Woodturning Lovely Maple Resin Bowl
I had this scrap maple left over from an old project. I milled it into 1/4” planks and spaced it with 3/16” paint stir sticks. The mold is made from 1/32” polycarbonate sheet. I am using urethane resin for the pour, not epoxy resin. I almost ran out of time for the pour. This resin only has a 12 minute working time once mixed to get it into the pressure pot, but is cured in 4 hours which is amazing. I didn’t have the guts to open it at 4 hours and waited until 5 hours had passed. Had it on the lathe in about 6 hours from pour and roughed out the blank. I have to admit I am a little disappointed in the color of the finished piece. I was hoping for a darker blue with the pearl being a little more vibrant. I am still learning and every piece I make, I gain confidence in working with resin and turning as well. I know I have a long journey ahead of me and am looking forward to new challenges and improving my skills on the wood lathe. Thank you for watching! I hope you have a great day!
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I had this scrap maple left over from an old project. I milled it into 1/4” planks and spaced it with 3/16” paint stir sticks. The mold is made from 1/32” polycarbonate sheet. I am using urethane resin for the pour, not epoxy resin. I almost ran out of time for the pour. This resin only has a 12 minute working time once mixed to get it into the pressure pot, but is cured in 4 hours which is amazing. I didn’t have the guts to open it at 4 hours and waited until 5 hours had passed. Had it on the lathe in about 6 hours from pour and roughed out the blank. I have to admit I am a little disappointed in the color of the finished piece. I was hoping for a darker blue with the pearl being a little more vibrant. I am still learning and every piece I make, I gain confidence in working with resin and turning as well. I know I have a long journey ahead of me and am looking forward to new challenges and improving my skills on the wood lathe. Thank you for watching! I hope you have a great day!
Don't be disappointed by the color. I saw this translucend resin and thought by myself that this was a perfekt choice for this design! I will humbly copy that for one of my own projects and subscribe to your channel for future 'mistakes' 😊
@@rudlterranigma5386 I wish you the best of luck. Hope it turns out amazing. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great day!
I would also have loved to see it more blue metallic but is still awesome work, and you can always do it again and make version 2 ;)
Everything was wonderful. Your shop, your silent no nonsense video, your skills, your style, your imagination, and of course your creation. A beautiful work of art. Thank you for sharing. Please indulge us with more brilliant videos!
Wow, Thank you very much!
even the music was perfect !!
As a semi-professional woodturning watcher (I watch a lot of these sorts of video) I don’t think I ever considered how much time goes into the preparation! Kudos for making such an interesting video!
great video--I like that you did it with no voice over-a lot more serene than having to keep a conversation as it explains itself in the process
I appreciate that! Thank you for watching . Hope you have a great day!
Замечательная работа! У вас золотые руки!
Wonderful design and execution. I love the floating, weightless look of the maple.
Thank you very much sir. Thank you for watching. I hope you have a great day!!
Ok but in seriousness I think it’s awesome that you include so much of the blank prep. I see a lot of turning videos that rush through it and just show a bunch of turning but to me the biggest part of learning to turn is blank prep and mounting approach.
Thank you sir.
Great point - That was one of the more elaborate prep jobs I've ever seen - there wasn't going to be an "oops" the way he did it.
Sometimes it’s my favorite part to watch
I've been watching this kind of videos for over 5 years, and seen this one today was 🤯!! I loved how neat and clean you are, I loved you don't waste and have an exact idea of what are you doing. THANK YOU! This is the way things must be done. From the first video I have watched until today, this is the very first time I'm leaving a comment in a woodturning video. I can't wait for watch more of your videos. ☺
Thank you very much, I appreciate the kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope you have a great day!!
That was an absolute pleasure to watch. You are a true craftsman, and one knows from the moment you set eyes on the immaculate condition you keep your workshop, that something special is coming, and I was right. That is a stunning piece.
Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words. Hope you have a great day!
I am a hobby woodworker, but I don‘t possess a lathe, and I will say that this is the most fascinating piece of wood wizardry that I have ever seen ! Such a bowl would fetch a good price from people who can appreciate fine art. Congratulations! 👍🌳👍
this guy's shop is much cleaner than my house. woooow!!!
🤣 Mine also
Absoloutly stunning and, as one commentator remarked, the whole exercise was enhanced further by non intrusive talking your craft said it all. Thank you. A pleasure to watch.
