Great work. Really like watching these wood turning videos. Special thanks to you for putting graphics on the screen of what gouge, scraper, or other tool you’re using. Not many of the video makers do that and it really helps someone who doesn’t do this to know more about the process.
Beautiful bowl, the person that glued it up also did an incredible job! I’ve never seen the technique of just putting it into the head & tail stock without any thing to grip it??? Unusual but you are obviously very experienced and didn’t push it. Love the finished project, congrats! Cheers, Sean
Thanks Sean! I was worried about mounting it like that, but it worked out... took it slow and stayed out of the line of fire:) Roger from my turning club is famous in these parts for his glue ups, I always bid on his stuff when he brings them in! Thanks for watching!
Hello my friend! thanks for watching. I should be starting on the vacuum chuck video shortly, I LOVE turning on that thing (now that I trust it a little).
I'm already curious when you show off how you've built your vacuum device - I do not know if I'll need such a thing, but to me it's always interesting how someone makes something - because everyone makes it a little different in their way and the inequality is a nice condiment in life.
When i saw how you were holding the work on the lathe,i said no way he will make it...but you proved me wrong:) Excellent skills.. All the best Ioannis
Thanks for the video. This video clearer on what needs to be done in comparison to others on RU-vid. When I tried turning a three sided bowl, I turned the wood up to the first set of three corners (if that makes any sense) of the cube’s diagonal. That was a mistake! I should have gone to the second set of three corners so the edge of the wing would be oriented in the right direction and face inwards. My edges faced outwards. Oh well, at least I learned through my mistakes....as everyone else who turns wood..
Three sided bowls are a challenge to turn. They are not easy to turn and can be pretty tricky. I am now on my 5th try turning a bowl and all of the previous four attempts were fiascos. They ended up in the fireplace since they were beyond repair after bad some catches. I studied your video and perhaps I will have some success this time. Thanks for sharing the video! Nice bowl you turned!!!!!
Maple-Crossing Woodworks I am turning a three winged bowl out of a 3.5” x 3.5” x 3.5” cherry wood blank using carbide tools instead of conventional turning chisels. It’s a tiny bowl, but I work with what I have in the wood pile. Will make a 6” x 6” x 6” glue up blank out of some pine with some other wood to make it a little more interesting.
This is the 2nd 3 corner bowl I've seen done on RU-vid, by far the best. Just a thought, wouldn't it be advantages to trim a small bit from what would become the foot & the top half minus a little to eliminate waste and work (time) ? I would be interested in your thoughts. Thanks for the great video, Jim
I'm curious, would it be possible to create a jig to cut off the top on a band saw or something, instead of using the lathe? That could allow you to screw a chuck in so you could finish the backside and maybe even create a (I forget what it's called) negative space for the chuck to grab. Hey, you might even be able to turn a tiny bowl from the the point cut from the top. Just an idea. No idea if it would work. Awesome project. Though it is long, I love seeing every step of the process in detail.
You absolutely could. if you built a jig to hold the bowl aligned with a bandsaw blade you could probably get a pretty good cut, then just attach to a faceplate or work-screw. The only challenge might be to keep it aligned with the corners so the tops of the bowl are uniform. Thanks for watching, I appreciate the ideas!
You ended up with a very nice looking dish, I got a bit wor4ried when you were making the finishing cuts to the bottom. You got lucky, I didn't care a lot for the way you were removing the tenon. No worries though, it all worked out.
thank you very much for your answer unfortunatly no way to have it in my country i apreciate very much your work and i'm learning many trick from you thanks you so much
A Powermatic, I think. Don't know what model though. Wouldn't mind one myself. Plenty of swing and ample power to spin bigger stuff. Are you looking to get one? Best regards. 🙃
