Wood Turning The Great Illusion Ruth Ann Berry Quilting Pattern
In this video I make a segmented turning with a very cool illusion.
It is all about using 3 types of wood to create a shadow effect,
It was a lot of fun and has given me ideas for doing more with a different design.
Made from Purple Heart, Teak, Maple and Cherry.
Finished with Deft spray lacquer and Acks Sanding Paste and Polish/Restoring Paste.
Tools used: Bowl gouges and negative rake scrapers
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Look up other turnings I have done:
Dizzy Twister Turnings Segmented Turnings
Feature Rings Staves
20 minute bowl
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Star bowl Block bowl
Tumbling bowls Emerging Bowls Black Locust Vase
Droop Bowl Offset Bowl Barrel of Blocks Star Bowl Bowl in a Bowl
Droop Bowl Lathe modifications Lacquer Shellac Friction Polish
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
Tangent Stave Turning
That pattern is mind-blowingly beautiful, even before turning.
Thank you Jimmy! I have been temped to not even turn some of these. Thanks for watching, Gary
Wow, the Styx song Grand Illusion is playing in my mind
Thank you Jim! I will have to look that song up. Take care, Gary
Papa1947 AWESOME PIECE OF WORK AND DESIGN
Thank you very much Sam and thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
That would make a beautiful clock!
Thank you Gwen. That would be nice option for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary
Hi Gary Excellent work that requires precision, I really like the pattern and the finish 😉👍👍👍 stay safe Morgan
Thank you very much Morgan. It was lots of fun to do and happy you liked it. Take care, Gary
Nothing short of amazing, Gary!
Thank you very much Rod. I appreciate your comment and thanks so much for watching. Take care brother! Gary
Wow, absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Don. Happy you like it and thanks for watching, Gary
Sir, you are a bloody magician. 😲
Thank you very much Scruffy I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching. Gary
This piece is SO cool. I love when art & math combine. 😊
Thank you very much Julie! Maybe the next one I make will be named: Math Meets Art Thanks for watching, Gary
Absolutely amazing. When the piece starts to turn, you immediately can see how the segmentation was made with an incredible accuracy. What a piece of art.
Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Happy you enjoyed the video. Take care, Gary
Beautiful thanks for showing how it is done.
Thank you Vince. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary
Gary watching that it was amassing my friend so so cleaver and turned out beautiful
Thank you very much Alan. Happy you liked it and I appreciate your comments. Take care, Gary
Beautiful Work 😊
Thank you Marco and thanks for watching. Take care Gary
This reminds me of a kaleidoscope ! A very beautiful kaleidoscope! Your work never ceases to amaze and impress!
Thank you Pauline. Yes I think you are right. I used to love them. They were always fun to look into. Thanks for watching, Gary
That was awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Todd and thanks for watching, Gary
I really like that, can't wait to see what you do next.
Thank you very much Jack! I can say it will need to be much easier. We have a lot going on for the next few weeks and I have some repairs I need to take care of. Thanks for watching, Gary
I’m not sure there are enough superlatives to describe that Gary! The 3D pattern really pops. Phenomenal job maestro!
Thank you very much Todd. Happy you enjoyed it. Take care, Gary
Your certainly a master of the unusual! What a fascinating piece! Surprisingly, it still holds it’s illusion, ever after turning! Quite a beautiful piece with a wonderful finish, right out of a spray can!
Thank you very much Joe! I am sure if I would have dished it out a lot the look would have changed. That was the main reason for having a thing glue up to start with. I was thinking about using Polycrylic on it which also would have been nice. Thanks for watching, Gary
That was Very interesting Watching. Wow Wow Wow You are Fantastic.
Thank you very much Donald. Happy you liked it. Gary
Wow Gary that is to cool! Very nice turning
Thanks so much Douglas. Happy you liked the video and thanks for watching. Gary
Another one!!! Do you stay up all night thinking of these. What amazing work Gary, you sure can keep a captive audience, thank you for great learning videos!!!
Thank you Tom. Well I do try to get a little sleep. But I have these weird dreams and wake up with these things on my mind LOL. Take care my friend, Gary
Absolutely amazing!! You’re an awesome artist. I can’t wait to see more.
Thank you very much Gail. Most of the illusions are inspired by the artist M.C. Ecsher. I appreciate you watching and commenting, Gary
One of the coolest things I’ve seen Gary!