Wow, thank you! Hope you have a great day!
Wow, you are meticulous, organized, creative, patient and with a passion for colour and woodwork. Im in awe. I would just sit and stare at this if you brought it to my table. I wish i could do this as well.. looks so much fun.
Nice to see someone who clearly cares about the level of professionalism they put into their work. Going as far as to have a vacuum chamber for your resin.
That's the cleanest shop on KZhead! Very Nice to see someone take care of their work space.
The attention to detail when setting all the layers really comes through in the final product. This isn't a super complex design, but it is extremely well done. I really like that the stack was centered so nicely, making it so symmetrical.
Thank you!
It's a miracle! Very nice!
WOW! Crazy beautiful!
Great teaching video. Too many of today’s turners concentrate on the turning and not on the stuff that has to happen before you even get close to the lathe. Great presentation of prep work beautiful piece and color combinations.
I agree. Thanks you for watching, hope you have a great day!
This is out of this world. You had me wondering what this is going to turn out to be. OMG, what a surprise. Well done, I love it. You are very talented 🙏❤️
Thank you so much!
So the title & thumbnail, where it tells you & shows you what it is, wasn't a give away then?
That sled as a bottom drawer is just nuts❤
There is an old adage that any form of significantly advanced technology could easily be confused for magic. Well watching this i can honestly say the same can be said about an incredible amount of Skill. Even seeing damn near every step in this video it felt like i was witnessing wise and experienced wizard, skillfully polymorph and shape their materials into an amazing and mystical object. Your skill at your craft is Truly awe inspiring.
Thank you very much for the compliment. I hope you have a great day!
Love this video. Love your energy. So peaceful. ❤
Thank you so much!
So unique and beautiful!
Isn't that a pressure pot (not vacuum) for the resin? Set @ 70 psi.
Absolutely stunning! It is always a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for introducing this great work, I love it.
Glad you enjoy it!
Very nice video production; it told a story very well. I did not speed through it as with many of the videos I watch. Loved the table saw sled too!
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, your channel just popped up on my feed and I'm so glad it did. This is a wonderful piece! Thanks
Thank you sir. That compliment means more coming from you. Much appreciated. Thanks for watching. I hope you have a great day!
@@squareandlevel You too, I guess you are pretty new to KZhead so if you have any questions on the technical side I would be more than willing to help. All the best, Mike
That is REALLY BEAUTIFUL. I like your style and ideas for working on the lathe.
Thank you very much!
Fantastic work!! Really liking these videos as much as the shop infrastructure ones. keep them coming
More to come! As always thanks for watching and the encouraging comments!!
I love how precise you are. You can really tell in the finished piece. I enjoyed every minute.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
What a Fantastic bowl, Thank you for sharing 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thanks for watching!
Amazing artistry .... and his workshop is so NEAT and CLEAN!!!!
Thank you!
That is beautiful!
Thank you!
Your shop is incredibly clean.
Absolutely awesome! You're really talented - thanks for sharing your work. It's very inspirational!
Thank you so much!
OMG!!! Your work is very accurate and perfect ... Amazing ...
Thank you so much 😀
Wow, I love this. Amazing skills, thank you for sharing this ❤
Thank you so much!
The most meticulous master I have ever seen. Gördüğüm en titiz usta 👏👏👏
Дело мастера боится! Смотрел с интересом! Спасибо! Мастеру удачи!!!
Very nice! I enjoyed watching the steps you took to make the piece come together. Thank you for sharing your skills and techniques.
Thank you so much!
WOUNDERFUL WOOD AND RESIN TURNING WORK. THIS IS A UNIQUE IDEA. I USED SOF AND HARD WOOD CUMBINATION FOR SAME STYLE OF BOWEL. BUT THIS ONE IS MORE ATTRACTIV.👍😎👍
Beautiful piece from scrap while still figuring it out! Damn fine. I wasn't sure how that would work, with "blue and green makes yellow" but stacking and not mixing pulled it off! I mess around dying/stabilizing woods for knife handles with a vac pot - I can say, that it never comes out like you thought. You don't know until you know :D and that's the fun of the journey.
Stunning. So creative, and the blue shades really make the piece look so “light”
One of the coolest bowls I have seen. Color is awesome
Appreciate the level of professionalism ❤
Beautiful piece.
