eyes much wider than I am comfortable opening (that's a good thing). Keeps me sparked up even when I want to nap, ha. Watching you work I think "where would Gary be without a home shop to explore in". So many young, imaginative, capable folks today living in apartment complexes do not realize the joys of their own home shop. I work with younger folks today exploring their imagination for the first time and start to realize their own possibilities. That's a very good thing and your show contributes to that imagination. Nice turning this morning Gary & I look forward to next Friday morning.... now MORE COFFEE... (how about a fancy air tight wooden coffee bean container sometime ??? Ah... made from coffee tree wood...ha. Gary I also watch the Damascus Steel makers from the past. They could write (hammer) their names in the metal in a spiral pattern. I was thinking if that would be possible creating writing on the outside of a segmented turning? (don't blame me Gary YOU got me going this morning, ha) .....TM
Thank you very much TM. Well you know after you have had 2 cups of coffee your eyes are already wide open LOL. Off topic I had an eye exam yesterday and had my eyes dilated. Now that is WIDE OPEN! For sure as messy as my shop gets it still is a joy to go out and build something. Hmmm... a nice air tight coffee container. Now that sounds good. Maybe Oak so it could age the coffee...oh wait that is for something else LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 HA... Got me going this morning Gary...Keep on turning.... TM
That was so neat, Gary! I should dig into Captain Eddie's archive. Lots of good info in there. But I need to make a few of these. A bit more work but a step up from a spinning top.
Thanks Jay. Just think of it as a spinning top. With very accurate cuts. Then you have it. Even if you had to do some blending it would look good. I was determined to have a perfect fit and there is no reason you can't have that. A perfect template. One way to make a perfect template would be turn it between centers. But I cheated. Thanks for watching, Gary
Lovely job Gary! That femisphere is sure neat piece of work! Well done and thanks! Cheers Al
Thank you Al. It was a lot of fun to do. Take care, Gary
Very cool shape and a great turning exercise. Absolutely useless but a wonderful object. I am inspired to make one at some point. Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your work.
Thank you Mark. Well it is almost useless. It sure helps when I get finger and hand cramps just to hold it. Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Now I have to make one. I get hand and finger cramps as well.
Awesome turning
Thank you David and thanks for watching, Gary
You mentioned Heather. I don't believe that you're afraid to try any either! You constantly surprise and amaze! This was a cool project!
Thank you very much. That is why I like what Heather is doing. I am always wanting to do something new. Thanks for watching, Gary
Not sure what it is, Gary, but is really cool. Interesting turning techniques.
Thank you Tom. I guess it is a Thingamajig LOL But it is fun to do and looks pretty cool. Thanks for watching, Gary
That's cool
Thank you John and thanks for watching. Gary
Before watching this, I didn't know what a femisphere was. It's amazing! You did a fantastic job and showed the process expertly. Thanks!
Thank you Gary. Not one of those things you see all that much. But was sure fun to make. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is very cool my friend . I’ve been thinking about making one of those. Lol now you really inspired me brother.😎👍🏽
Thank you Habeeb. As they say there is no time like the present. You will enjoy doing it. Take care, Gary
I had to look up what it was. It is very cool and interesting.
Thank you Laura...and fun as well! Take care, Gary
I guess this is now on my "Want To Turn" list. Great work, as always.
Thank you Jeff. I have one of those list and just checked this one off. Thanks for watching, Gary
Nice job! I too like making things that are just cool and people say what is it ?or what is it good for? And I just smile..
Thank you. Yes I like making things just to say I did. Thanks for watching, Gary
Ah, the femisphere has been on my to-do list for some time. One day I'll get to it. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Josh. Just move it up the list or you might forget about it like I did LOL. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary
Gary, your precision on this was a joy to watch. You never disappoint. Looks good.
Thanks so much Qapla and thanks for watching, Gary
Gary, your turning skills are fantastic mate well done what a smart piece it turned out just great
Thank you very much Alan and thanks for watching, Gary
thank you for sharing it is a cuit peice
Thank you Neil, yes it is a pretty cool shape for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary
What a clever idea and it’s great to see you back at the lathe 🌞
Thank you Ray and it is good to be back turning. Thanks for watching, Gary
You’re right, Gary, that really is cool. It’s something I don’t believe I have ever seen before and it certainly is intriguing. Thanks for sharing, my friend! Take care, …..Gord
Thank you Gord. And it was lighter than my coffee cup so I knew I could handle it LOL Take care, Gary
I never heard of a femisphere until seeing your video. What a cool little shape! I can see how that would be fun to hold in your hand and play with. A unique little project for today-thanks!