Thank you very much. Happy you liked it. Take care, Gary
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing! 🥰
Thank you very much Ruby and thanks for watching and commenting. Gary
Outstanding, Gary!!! It’s always a pleasure watching you turn wood since you come up with all sorts of neat jigs to assist in cutting and in assembly. As a retired engineer, I designed things but did not make the parts. It was the machinists who came up with the way to machine parts using jigs they made. The same for your wood turnings. Those who do the actual work are the true masters of machining and turning wood. I am always in awe in what you come up with to turn wood. I learn so much from you; even in my 70s I am still learning.
Thank you very much John. As a retired wood pattern maker I loved working with the engineers where I would take their drawings and design a way to make it so it could be used to make metal castings. I will never forget working with and engineer at the former(Freightliner Trucks) now Daimler and none of his fellow engineers could even see from the drawing what he had designed. As soon as I got it I started asking a few questions and he said: You can actually see what I have designed! That was a good feeling as I had just finished my apprenticeship a few years before that. To add to the story my son went to work for them years later as a mechanical engineer. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
Gary, the 3D effect is amazing. I thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Inspirational for sure.
Thanks so much Richard. Once I saw a picture of this I just had to do it. I need to stay off those 3D Optical Illusions pages. Some crazy paintings for sure. Thanks for watching. Gary
Very, very fantastic, it's wonderful !
Thank you Sege. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary
Great! Big! WOW!
Thanks so much. Happy you liked it. Gary
Gary you never stop amazing me with these segmented pieces. Absolutely mesmerizing. If people only knew how much work and money goes into these pieces.
Thank you very much Ronald! Very happy you enjoyed the video even with just a little bit of turning going on. For sure there is lots of time and work to do these. Purple Heart is not my favorite but it really worked out nicely here. And over time it darkens which will just add to the look. Thanks for watching, Gary
We have been brainwashed with all the junk that is massed produce
Gary, Oh, my. You've done some masterpieces, but this one......... It's outstanding! Your choice of woods, precision and execution are simply the best. You're a master, for sure. I want to make this. I haven't turned any thing in quite a while. This has given me some much needed inspiration. I guess I'll brave the 100+ heat and start selecting woods and dimensions. RP
Thanks so much RP. This was a lot of fun to figure out and make. I normally use Walnut, Maple and Cherry for for tumbling blocks but with this I wanted a dark back ground and I think the Walnut would not have stood out. The Teak worked perfectly. And I appreciate your very kind comments. I know you will enjoy making it and have lots of fun doing it. We are supposed to hit 102 this weekend but that changes every 5 minutes. Enjoy the process and I am sure you will do great. Take care, Gary
Very, very cool! Thanks for the video.
Thank you Jerry. Happy you liked it. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you very much for showing this 😍
Maya thank you very much for watching and commenting. Take care, Gary
wow that's truly the most wonderful piece of woodwork I've seen so far! thanks for sharing your amazing talent and skill, Gary!
Thank you very much Einar I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
That piece is incredibly complicated and so beautiful. I love it. Would do enjoy having it hanging on my wall. Wasn’t sure where you were going with it, but as you always do, your videos take you on this wonderful journey. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you very much. Having never done one like this I needed to line up all the steps in my head. Happy it worked out. I have seen a cutting board with an illusion that I really want to do. This will be time consuming but I think I have it figured out. Just have to figure out how to fit it into a turning. Thanks for watching, Gary
This is very cool. My eyes are still spinning lol 😆 nice piece 👍
Thank you Robert. The spinning eyes should go away LOL I problem should move it off my desk because I can not help to look at it and then wait for the spinning to stop. Take care, Gary
Brilliant idea, my hat is off to you. Thank you
Thanks so much Shazoul! I appreciate you watching. Gary
There is something really engaging in geometry, especially when the results are so spectacular. I gotta try this one myself! So I dare say there will be several rewatching episodes to look forward to. :)
Thank you very much Peter. Geometry is very useful and can create some very interesting shapes. I pretty much used it everyday at work and I still love it. Take care, Gary
Gary, that piece is absolutely, positively, amazing!!! I love it... please show us more of this wizardry. I make mostly bowls and such, but I would like to get into things like this also. Watching your videos is such a great learning tool! Thank you for passing on your knowledge and expertise in a manner that helps me learn. I appreciate you taking the time to pass on you skills. Glenn
Thank you very much Glenn. I am happy to show what I do and what know. I think wood turning is a wonderful thing and hope others can enjoy it as much as I do. Take care, Gary
My hat is off. It is beautiful, well done.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching. Gary
Papa you blow my mind again haha 😂
Thank you and I think that is a good thing. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Gary
Fantastic! Great 3D effect. Even during the glue up I could see it. Sometimes it’s not that noticeable till done and a finish on it. Great idea.
