I do a variety of woodturnings on this channel. Bowls, pens, bottle stoppers, etc. I use locally harvested woods primarily along with some epoxy resin projects. I am fairly new at turning and self taught. I recently retired from teaching physics, math, and engineering to high school students for 24 years. My previous career was engineering and I'm enjoying the creative outlet and problem solving nature of woodturning. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoy doing it!
Tools & Equipment: My lathe is a Nova 3000. (It's kind of old and doesn't have electronic speed control but it does the job.) I use cutting tools by: Robert Sorby, EasyWood, Carter and Sons, Crown Tools My only current chuck is an EasyChuck (it's amazing) These videos are for entertainment only and not intended as instructional. Trying my techniques yourself is at your own risk.
I really like that you worked with the natural features of the wood. The bark inclusion in the bottom is very pretty as is that natural imperfection on the that one edge. Also the bark on the edge of the bowl is a very nice finishing touch that brings all the natural features together. Great job.
Nice bowl. It was good to see that it held together. I’m never quite sure about survival when I have wood like this. But when they do stay in one piece they are most often beautiful. Well done. Been to Beantown. Great city to visit.
I love turning green wood but I hate the warping and cracking. Even seasoned wood moves around more than I expect. I like the voice over. It nice to know what you are doing and thinking.
I found it funny when you said that hollowing was your favorite part, it's my least favorite. I much prefer the shaping of the outside. It's too bad it didn't turn out perfect, the wood is so beautiful. The biggest bowl I ever made got knocked down the stairs when my dog fell off the back of the couch and broke a chunk out. 😢
@JamesCouch777 oof. I would probably cry if this bowl got broken at this point. I think I like hollowing because I can usually have the speed higher, and I'm getting closer to being done. I will agree that the outside is where all the creative process happens, which is its own kind of fun.
@JamesCouch777 I've never worked honey locust, but from the pictures I've seen this sissoo is way more colorful. The color range in the heartwood is very wide. Thanks for watching!
Beantown, bark inclusions can be great or a pain in the butt. Love your work, subscribed, keep the videos coming, don’t make them too long as it can get a little monotonous. Your videos are a good length though. Easy to see you were a teacher. I was as well. Thanks very much.
Beantown is an interesting name for a cat. As for the bark inclusion, that definitely gives the bowl character and natural "flaws" in the wood like that are a feature. Glad you kept going with this piece!
Bean to several places in the world but never been to Beantown Great video lovely looking finished product Thank you for sharing your skills Mr Beans looks gorgeous too
Beautiful, really brings out the natural beauty of this tree. Your presentation tempo, and description of your efforts is very educational. Can you share which carbide tools being used? Thank you, will follow your work. Best
@davidfriedman3962 thank you! Maybe all those years teaching high schoolers left a mark! I have a set of Woodpeckers Ultrashear Carbide tools. I'm looking to get a couple more to hollow out vases and how forms. I haven't tried to do those types of turning yet.
So many furry friends for all these wood workers -- looking forward to the Beantown experience! What an amazing piece this is... how you kept going where others would have given up. Great work!😊
Many thanks! I kept going, but there were many moments of dread of failure during this turning. If my focus was not primarily on making art, I probably would have trashed it halfway through turning the outside. Or worse, chopped it into tiny blanks before I even started. There are a couple of prominent youtubers that reject almost anything with a flaw, but they are production turners, focused on selling lots of bowls for a living. I'm retired and doing this for fun (and maybe a tiny bit of money if it comes). So that really affects my attitude towards the wood. Thank you for watching!
@jbaker7903 I have one and trimmed one of the branches back. I was hoping for a larger heart shaped bowl but the big cracks didn't go away like I hoped. So I did indeed spend more time than I needed to. I prefer to keep blanks as big as possible when going for a live edge so I have material to spare to make changes. I don't mind the extra time to get the best result I can.
@@FRBPturning Yeah, I hear ya. I just always trim stuff off that I know I can't use. I see lots of people turning big square things into small round stuff, and it seems like a waste of time.
@jbaker7903 if I have a more square piece I usually knock the corners off to save time since I'm sure they will get turned away. But a live edge crotch has too many unknowns for me at my current level of experience.
Glad you enjoyed it! I didn’t expect it to be that bad when I picked up the blank either, but the one side was much thinner than the other. It made for rough turning for a while because I had to keep the speed down as well due to the imbalance. I was so happy to get the speed up later, it was much more fun turning then.