Thank you very much Marcia. I had never heard of it till I saw the video years ago. It sort of molds right into your hand. Well feels that way. Thanks for watching, Gary
He sounds JUST like captain Lee
Not familiar with captain Lee
Cool piece! I can see a baby playing with this and watching it roll across the floor!
Thank you Mary. Yes it could be a fascinating toy. Thanks for watching, Gary
Awesome, looking at carving ‘comfort birds’ but as you demonstrated this would be a comfort turned item. Always look forward to your videos!
Thank you very much Jim. We have something that is called a Clinging Cross. Most comforting thing I have ever held. Ours was given to us and we now give them out to others who we feel need a little comfort. Thanks for watching, Gary
...turned out great!...and I think it's cool that y'all watch each other's videos...have been watching Heather for a while now, and was saddened to recently hear about the captain...wondered why I hadn't seen anything from him...he'll be missed... Anyway, keep up the great work, and I'll keep watchin'...👍 Matt
Thank you Matt. I did see his video a few weeks ago saying he was not going to do much now. But he is putting things up on his channel. At least 12 days ago. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is so cool, I've never seen something like that turned. Thank you
Thank you very much. Happy you liked it and thanks for watching, Gary
Pretty neat Gary.
Glad you like it Jack and thanks for watching, Gary
Captain Eddie was the very first turners that I learned from. A wonderful clarity in his instructions with a sence of humour calculated to pull you into the techniques af the trade. He made the hobby much more affordable to his followers and heightened the interest of many. It was good to find a similar set of teaching skills in yourself. Thank you both for the provision of an excellent skill building project. There are many brains that can't plant the essential techniques on despite the excellence of their work. Thank you to the natural teacher
I kind of stubbled on his channel after starting mine. I am sure he has helped a lot of turners get started. Thank you for your comments. I try to break these projects in to steps that make sense. Which is good for me when I have never done one before. Kind of like what I built at work. Most things had never been built before and I had to figure out the best way to get it done. That is what I love about projects like these. Thanks for watching, Gary
That’s a purdy slick wood turning with an unusual shape. I think I could easily turn the same thing, but not by design since there is no telling what I’ll come up with.😹 Thanks for sharing! I like the wood turning.
Thank you John. The beauty of it is you may just find another very cool shape. Take care, Gary
Setting the bar pretty high for us beginners but, I have saved the video for future reference.
Keep turning and have fun and give it a try at some point in time. I think you will be surprised that it is not all that hard. Good practice as well. I have never done one of these but made plenty things that needed that accuracy as well. Thanks for watching, Gary
Grandios!
Thanks so much!
I would say this video is a demonstration of skillful and precise engineering nicely done Sir I wonder if you are having CNC flakes for breakfast :):) All the best Yiannis
Thank you Yiannis. It was lots of fun to do for sure. My poor CNC machines are about covered in wood flakes at the moment. Might have a project for them soon. Thanks for watching, Gary
Neat project! Came out to look beautiful. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thank you Travis and thanks for watching. Gary
Wow. I didn't know what you were making, had to look it up. It turned out nice. Thanks for sharing and as always be well.
Thanks so much Linda. Happy you liked it. Take care, Gary
Very interesting! 22:07
Thank you. What happened at 22;07?
Thats an amazing shape and another piece to add to my to do list very well done sir, kind regards from will.👍
Thank you very Will and and thanks for watching, Gary
Gary: You are so much more knowledgeable and skilled than I am, but can I just say that when I'm trying to get a straight surface, I don't use a round tool like a roughing gouge. I use a straight edged tool to make a straight edge. Like a skew. I know that most turners don't like "scraping" but I have a had great results with it over the years. Thanks for listening.
The project is very cool! (the adjective that never ages). I had never seen one of these before. I would love to try it sometime. But I don't think my dad's old radius gages go up to that size. Ha ha ha. From a Deft user. ;-)
Thank you Dave. I would say what ever works for you is the way to do it. I learned at work building wood patterns to use my tool rest as a guide to make straight lines. At work almost all of our turning tools were scrapers. They are the most accurate way to cut to dimensions that needed to be exact. And I certainly have used them a lot longer than bowl gouges. So agree with your comments. Another way I have made perfect cylinders is using a parting tool to set the dimension spaced along the length of the piece. This can be done on a parallel piece or an angled shape. Lots of ways to get it done. None are wrong and all can be used. Thanks for watching, Gary
Looks great. So many neat projects to do.
Yes there sure is and I have a bunch more I want to try. Just not sure which one is next. Thanks for watching, Gary
A piece of art as usual. I enjoy and learn a lot from you. Thanks👍
Thank you very much and thanks for watching, Gary
Well that was very interesting and looked fantastic when finished. You have very good tool control and it shows in the finish. Thanks for sharing the video and I am looking forward to the next one.