Thank you Bob. I was trying to figure out how to hide the design during the glue up but that would have been impossible. Thanks for watching, Gary
Absolutely amazing. You patience and precision has paid off. One of the finest pieces I’ve seen made.
Thank you very much Thomas. I have studied these types of images for a long time and always thought I should see if I could make one. As it turns out I found it was pretty much based on geometry which I love so it ended up being easier than I expected. Still a lot of work to get there but at least I could see where I was going. Thanks for watching, Gary
¡Wow, Wow, Wow!
Thank you Sergio!
I love quilts and that is awesome
Thank you very much Joann! I would love to see one of these quilted.
Wow. Just Wow. There are no words to describe how amazing this is. You have every right to be proud of this piece, it is spectacular.
Thank you very much. I had a lot of fun making it and happy you enjoyed watching. Take care, Gary
Gary, that piece is absolutely stunning! I LOVE it for all sorts of reasons, including the fact there are so many ways to see something different it it depending on what a person concentrates on. I think you've really outdone yourself with this!
Many thanks Grant. I love doing these and now I need to come up with something else to outdo myself again. This is not going to be easy LOL. Take care, Gary
Beautiful bowl. As you were gluing up the segments to make the “illusion
Thank you and thanks for watching. Gary
Absolutely amqaing Gary............Perfectly done is an understatement.
Thank you very much Buddy. Your comments are much appreciated. Thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
I don't know how you come up with stuff like this but holy cow ! This piece is just incredible . You are the master of illusion ! Great job Gary . Boy wow ! That heat this past week !
Thank you Jon. Happy you enjoyed the video. It is a pretty cool illusion for sure. Yes the heat was brutal. Pretty warm today and supposed to hit 100 tomorrow. Thanks for watching and stay cool. Gary
The optical illusion is great, the segments seems to stand up and jump at you, no matter the angle. This piece reminds me of the famous "Never ending stairs" painting. ;-)
Thank you Robert. I might have to look into those "Never Ending Stairs" The right choice of wood can really make some cool illusions for sure. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is totally slick sticky wicked!!!!
Thank you, happy you liked it.
WOW! Just Wow!
Thank you Bobby! Much appreciated. Take care, Gary
I have only just discovered your channel. I loved every minute of this optical illusion. Well Done! I have subscribed and looking forward to watching your other videos and any future masterpieces you make.👍
Thanks so much Dave! I have lots of segmented work on my channel you can go back and watch. I will be doing more but because we have a lot going on it will be a month or so before I can do one like this again. Thanks again, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Hi Garry, It will take me that long to catch up with all of your videos, so no worries mate. I am going to show this one to the guys at the Men's Shed.
This is truely amazing. The illusion kicks in the more you look at it. I paused on the last picture and it got more and more depth to it. Greetings from Germany and keep it up!
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed it. Take care, I'm Gary
Best piece ever.
Thank you Peter I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching. Gary
Brilliant. Thanks for showing us how it's done.
Thank you David and thanks for watching. Gary
It's Beautiful, Memorizing... Just simply Amazing! It really does fool your eyes. I used to watch my dad, as a kid, while he was wood turning, and was simply amazed by some of the things he made. I'm still amazed by the things you can do today! I wish I could of had his lathe because I'm still just star struck when I watch you at work and would love to be able to do some of these things myself. I work odd jobs and am always looking for different avenue to make some cash but if I was half ass good as yourself, I believe I had found something I love to do and can make a living from it! I would be blessed! That's far off, so until then, I'll continue to watch what observe what beautiful work you do! It might be interesting to see the actual 3d structure next to this. A cool conversation piece for sure!