Many thanks!
Beautiful work 👍👍👍
Beautiful piece. Well done! 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Fantastic Bowl. I like the transparency of the resin.
Thank you very much!
Wow! That is absolutely stunning!!!
Fantastic work, and i luv your work shop
Awesome, thank you!
You do beautiful work
That’s a pretty funky design! Like the music, too.
Thank you!
Very beautiful piece sir thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks👍Great looking piece I like the way you left it transparent.
Thank you! Cheers!
Super project, super job, Sir!
Many thanks!
Beautiful
Your work is truly extraordinary, congratulations, you are a great craftsman, a person from whom you can learn.
Sweet job ❤❤❤
Great job👍👍👍
Masterpiece!
A lot of work. Beautiful bowl.
Thank you. Work is the place I wake up at 5:00am mon-Fri to go to. This is what I do for fun and enjoyment. Definitely not work.
Amazing idea! Also I love maple. 👍
Excellent piece.
Beautiful ❤
Very well done. And your shop looks awesome!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful work with your General 260 lathe!
Thank you very much!
beautiful piece!
Congratulations, you are very talented!!!❤❤❤
That's absolutely brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧
I watched your first videos and the only way I could tell it was the same guy was the shop tools. My man went from Marty McFly's dad to the most interesting man in the world in like 6 videos! 🤣🤣 Awesome videos man
Marty’s dad!!! Dang …. 🤣🤣 Thanks for the compliment. I think… and thanks for sticking thru my old videos too. Still trying to get this stuff figured out. Hope you have a great day!!!
You got some nice bowls
Thanks, I think.
nice workshop and cool bowl done
Turn out to be one beautiful bowl good job
Truly beautiful! I cannot say anything more about that! It appears your wood working skills are phenomenal but you are just getting started as a turner and I have one or 2 suggestions that might help you there. You were using your large spindle gouge as a scraper on the tip basically vs using it to slice the wood. It obviously works but it is very slow and your gouge will actually be dull in a few seconds used that way. In this case why not just use your carbide tipped tool instead. Same result but it will stay sharper much longer. I use carbide most often when I use resin because a gouge will not cut as deeply into wood/resin and it will also dull quicker even using slicing cuts and often burn or melt the resin rubbing the bevel so I use carbide which is much maligned by many purists BUT what most people don’t realize is that when a carbide tip is tilted at a 45 degree angle on the rest and you cut on the down hill side of the tip so the friction of the rotating wood is putting pressure on the tool rest contact, it performs much like a bowl/spindle gouge presented in the correct manner to the wood. It is truly a slicing cut not a scraping cut used this way. The only person who describes this process on KZhead is Glenn (and Leeza) Teagle so far. I am going to start a KZhead channel soon and will also address this topic in detail. Always remember the rule of 45 degrees when making any cut on the lathe. There are multiple planes to consider, the tip rotated at 45 (+ or-), the tool handle down approaching closer to 45, cutting at a 45 to the end grain slicing it off in a downhill direction, and cutting at a 45 on the tip on the side of the tip that your tool is angled downward on the tool rest ( otherwise if you get out past the tip on the side of the cutter that’s in the air off the rest, instant catch!) (The same holds true for any gouge or skew etc used with the flute/cutting edge angled on the rest). I love my gouges but a carbide cutter used properly, not as a scraper is also a thing of beauty. I use them a lot for roughing out pieces, especially if there is live edge with dirt, etc. I also use them on wood that have silica in them that dulls my gouges quickly. I get cuts that are almost as clean as my sharpened bowl gouge, but I will usually try to do my finish cuts With a sharpened gouge because riding the bevel on a skim cut is phenomenal. The carbide cutter at an angle won’t cut as deep as a sharp gouge in green wood because you will bump the bottom of the tool against the wood much like a bevel, and it will limit how deep you can cut, but you can make some Pretty decent deep cuts with it, don’t get me wrong. Also, my go to carbide tip is the 8.9 mm tip versus the 12 mm or 16 mm. It can hog out more wood with less resistance and chance of catching and is very easy to control. I highly suggest getting one and trying one and they are cheap. Buy 10 8.9 mm carbide inserts and they will last you a lifetime and you can sharpen them in about 30 seconds back to factory on a 2000 or 3000 grit, ceramic stone or a diamond card. Just don’t use them as scrapers. There is a time to do that once in a while, but very seldom do I ever present it into the wood in a scraping fashion. I am always slicing using the rule of 45°. I loved your video, I loved your shop, I can see that you have much to teach people and your skills are phenomenal. Learning this one particular concept which will take a while to perfect will add to your enjoyment of this let’s face it passion, and I Think will get your turning skills up to the level of your obvious other skills in your workshop. Keep making shavings my friend! Take care and God bless. Scott.
