Wood Turning a Sphere with Resin 

"Thanks for watching." No, Frank, yours are always more than worth the time. Frank, "Thanks for making."

Hi Franck, Maybe you should have brush the crater with résine and let it dry before pouring in one or two layers ? Just to seal the wood and block the air inside 🤔 Beautiful video by the way.

You make fun things! Love the bubbles above the crator.

The bubbles make it look cool

the bubbles give it an almost ethereal look. really nice piece

To help with the bubbles coming out of the wood you can always lightly paint the service with a paintbrush with resin and allow it to cure before you set up your mold and your large pour. This would seal the wood from outgassing on your finish pour.

The bubbles look like rain captured in time. In scale with the landscape they are huge raindrops. Very impressive and interesting. As most of your projects are.

The stop motion animations are absolutely insane!keep it up!

I find your videos utterly satisfying, Frank. It’s a privilege to get a glimpse of your world. Thank you.

Really cool project and the stop-motion animation of the chuck-jaw change was fantastic! When I was young, in the 1960s, I always found that effect thrilling and, in 2019 in the age of quality CGI, I still do. Terrific narration, as well. Thanks!

Man this was fun to watch!

Really cool sphere! As a few others have said, a thin seal coat of epoxy would help prevent the bubbles. IME, without a seal coat, there will always be some air trapped in the wood that comes out as a deep pour cures. But, I kinda like the bubbles here...sort of look like the bubbles you see when diving near ocean vents, with gas coming out of the sea floor. Also, I believe when you go to the website where you download the topography, there is a parameter you can set to exaggerate the vertical topography, so it is a bit more dramatic. Looking forward to seeing you play with epoxy, topography, and wherever your mind goes next with this! :)

These stop motion bits always put a smile to my face. Thx for all your work Frank!

I really enjoy your resin videos, it’s always nice to see someone really skilled in one type of art attempt a similar art. The journey is very interesting.

I have found if you use a dust collection port right behind the resin cut those ribbons will fly right in to the dust hose and it helps keep the strains off the lathe. Awesome project as always Frank.

My wife and I have been on holiday in central Oregon this week and just happen to have spent all day yesterday at the Newberry Lava Park! Always enjoy your videos. Thank you

Very nice concept. I’ve always had a fascination with topographic models. I’d love to have a collection of models depicting areas I’ve hiked and backpacked of the years. Thank you for posting.

love the idea of using an actual landscape

The bubbles make it look like it's raining. I love it.

The sphere is so mesmerising with all the bubbles in the light.

the bubbles look like a galaxy. love it❤

Beautiful piece as always!

RIP plastic bucket :[ you will be missed. Your contribution to society will be remembered

Would you have been able to wrap the relieved plywood around with the smooth side on the inside to prevent leaks?

That's the coolest thing I have ever seen.

Man, I love your videos Frank! I plan on going into blacksmithing and carpentry later on in life, and watching these kinda keeps that dream alive, and gives me lots of useful insights into the process. It's also great to share these videos with my friends, who all love yours sense of humor! Great video!

Just brilliant! Your commentary on the work is great.

Lovely as always. I laughed out loud when your voice over was like "the hot glue won't work". Moments like that really elevate your storytelling. So good.

I live near new berry crater and can actually see it from my house, the fact that you had a machine carve the topography of it into a price of wood is just sooo cool to me. That place is awesome, I would never think of something like that. Cool video.

I really like the bubbles. I even like how they stop at a certain altitude, that's how the actual atmosphere works, so it's fitting to have it in your model

Nice to see you Frank. I agree with one other viewer coating the surface with a fast cure, let it cure and then make your pour would have less effect with creating bubbles. Thanks for sharing and good luck. Keep on smiling.

The minute you put the wood blank on the cnc I knew you were going to do a landscape and I got so excited!

Another great piece Frank that a lot of thought has gone into! I know you have inspired me and many others on the platform! Keep it up 👏

The bubbles give it an almost underwater feel, as if the landscape somehow flooded, really cool piece!

I think the bubbles make it look so much cooler

As a Yorkshireman I approve this message. Nice sphere.