Thank you very much Angela I appreciate all your comments. I hope someday you will get that lathe you are wanting. I do all kinds of wood turning and do not sell anything. If I did it would probably be things like this. I think there is a lot of people wanting to sell the similar turnings. Thanks for watching, Gary
Well Gary I've tried your cycle making jig your press and table sled and this is out of this world you are a master would be grateful if you gave sizes so would make my attempt easier I even made your new circle making jig and I can't thank you enough for sharing them with us all you should be on TV with the expertise you have and are willing to share keep up the great work
Thank you very much Daemon. I appreciate your comments and happy you have made some of my jigs and fixtures. I would be happy to share the sizes of these pieces but to be honest I do not know exactly what they what they are. Once I adjusted a scrap piece to fit I just went ahead and cut the pieces as needed. What I plan on doing is a video on the 4 sizes needed and make something special at the same time. So give me a little time to work all this out and I will share all the information with you. If i do not make the video soon I will create a cutting list on the sizes. These sizes will have to be exact starting from the width of the strips being used. Keep an eye open for this in a month or so. if not you can hit me up and I should be able to help you out. Take care, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Beautiful project. My loving wife (BOSS) of 50+ years has put this project on the must-make now honey-do list. I have the time and wood, I just need the dimensions of the segments. I tried to guess the dimensions, but failed, now I am hoping to see your cut list. Thank you for any help and information you can provide. Take care and be Safe, Bruce
@@ThePapa1947 This really great! I'd like to make one. Please send the sizes of the pieces. I made your bowl of blocks and it turned out great...thanks for showing that one.
That's bad ass Gary . Wowza !
Thank you very much Jason. Much appreciated. Take care Gary
That would make a lovely back for a banjo resonator.
That is very interesting. I actually made a banjo resonator for my friend who is in the group I play in. Not like this though.
Wow. I just don't know what to say, Gary. This seems like the most complicated segment piece you have done but only you know if that's true. It certainly, for me, requires the most studying to see how it was done and even though I watched how it was done, I still can't quite comprehend it. I guess I will just say, it's magnificent in it's complexity and stirs the imagination and activates little used brain cells. As always, such a great finish to cap it all off! Fun to watch, that's for sure! Phil
Thank you Phil! Well I would say it was the most complex glue up I have done. But after doing one section of the center piece the light bulb lit up. Hmm there are only 4 shapes to the whole thing. Well it was still tricky gluing it up but that gave me the feeling that this will work for sure. And for sure those little brain cells got a real work out so I have some really easy(I hope) turnings lined up. Just real busy with a lot of things going on. I told you about the rats chewing a wire but that was and easy fix. We went camping for a family reunion last week and went to start the generator. Dang things chewed 7 wires so it would not start. And one took the trip with us to where we camped. While trying to clean out the nest he jumped out and landed on my chest. So I think I deserve a few easy turnings. That is my story and I am sticking with it LOL. Thanks for watching my friend, Gary
I beautiful piece! I made my first tumbling bowl last week and it pales by comparison to your piece. Really looking forward to some posted dimensions on this one so I can get started on my next project!
Thank Jim. Tumbling bowls are fun to do. I think my next one will be a twist on a tumbling bowl and a cool illusion. Then I will do the break down of the one you are talking about. Thanks for watching. Gary
Very Victor Vasarely. WOW!!!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this with us. I lern a lot and I love that piece a lot. 👏👏👏
Thank you very much Michael. Happy you enjoyed it and learned a few things. I was having fun doing it and even figured out a few tricks to make it easier. So I was learning along with you. Take care, Gary
Absolutely amazing! This takes the tumbling blocks (that I have done) to another level. Could you please share the sizes of the blocks that you used? Again, GREAT project, a job very well done!!
Thank you very much James. This is based off of how tumbling blocks are made. I have done a number of them. And how stars are made. Same with that I have done a number of turnings with this star. I would be happy to share the sizes and plan on making a video showing how they are cut and sizes. I think it will be easier that way because I know a lot of people will ask. If this does not happen in the next 3 or 4 weeks ask again and I will let you know what these are. I actually do not have it written down anywhere I just adjusted my sled with a scrap piece then cut all the needed pieces. Thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I just subscribed and was going to ask the same question about the sizes. Can't wait for the follow-up video giving more detail.
@@johanvandyk6532 thank you very much. It will be coming soon.
Awesome as always.I would love to see the wedgie version as well.
Thank you Bob. I will start designing something that can be done easily enough. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is a ten out of ten gonna make one.
Thank you Bob. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching, Gary
Wait a minute (smack myself) WOW Gary outstanding I love it 👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much radar. Hope you did not smack yourself hard enough to see stars. Oh wait there was some stars in there. But if you notice they disappear and look more like stair steps. Thanks for watching buddy! Gary
Amazing!! It would make an awesome lazy susan. Keep the videos coming.
