Making a scrapwood chaos bowl pt: 1/2 

Thanks for the nice comments! You're probably giving me too much credit but I appreciate it.

Thanks, and back at 'ya! I'll be rolling through So. Cal potentially including Santa Monica for work coming up in March. Lots of windshield time. Jeff

That's a great question, thank you. I am pretty confident that all of the pieces are small enough and the grain directions random enough that any seasonal movement should basically get cancelled out - not quite the same as the effect in plywood but close enough that it's a reasonable analogy. The randomness of the grain directions definitely creates a bit of a challenge while turning as you need to use good technique and nice sharp tools to prevent tearout as the grain direction keeps switching. I've had this and another similar bowl for years now with no apparent issue with movement. Thanks for watching and your question!

@@JeffMarxWoodworking Thank you for the detailed response, I really appreciate it! Good info, can't wait to test it for myself!

@@HeatherWrightArt When working on glued up projects that like to tear and chip out, I keep a bottle of thin CA glue at my lathe. I find making lots of little repairs along the way is realy helpful. Just make sure the glue is fully set before starting to turn again. Best of luck!

@@JeffMarxWoodworking Great tip, thank you! I seem to have pieces that always crack so CA glue has been a friend of mine, lol... I can't afford any nice pieces of wood yet so I work with what I can get. Thank you so much, you've been very helpful.

That's a great analogy I never thought of - thanks!

I certainly couldn't repeat it if I tried. 😀 Thank you!

The angle is a function of how steep you want the bowl. 45 degrees will yield a 45 degree bowl. You need to make sure there will be adequate overlap between layers to get a good glue bond and leave enough wood to turn smooth. I hope youbgive it a try, it's fun!

Thank YOU.

Bem-vindo. I tilted the bandsaw table 45 degrees. You can change this depending on the slope you prefer in the sides. Be aware you need to account for this angle in marking the circles to cut as you need enough overlap between layers for glue and to have enough wood to turn to a continuous smooth final surface. I hope you try one, it's really fun and rewarding. Thanks for watching!

@@JeffMarxWoodworking Thank you very much for your attention! You are brilliant and very special for passing on your knowledge! I will make! I can't wait! Hugs!

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I believe it was 45 degrees, but you can make bowls with varying angles by adjusting that angle. Thank you!

Thanks Jeff - quite an amazing piece of work - and terrific use of scraps of good wood.

@@imeldadaly527 thanks!

The "bowl from a board" or "economy bowl" technique is not mine but I really enjoy employing it and trying to find unique forms.

Спасибо, я ценю комплименты. Мне очень нравится проводить время в моем магазине. Thank you Google Translate!

You can see the rest of the process and the finished bowl in part 2. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ilTOPF8HHlY.html

Hah - I hope you enjoyed part 2 as well and it satisfied that itch! Jeff