That's fantastic, I love watching the whole process you go through

Your videos are always such a delight! I love seeing that you've uploaded a new video, it really brightens my day. Your stop motion animations are always darling and very well made, your commentary always make me laugh, and the things you create are always outstanding. Your videos have really inspired me to get into woodworking someday. Keep up the good work and keep being amazing!

@5:52 Awesome! "...change the jaws." I loved it : D

I always look forward to seeing your videos! I loved this project!

Beautiful Frank!!! Some of your best work! Everybody will be making these.

What a cool idea, always fun seeing your imagination at work. Doing a city skyline would be neat! Thanks for sharing, Frank!

Great video Frank. Thanks for taking the time to produce them. You have inspired me and many others with your projects. Thank you.

Wonderful video. It's like a mini movie.

Hey Frank, would you ever consider doing a video on a brief overview of your life? For instance, where you grew up, your first few jobs, how you got into making things, and how you got to where you are today? I'm sure a lot of us would find the story of what got you here today interesting and maybe helpful for those wanting to pursue a similar path.

Nick Zammeti uses Yorkshire Grit all the time. I love the way projects look after using that. Great job there Frank.

That piece is absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

Great video! Have you tried wrapping the wood with relief cuts out instead of in? That may work and not create openings you have to deal with. Just a thought. Thanks for a great video.

I really enjoyed the stop motion in this one, you have really improved your ability to have consistent increments so the final animation is very smooth

I like the idea of a mountain instead of a crater. Miniature trees? This project still turned out very well. Thank you for sharing.

I just love when you animate stuff ; )

Amo i tuoi video Frank. Campione del mondo.

As an animator, I really appreciate your stop-motion. Very well done. Nice sphere as well!

As always, an entertaining video and I'm chilled whilst enjoying the craftsmanship at play!

Couldn't help but think as you were cutting the tenon section off that it would have looked amazing as the top of a Newell post on a staircase

I wonder why Frank is not on HGTV, Netflix, or even HBO yet, doing his unique show!!! " Frank Makes", makes perfect sense!

Glad to see you put out a new video, it’s been a while. Nice piece, and creative as always. Keep up the good work.

It looks cool. I do agree with the mountains idea, but this does look great. Now you need to make a stand to place this on. As always, your videos are inspiring and entertaining to watch... no matter what you are doing in them. 👍

Great video, I like the pacing and your narration style and voice

Brilliant sir! You are such an artist.

great job and great video. Very ingenious. Thank you for your time and work.

The bubbles were caused by taking too long to pressurize the 1st pour, hence the separation line between them. And you can seal those plywood pores if you spread hotglue on the inside, BEFORE clamping the slated plywood around it. Cool project, loved the finish you got on it.

Those bubbles are a bummer! I'm loving your sphere obsession though. Cheers! Chris.

Great video. The entire process was fascinating. Thank you.

Frank, your a great source of inspiration pal, really admire your work 👍

Really cool idea, i hope to see you explore/troubleshoot this more in the future

I’ve been waiting to see you do do one of these. Thank you for your perfect posting timing by making this an After Lunch Sunday Treat.

This is like a snow globe. You should do a snow globe for a Christmas / Winter episode. I don't know if you would somehow be able to make it hollow so you could fill it with water but that would be awesome

Can't wait to see the next versions

Sealing the wood with a thin layer of resin is best. A friend and I have done alot of live edge river tables and we suffered that problem. The sealing fixed it and no matter how dry your wood is it can still off gas a bit just from the heat of the epoxy curing. Pretty awesome for a first go!

I LOOOOOOOVE this piece!!!!! And I loooove the bubbles!!!!!

That turned out really pretty.

Looks nice Frank. Well thought out.

The resin turning is very satisfying.

Good luck with removing bubbles on your next build, you have massive journey ahead of you frank

Great job Frank, as they say, it’s a learning curve and it’s all experience. Glad you used Yorkshire grit, brings it up nicely. For extra fine you could use Hampshire sheen, it’s a softer/smoother paste..