I'm with you on the natural look. I try to leave a little bit of the original piece showing when I turn a piece. I don't remember ever turning anything from a perfect blank. What would be the fun in that? I think watching Phil Anderson ruined me 😊.
I’m the same with Phil! There are some channels that produce a lot of utilitarian bowls, and they do a great job. I decided that wasn’t for me and I wanted to make art that is somewhat functional.
I just found your channel and I think you are doing great. I certainly wouldn't have thought you were a beginner turner or videographer. You might consider doing what I did and upgrade your lathe with a treadmill motor. I bought an old Crescent lathe and swapped the pulley system out to a variable speed treadmill motor and I've turned hundreds of bowls and vases etc with it and couldn't be more pleased. I've been retired for several years and only took up turning in the last few years and it's probably the most satisfying hobby I've ever had. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Thank you so much! I cut my video chops making highlight videos for my daughter’s college volleyball recruiting. I also looked at upgrading to a variable speed motor. I had a purchase all lined up then discovered my pulleys were frozen on the motor shaft. I haven’t been able to find a pulley puller that will work and I don’t want to ruin what I have right now. I will probably try again to swap it when the weather cools off. Swapping the belt to change speeds is doable but does slow me down quite a bit.
I’m on the south part of Phoenix (Ahwatukee). My shop stays around 92-95 degrees all day even when it’s >110 outside. So I can work out there but not a full day, especially with my heavy turning clothes. Thanks for watching!
Great balance between dialogue and cutting scenes. I like the running dialogue that gives us your thoughts and concerns while making decisions. Great to see you using carbide where necessary and not being a slave to gouges. Nice calm approach to the video. I’m a fan. Also….never heard of sassoo?.
@billmaxwell640 thank you! That's exactly the vibe I strive for. Too much talk or silence can be annoying or boring, for me. I spend a lot of time re-watching the footage to get my thoughts down. I had never heard of Sissoo until my friend said he had these trees cut down. Then I realized that's another name for Indian Rosewood, and I did everything I could to get those logs! It took me 2 days and 4 trips, 40 minutes each way to get them all home. Then another 3 days to chop them into blanks. So the logs were "free" but not really... totally worth it, though, and I'd do it again
Haha! I'm glad the number didn't bother you! The odds of that are probably really low with the millions of small channels out there. I'm happy to have you!
BEANTOWN ! I'm very happy I subscribed Jim. As a beginning turner I always pick up some good technique nuggets from watching you work. Keep 'em coming.
@alancole6912 thank you! I'm glad I could help. There are a lot of great turners out there, and I'm still pretty new. If I can pass on some of the tricks I've learned from others, I'm happy to do it!
Much appreciated Gary! I'm not at your level yet but i really appreciate the support. Mr. Beans is a polydactyl so he has 7 toes on each front paw instead of 5 (and his thumbs are opposable, he can make a fist!) . Since he has extra "toe-beans", that became a natural for his name. And my wife is notorious for making up millions of ridiculous and completely random nicknames for our pets. It's her thing.
Здравствуйте ! Я из России , очень понравилась чаша, очень красивая текстура дерева . Работа превосходная, смотрел на одном дыхании как Вы уверенно точите такую большую заготовку. Извините за вопрос, может Вы и говорили, но я не понял. Древесину какого дерева Вы используете и как Вы сушите такие большие половинки полена? Хотя по видео я подумал, что Вы точили из сырого дерева, но Вы покрыли чашу маслом. Работа - шедевр. Спасибо!
The wood is Sissoo which is also called Indian Rosewood. The logs I have are still kind of wet and still drying. The ends are coated with a wax sealer to help prevent cracking. Once I finished turning it, the bowl was almost completely dry due to the dry weather conditions here in Arizona, USA. Thanks for watching!
@@FRBPturning Спасибо большое.! Ваша сиссо похожа на яблоню, только не дикую, а сортовую. У неё сердцевина тоже тёмная, темнее чем у сиссо, а оболонь белая. Ваши работы прекрасны,
Beantown... and we can't forget Frankie, too. :) I love the dark feather inside the bowl. Great piece of Shoestring Acacia. Beautiful bowl. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Beantown, is a fine name for a cat, perseverance pays off, I love color and grain of the bowl, I like the information on the glue in the crack. Thanks for a great video.