I truly appreciate you taking the time to write this and will definitely look more into the technique you describe. I definitely would prefer to not be using my tools as scrapers for multiple reasons. Mainly being the fine dust created the covers everything in my shop. When I bought the lathe I was pretty gun ho about learning to use traditional tools and the carbide tools kind of seemed like cheating to me. But have found they definitely perform far better with resin than traditional tools. The carbide tools I am using now was a very cheap set I picked up to give them a try and am definitely looking to upgrade to higher quality ones in the near future. Thanks again, I hope you have a great day!
No worries my friend! I am still using cheap carbide tools, I just modify them on the grinder. I round off the bottom corners up 3-4 inches so when I lay it on the rest at approximately 45 degrees it doesn’t dig into the rest and it slides smoothly. I also grind off and round the sharp corners under the carbide (keeping enough steel to be still strong) to allow the tip to get further into the wood and so I can drop the tool handle like you do with a gouge. If you drop the handle enough you will touch the wood with the tool below the cutting edge and it won’t even cut at all, just rub. The more you grind away the tool below the tip the deeper you can cut and the more you can drop the handle to get basically another 45 angle to the wood. Also the carbide tool works best (on exterior work especially) with a pull cut. So not only do you drop the handle but you also angle the handle in the direction you are moving. Handle leads the tip, much like a shear scrape cut with a bowl gouge. Also one of the best uses for the carbide 8.9 mm is for hollowing on both end grain and cross grain work. The smaller tip really does well removing wood quickly. I drill a depth hole slightly shallower than the final depth with my 1/4” drill bit mounted in my own handle and then (using the 8.9 mm tool flat now,scraping for simplicity) and form a cone by pushing in to the hole at basically a 45 again ALWAYS cutting at 10:30 (45degrees) on the tip. Start right at the top lip of your previous cut and push straight in at a 45 and you will be amazed at how quickly it removes wood. It’s not a very smooth cut but removing wood safety is the goal and I haven’t had a catch in years even being quite aggressive. Now when you start approaching your desired depth you will start adding more curve, cutting more in the middle of your cut and less towards the bottom, feathering it out on bottom. I also often incorporate the square carbide with rounded corners once I have a cone, tilting this at 45 but push straight in cutting on on the bottom third of the cutter, (approximately 1/8-3/16” of cut at a time) and go in a half inch at a time then pull out and move towards the outside 1/8-3/16 inch and do another quick push cut straight in. This is very effective in removing a lot of wood just don’t go past the bottom of your previous cut or you will be cutting wood past the halfway point of your tip and instant catch. Not going to ruin your job because you are roughing it out but I hate catches and do my best to avoid them at all costs. Then after roughing it semi close I finish cut with the bowl gouge or a fresh ground scraper with a fresh burr to get it ready for sanding. Richard Raffan and Tomislav Tomicic are the best at describing and using scrapers, for a smooth finish both inside and outside of pieces. I have watched all their videos and read numerous books by Richard. Great teachers both and they have influenced me more than most other turners. I’m capable of doing most of what they do just not the speed at which they do but I’m 3/4 there! Btw I’m unable to sleep often and I enjoy writing out these things for you. You truly seemed to appreciate the last ideas so I am expounding on it. Neither Richard or Tomislav ever use carbide but they are both masters at sharpening their gouges and scrapers. I am way better at using them than grinding them although recently I’ve finally figured out 2 grinds for bowl gouges and one for the spindle detail gouge that are repeatable and fairly fast on my Wolverine jig (that has a fairly big learning curve unless you get lucky initially) A man named Doug Thompson, owner and maker of Thompson Lathe tools and an acquaintance of mine has the absolute best sharpening video for the wolverine system I have ever seen. If and when you start using gouges I would now only buy his. Best steel for turning tools possibly in the world at by far the best prices. I’ve been on the phone with him for hours and he is incredibly knowledgeable. He personally makes and grinds his tools still for now but suffered a stroke and is slowing down but he has been able to continue his business so far. So back to carbide, carbide hasn’t really been available for very long in the scheme of things so old masters like Richard had perfected using their conventional tools long before they were introduced so for them why switch but for a new turner that doesn’t know how to sharpen conventional tools properly or have the money for a proper grinder and sharpening jig carbide is a very valid option and if used like I have been describing they can be clean cutting, fun and efficient. I think I could teach those mentors how to weild them properly and I think I could change their opinions on them but for them, if it ain’t broke, why fix it! Right? It’s nearly impossible to be faster and more efficient than they are regardless of tools so why would they want to change? Anyway I think I might be able to sleep now so I’m going to try to go back to bed, but I hope I have explained some of these ideas sufficiently to make sense. I’ve always been a good teacher but reading something without seeing it can be difficult but I swear you can easily feel the difference if you implement these things. Take care and again I thought your video was top notch and I will be looking forward to many more. A thought, maybe a video explaining the advantages and differences between epoxy and urethane resin would be a great topic. I have done some epoxy, have a pressure pot etc but I am a newbie at it. I just want to get right to the making of shavings!! But watching you makes me want to get back into it! Take care and God bless!