GREAT JOB FRANK ITS AWESOME.FROM DOUG .PS LOVE THE SHOP.FROM DOUG

Use a blowtorch to heat up the resin and force the air bubbles out... plus, try to coat the layer of wood with resin before the pour. Love your content Frank, Thanks!

Looks great Frank! That polish at the end was amazing. Something we have had success with is to make sure the wood is warm before the poor, so that the heat from the epoxy doesn't heat the wood causing it to off-gas. Not sure if it will work in this application, but may be worth a try.

It looks like mars. Thanks for making. 😀

I tend to think that the bubbles make it look great. As if this was a snapshot the point in time after impact where debris is falling back to earth. You are truly a master of your craft Frank.

Hey Frank! I would suggest using a vacuum and not a pressure pot first! turn your wood into stabilized wood by sucking resin into it as a block first, then cnc, then pour over it with the pressure pot. This will fill all the gaps in the wood and lock any air that makes it through the drying/cnc process in so you won't have bubbles, you could even use the vacuum when you do your final pour and get all the air out, then transfer it to the pressure pot if you wanted. Thanks for the great content and all your time you put into these videos!

Frank, your work on the lathe is always fascinating! I don't have one yet, and I'm both intimidated and impressed when I see someone demonstrating something cool on one. Regarding outgassing of wood under resin, it might be made worse by the heat given off by resin as it cures. Have you considered using stabilizing resin in the wood first? Peter Brown has some good videos showing stabilizing resin used under vacuum. It's possible resin-stabilized wood could also permit greater detail with CNC work since the fibers wouldn't tear; I've got a CNC myself, so I should try it... As always, thanks for the inspiration!

If I had one tenth of your of your creativity, I would be a very blessed man! I like the bubbles too :-)

I like the bubbles myself great job for your first one thumbs up my friend

Love your pronounciation of Yorkshire

*@frank howarth* I love and appreciate how you add the natural sound effects to your stop motion bits. I do that too. 👋👍

Amazing..!! I want oneeee ❤️ם❤️ Your spheres are always so incredible! I love the bubbles too!! I get this empty feeling at the end result cuz I just want to hold one while watching your videos! 😝

That’s super cool Frank. I think the bubbles make it look awesome, like rain or offgas on some alien planet.

looks good Frank, bubbles look like rain, well that's what I would tell people :)

Hey Frank my name is Derek from Detroit area. I left a long comment on the Walnut bowl with diamond pattern for the auction.. I don't know if you get those comments I just would like you to go back and read it and let me know when the next auction is?? You are an absolutely amazing human being!! The ninja Craftsman skills you possess are second to none in the RU-vid world!!! I've been doing carpentry for 30 years and worked with some of the best trim artist in Michigan you are hands-down the best Craftsman I've ever seen!!!.. And not to mention your editing skills are stellar! When I started watching the first video I was really wondering why everything was voice over. And as I watched more and more videos I liked the editing more than the voiceover bothered me.. now I know why the voice over.. I'm glad I have a couple hundred videos to watch while I'm laid up with gout!!

Frank watch some of peter brown on RU-vid. He is very knowledgeable with casting in resin and all sorts of epoxies. The project came out very cool.

Nick Zammeti uses that Yorkshire Grit on most of his projects and they turn out real nice. Your sphere did, too. Someone commented about sealing the wood with resin to stop the bubbles, and that was my first thought as well. I would have molded with the square portion at the bottom. Sure, more to remove, but easier to seal up.

i love you frank. your work is awesome

Always a good day when you upload one of your gnarly videos Frank! Cheers

The bubbles would look like stars if you made the sphere with a galaxy in it. It came out great, Thanks for the video.

Nice work...looking forward to the next video.

Love the way it came out and I totally appreciate your sharing your thoughts on what you would do differently next time - I'm just embarking on the resin journey myself. If you can get some Yorkshire grit original, use that first before applying the YG microfine, that way you'd probably only need the one application of each.

Your "sphere" of influence has just widened. Well done.

I love narrator frank laughing at past frank's silly glue gun idea