Woodturning | The Frosted Purpleheart Bowl
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Today's video: Hello, friends! Unlike last week’s project, I had absolutely no issues with making this bowl; I’m glad, too, because I could not be happier with how it came out! To make this bowl, I first cut out some thin planks of purpleheart from a larger board. From these planks, I cut them down to fit within a circular mould on the miter saw, using angled cuts where I could to maximize the wood within the blank. All pieces were spaced out evenly using wooden skewers. I then cast the entire blank using a slow curing thick pour resin (Magic Resin) dyed with a satin white mica pigment from SquidPoxy. Once fully cured, I then turned the blank down to a bowl, and once wet sanded up to 2000 grit, I had a little bit of experimenting to do. This is my first time ever working with purpleheart, but I have read all over the internet that it can be a tricky wood to work with in terms of getting the precise color you want. From my understanding, all woods change color as they react with the oxygen in the air, but in the case of purpleheart, the reaction is both fast and drastic. After I finished sanding, the entire bowl was this very nice warm brown color (I honestly would have been fine if the wood stayed that way), but it almost immediately started to darken. I left it by a window for two days as I had come across a few articles saying that UV exposure can speed up the oxidization process, and sure enough, by 48 hours, much of the purple had returned to the wood. I can’t decide whether or not I should have left the bowl to sit even longer before applying the finish (the color I got is this very unique blend of red and purple), or if I nailed it just perfectly. What do you think? Would it have been better brown like it was right after sanding, should I have waited to get some more purple to come out, or do you like this sort of strange blend of red and purple? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/...
Woodstock 1/2 inch bowl gouge: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005...
CA Technologies Resin Casting Pressure Pot: www.finishsystems.com/product...
Magic Resin 2” Deep Pour: www.amazon.ca/dp/B08VW5RPVK?p...
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Waterlox Original Varnish: waterlox.com/original/
Gorgeous: it's always amazing how "geometry" changes after rounding off a cube into a bowl. I can never get my head around it. But what a beautiful, beautiful bowl, a real work of art. The UV alteration of the purple heart coloring is astonishing.
Thank you, Molly! And I feel the exact same way about the "rounding" effect. Never quite sure what I'm going to get!
why doesnt your content have more likes? the things you make are beautiful and interesting
Thank you so much! Comments like this make my day! :)
I really love this bowl. The juxtaposition of the stark white resin against the deep purple wood is astounding. The intersection of the lines adds even more interest. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations.
Thank you so much, Eileen! I'm glad you like it!
Yet another stunning creation and the use of the skewers to space the pieces is genius 👍 ... You couldn't have made the size of it any more perfect for going into your pressure pot, thought for a moment it was going to get stuck! I love watching resin being poured, it looks good enough to eat, like watching raspberry/strawberry sauce being poured over your favourite ice cream 🥰
Thank you, Barry! I was worried too, lol! I've measured my pot a dozen times, and I know I can fit a round blank up to 26 cm (and not a sliver more!). I've pushed the limits of that diameter a few times, but so far, everything has fit (although some do need a little encouragement to get in!)
Soooo excited to see your new upload today!!! Another super cool bowl. I love these “floating” pieces you’ve been creating. The wood you use is always gorgeous and this one sure didn’t disappoint! I don’t have enough good things to say about your work! Really excited for you.
Thank you, Jayson! You've made my day again! Always look forward to getting your feedback, and I'm glad you like today's video!
Super...Super...Super...big like !!! Friend you are very talented ... Congratulations on what you do !!!👍
Thank you, Gabi, that's very kind of you to say!
Stunning
...wow!...now that is just gorgeous!...👍 Matt
Thank you, Matt!
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Looks good.
I love these segmented bowls, and the wood used in this was stunning. The silky-white resin was the perfect contrast, too. Nicely-done, as always. :)
Thank you so much!
Very very nice
Thank you, Stephen!
Very nicely done!!
This is extraordinary. So beautiful!
A magnificent and creative piece of art!….exquisite!🌟🌟👌👌
Thank you, Fran!
Brilliant👍❤
Nice!!
Nice bowl Davis 😄😄
Thank you, Jeff!!!
Cool
Beautiful, but why the scroll saw Rath than a table saw?
Beautiful, and very creative. What is the material you use to create your mold that you pour into?
what is the white backer material you're using and the stuff for the sides ?
Beautiful work, what do you use to wrap around the wood?
Woah! I love the design for this bowl and the way the lines intersect that that. Very nice job as always! Where do you get these ideas? Also, when carving out the bowl, how do you know when to stop and how far you should go? I feel like if I were doing that I would accidentally cut through the bottom of the bowl when carving the inside.
Thank you so much, Alysser! And great question. Usually I just have to go by feel (I don't currently have a tool that can measure the thickness of the very bottom of bowls), but for this bowl, I had a pretty good idea of how deep I was going. Because I stacked three layers of wood to make the blank, the layers themselves gave me an idea of how much material I had left. The mortise I turned on the underside of the bowl went about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way through the bottom most layer. Once I started turning out the inside of the bowl, and I passed that second white ring, I knew too that I was now on the bottom most ring, and I was probably able to go about half way down without punching through. In the end, I think there ended up being about a 0.25" of material left on the very bottom, which I was happy with.
happy to see your new video, killer work as always. why’d it sound like an old timey car horn when you adjusted your tool rest? 😂 also i think there’s only a handful of sharpenings left in that gouge, it’s getting preeetty short. although some people like them that way
Thank you! And good eye. I do have a spare bowl gouge in the shop, but I REALLY love the one I always use (as you can tell :D ). Should probably just order another of the same model. I think I maybe have 2-3 months left of this one before it's toast.
Absolutely fantastic. I take it the wet sanding was to reduce dust?
Thank you, Richard! And yes, partially. It helps keep the dust out of the air, which is always nice, but it also makes an enormous difference in the quality of the sanding when it comes to the resin. I only wet sand if I have resin present in the bowl (if it was exclusively wood, I'd do it dry just to avoid the potential issues with getting wood wet). I don't fully know what the reason for this is, but in the past, when I've dry sanded resin, the sanding grit just seems to leave much deeper scratches in the surface (the difference between sanding up to 2000 grit dry versus wet is very obvious, at least to me). Again, I know there's also going to be the potential for wood movement, and possible cracking, when wet sanding wood, but so far (fingers crossed), I haven't run into any of those issues myself yet.
Very nice. The finish you applied right at the end was that just sanding sealer or was it an oil?
Thank you! And it's a penetrating and hardening varnish (Waterlox's Original Medium Sheen Varnish).
Hermoso trabajo, el diseño, muy es original!!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
If you want to speed up the oxidation of the wood, use a heat gun. It’ll turn it a deep purple in minutes. Nice work
Thank you, Steve! And I was actually minutes from doing that very thing, but it then occurred to me that it might either melt the resin, yellow the resin, or both. Maybe I had nothing to worry about at all (haven't actually tried that before), but I figured the sun method was at least a bit safer.
@@formanwoodworking Ah, good point. Hadn’t thought of that. Look forward to watching more of your videos. 😀