One thing I misspoke was for hollowing, I use the carbide tip that has a radius but the corners are still pointed not the one with the radius and rounded corners although it might work well but the sharpness of the tip helps slice as you push. Just wanted to clarify. Everything else seem to make sense reading it back but it’s four in the morning and I’m tired so I apologize if I made any other mistakes that might be confusing.
Scott, I apologize for not responding to this. Somehow it got flagged by KZhead and was placed in on hold until I gave it the ok. I never check that folder. Again I really appreciate you taking the time. I recently purchased some new carbide tools and am trying to implement some of the techniques you have described. So far I think I’m getting the hang of it. I still need to get the smaller one you mentioned. I will definitely be trying it. Mr Raffan and Mr. Tomasic are two of my favorite woodturning instructional content creators. Mr. Tomasic actually gave me permission to borrow one of his designs for a future video. I am pretty excited about that. Thanks again for the support. Hope you have a great day. Sorry again that I missed your response. Scott.
Totally understand. I’m the worst at staying up with my emails so I can fault no one else! Keep doing what you’re doing! I love it!
Great work
WOW! Absolutely stunning! I enjoy watching you guys and your wood turning projects! Greetings from southern Alberta.
you done good . really came out better than I thought it would .
VERY nice shop.
Thank you!
well done. love the crosscut jig storage.
Creative 🎉
Great job, I wish you success. I wish I could do such beautiful works. May God bless your life
Great work enjoyed the video
Thanks for the visit!
Awesome 😮
awesome piece of work
You've done a fine job there sir,
Another new one I'll need to look up; Urethane resin.! BUT, your bowl is just stunning!!
Thanks Tom! I’ve since moved away from the urethane. It turned great and the cure time was awesome. But it can have a reaction with ANY moisture in the wood and make random foamy spots in the piece If the wood is not stabilized with resin first. I feel I am more confident using epoxy at this time. Still enjoying trying out new options and seeing what I like best. Hope you have a great day!
Amazing!!
Really enjoyed the process nicely done, Kind regards From will 👍🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is an awesome project! I have to try that and hope it turns out half as good as yours.
Good luck! Thanks for watching!
I have no words other than "incredible"
Very nice and great music!
Many thanks!
Awesome bowl brother, VERY good work ! Really loved the sound track while watching.
Thanks 👍
Excellent
Good job sir
استمتعت بمشاهدة هذا العمل المتقن ،،شكرا
Congratulations from Brazil!
What struck me first was the fact that your shop was immaculately clean!! That was also indicative of you precision and attention to detail. The whole project was so thoroughly thought out, really impressive. I would love to know more of what you used to buff it and shine it. What are your products and process?
Currently I do a LOT of sanding. Haha. Basically 80-10000 grit. With adding raw linseed oil to the mix at 400 grit. Then polish with yorkshire polishing compounds (reg/fine). Finally buff with a compound of bees wax and linseed oil that I make. Still refining this technique as well and am sure I will find a better/faster way do it in the future.
Шикарная работа, друг! 🔥👍💪🤝