Thank you very much Terry. Yes it would make a great lazy susan. Somehow I think that will not happen. Maybe the next one! Thanks for watching, Gary
Fantastic! I'm a big fan of M.C. Escher's art and this reminds me of those.
Thank you very much Steven. Yes there is a lot of inspiration that comes from his art. Thanks for watching, Gary
You are one amazing man,artist and craftsman Gary!!!
Thank you very much Tom. I appreciate your comments. Take care, Gary
Amazing. Very, very, very good work! Bravo.
Thank you very much! I appreciate your comments and thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
Wow! Really cool. Wonderful. Great idea, great job.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching. Gary
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Thanks so much Grammy Bear!!🧡💛💙💜❤
That’s a super cool piece! Bravo!
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed it and thanks for watching. Gary
That's a cool piece of art. I love that pattern. Thank you for sharing your work with us.
Thank you Gaston and thanks for watching. Gary
Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you and thanks for watching.
fantastic!!! A real optical illusion.
Thank you very much Bob. It sure was fun to make. Thanks for watching, Gary
gary I haven't got the words to say how good u r. weldone.
Thank you Manjit. I appreciate your comment. Gary
I love this piece! It would make a beautiful a cake platter.
Thank be you. That would be an option if the cake was already cut Thanks for watching. Gary
That is absolutely amazing! 😎😎😎
Thanks so much Tim. Much appreciated. Take care, Gary
Astonishingly mesmerizing.
Thank you Trebor and thanks for watching. Gary
Wow that pattern is amazing 😎👍
Thank you very much and thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
Simply great!!! All the best. Mauro
Thank you very much Mauro! I appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care, Gary
Really great illusion I saw first time love 💕 this piece, take care my friend.
Thank you very much Sagar and thanks for watching. Take care, Gary
Thanks for the quick reply Gary, it's a lucky sod that gets this piece!!
My wife is very lucky when it comes to these pieces. Take care, Gary
Hi Papa that was realy cool thanks. We realy injoy your videos David and Maria
Thank you very much David and Maria. I appreciate you watching and commenting and happy you enjoy my videos. Take care, Gary
Ina a word...... Stunning. Truly. Well played Sir
Thank you very much Mark. I appreciate your watching and comemting. Gary
What a fabulous piece!!!
Thank you very much Arthur! And thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Gary
How extraordinary, I don't think I'll attempt that just yet Gary !!!
Thank you Stewart! I have something coming up that maybe you might want to start on. Thanks for watching, Gary
Gary!! That is amazing man!!! you sir are the segment king! You are making us all look like Bums😁
Well thank you very much Luie for your kind words. Just an old guy out here in Oregon that loves a challenge. Well I like to challenge myself that is. I look forward to seeing what others come up with after watching this one. It is nice to see the art of wood turning continue by lots of great turners. You have shown us lots of cool things as well. Take care, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 BTW I shared this on my facebook page
@@spindlesworkshop9744 Thanks so much. The video is doing pretty good so I am sure that helped. Thanks
@@ThePapa1947 yeah my three friends must of watched😂
Beautiful. Like it very much. Thank you sir!
Thank you very much Johan and thanks for watching and commenting. Take care, Gary
Just...Wow!
Thank you very much Keshav!
Outstanding piece of art. Enjoyed the video very much, thank you.
Thank you very much Eremon, happy you enjoyed the video. Take care, Gary
Okay the front is Pretty Awesome! I really like it! But the back is Spectacular!! Fabulous job!! I love it!!
Thanks so much Bonita. Well I am in the same boat. I like the back better as well. Good thing it fits in the stand either way. Thanks for watching, Gary
That is absolutely beautiful Papa. You always amaze me with the projects that you make. Must have been an awful lot of thought gone into this one. Another GREAT job my friend!! JIm
Thank you Jim. After looking an an image of the guilted design I could see all the angles were the same. Then things just fell into place. Thanks for watching, Gary
Exceptional turning !!!
Thank you very much Barry! And thanks for watching. Gary
Very, very wonderful!!!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching, Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I trink, I will try this as well. It looks so fascinating 👍
Simply WOW!
Thanks so much Phil! Take care, Gary
Too Cool !!!!!!
Thank you very much!