Thank you very much Roy. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching. Gary
You are making me nervous having your long sleeve arm right above the spinning chuck! ….Be safe. Love your work/videos!!!
Thank you Joseph. While editing I saw that same view. But while doing it my long sleeve was well above the turning and not hanging down. I think you can see me adjust to make sure it was not hanging down. I do appreciate your concern though and thanks for watching, Gary
@ThePapa1947 it was the chuck that it appeared you were close to, however As long as you were on top of it, is all that matters.
Thank you and even though I knew where things go were I do not want others to do it without making sure things are clear. Glad you pointed it out. I will mention the safety issues involved with long sleeves. Gary
nice project Gary a wee bit too tricky for me tho not much tool control here lol 👍👍
Thank you and you just never know till you try! Take care, Gary
Hi there my friend I have actually made one of those femispheres a member of our wood turning club (Fenland woodturners) in England made one they are really a great talking point not only to none wood turning people but to fellow turners a lot of whom like me i had not heard of until Jim brought his and put it on the table thanks very much for sharing it with everyone keep well and bye for now Ron
Hi Ron, yes they are very interesting and fun to make. And you could do all kinds of glue ups to make interesting patterns. But as much as I like segment work I like this better as it makes the flowing shape more interesting how it wraps around itself. Thanks for watching, Gary
Never seen this type of shape before and now understand why you need to be so precise ... very nice and away to look at Heathers channel 👍
Thank you very much Barry!
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Thank you very much for your kind words. I had no idea that this would save the world. I am sorry you wasted your screen time.
I never heard of a femisphere, so I looked it up and saw somw pics. I couldn't imagine how you were going to end up with that shape. It was really cool how you did that! It's a testimony of your talent and skill. Thank you!
Thank you very much Karen. I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching, Gary
Brilliant Gary, I'm wondering if a walnut half and a beech half would work visually especially when it "tumbles" down the bench. Great video my friend. Take care Gary and great to see you back on the lathe. Hwyl, Huw
Thank you Huw, yes it would make it interesting. I choose the same wood to make it more of a mystery how it was made. I have thought about making one out of segments or strips. All my best to you my friend, Hwyl, Gary
That is very interesting Gary, definitely something different. It would make a cool lidded bowl topper.
Thank you Jane. You have a good idea there. Imagine the surprise when someone took the lid off. Thanks for watching, Gary
Very cool, Gary. Beautiful piece and great execution. Awesome to try new things and Heather is awesome, too.
Thank you very much Rob, happy you enjoyed it. Take care, Gary
Gary I’m glad you’re back to turning. The templets look very useful, but also look like you might have to have the laser engraver/cutter you demonstrated. 😉 I’m glad they sent you a unit to demo so you had the templets to go ahead and do this demo. Cheers, Tom
Thank you very much Tom. Yes I did cut them on the laser but you do not need a laser to make accurate templates. At work all the templates I made and most were not round were cut on the bandsaw and then sanded on a disk sander or spindle sander and most times both. An easy way to make a round one is turn it on a wood lathe. Makes prefect circles. Who would have guessed LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Yes Gary, not having a laser system (yet 😉) I’ve use to making templets by the old fashion methods, but the laser system sure looks like fun. As for the wood lathe turning perfect circles; I recently came across a video of the wood lathe they used to use to make oval frames for mirrors/pictures. It looked a little scary to operate as the wood spun around in an oval with a single fixed cutting point while making a racket. So, just saying, not alway a circle. 🙄 Cheers, Tom
That is such an awesome shape, and an inspiring video 😍
Thank you very much!
Very cool project Gary. Definitely see how it tests tool control and accuracy of cutting.
Thank you Mark. I am sure you could use a Dremel to make it fit if it did not come out right. But it is nice knowing that it will fit. That is if it fits the template perfect. I still remember as an apprentice wood pattern maker I was rounding corners on a pattern(not a turned one) And I and did not check it close enough. Boss caught it and of course I fixed it. I hung that template on my bench for the rest of the time I worked at that shop. Nothing ever left my bench again without being correct. That was a good lesson Thanks for watching, Gary
This reminds me of the Mobius strip or surfaces which are considered pretty complex yet has novel topology (ouch, my math days are haunting me again) Gary. Initially, I thought these were misspelled Fermispheres which are another one of those hardcore particle physics topics relating to electron energies in spherical space we had dealt with in my grad school. Now I want to go and torture myself making one of these just to redeem myself for doing so poorly in my math and physics courses🤣🤣🤣. Cool turning project if I can pull off the fine tool control as you guys have demonstrated. Rama
Thank you very much Rama. The only math I used and used it pretty much daily in my job was geometry and trigonometry. But all those shapes are very interesting. Thanks for watching, Gary