Thank you, Erin! I set my GoPro to shoot at 240 frames per second. When you play it back any the normal, 30 fps, it gives you beautiful slo-mo. I’m going to have to use it more often 😉
Beautiful piece of wood made more beautiful by your skilled hands. I really enjoyed your camera and editing skills, too! I see lots of comments about the hot glue. They are true, you only need it around the outside. It's amazing how well it holds. Great job, Jason! 😊 Phil
Thank you, Phil! That means a lot coming from the master! If you get a chance, I’m working on a live edge walnut bowl that’s over 14” wide that I’ll be posting soon. I’d love to get your thoughts😃 have a great day!
@NorthwestSawyer I've got to inventory my chisles to remember what I've got. W I ould you be interested in any of my duplicates. These would be Robert Sorby.
Yes..wondering why you didn't epoxy right off the get go.would have been stronger during turning.n then all worked down as you go. Beautiful piece for sure.
I think the pot is going to get rid of your bubbles but the voids will be there til you get them full.i would have taped the bottom n poured small amounts in at a time to make sure no leaks n then to let it flow in as well til it was sealed up.then when you turn n sand it's all done at once.just what i do.doesn't make it right i just try to finish it on the lathe.
I also live in the northwest Washington State East side. Your platter turned out beautiful. You never know what the wood is going to look like until you turn it. @@NorthwestSawyer
Jason, That's sure a nice looking hunk of fire wood. I'm really sure most of us viewers would love to have those skills needed to do such nice work.... btim SW Pa.
Thank you, John! I just picked up some new tools that should work great on your piece. I’m waiting for another part to show up so I can sharpen them. I also picked up a PTO logging winch for my tractor. You’re definitely going to want to see that one.😉
Great looking plater. Like one of the other commenters said, use alcohol to loosen the hot glue and it will usually peel off without any problems. It doesn't dissolve the glue but it will loosen it's hold on the wood.
Very Nice! I appreciate the talk thru and you explaining everything you're doing. I'm new to the lathe and am definitely excited about trying something like this.
looks good to me pretty nice work. I've used a hot glue trick. Observe occasions just remember next time just do it on the outside of the box. don't do any in the middle and then they come off pretty easy just slightly warm the glue and the pills right off. Leaving that knot in there is a good focal piece in the grain is extraordinary. I've only had my lay about a year this month so I'm still learning but I so appreciate the beauty. They can be found in wood. He did a good job taking time to find the beauty in this piece really looks good. Thank you for sharing.
Just a note, if you soak your hot glue with denatured alcohol, it will soften the glue to where you can just pull it off. The plate turned out great, looking forward to more.
Wow, this is GORGEOUS!!! I'm so over all the crazy colors of resin people use, it's just not for me. I like the toned down color you've used. More organic looking. Nice work!!
For just starting to learn turning, you are getting quite good at it. The piece of wood is beautiful. Will make a great keep sake for someone. Looks like the next project is going to be quite extensive. Can almost guarantee that it going to look great. Can't wait.
Thanks, Archie! The epoxy actually cracked a few days later so I mixed up some more with just the purple. It’s ready to sand. I’ll probably share and update soon.
Nicely done. I’m with you, all that crazy grain and movement caused by the limb pith really lends to the beauty of this piece. 2 things for next time. 1. Take the blank out of the chuck and tape the side not receiving the epoxy. The tape will give you a smooth dam that the epoxy will not stick to. 2. To remove the glue block glued on with hot melt, drizzle DNA on the joint and give it a few minutes. The glue joint will let go of one side or the other. Again, beautiful platter.
Thank you! I had thought the glue block had everything covered but apparently not. A lot of people are telling me about using DNA and that I shouldn’t have glued the center. I get so many helpful tips with every video😃
I still think the earlier you get the epoxy in the better. aAnd if need be a little thinner epoxy to get better penetration with a tape backer. But that platter is really nice. Good Job!
First time watching your channel, love what you are doing. So nice to see someone starting out with wood turning like i did, only you have a much better lathe than i did…….i get a lot of inspiration from Phil at shady acres, keep it up, i will subscribe to keep an eye on what you are up to. Regards from the UK
Jason, that's a really neat epoxy 'spider' that you ended up with.... Lacking pressure equipment, how about diluting the epoxy with acetone to make it thin enough to displace bubbles/voids by capillary action ? Note that you are probably much more savvy than I by this point in time.
Thank you, Garry! I’ve seen people thin down their epoxy before but have never tried it. I think in this case, the heat from the torch was doing what I needed it to. I really only ended up with two or three bubbles. Pretty minor.
"Lots going in in here." To say the least man. You did a great job. I was as nervous as you during the turning. Especially when you use the zoom in feature...always sure that's when it'll explode. Not this time!
I first used a lathe as part of a 4H project. Was I 12? Many years later I thought I would try my hand again. I damaged the lathe. Finally, I started making table legs. Scared my wife half to death because the lathe was on a wooden platform that my grandfather had made. I keep thinking about buying another lathe - maybe a pencil lathe. My other grandfather designed Turret lathes for Warner and Swasey. Oh boy, don't I feel stupid.
Glad you decided to freeze rather than stay warm with that piece Jason, it is truly a beautiful work of art. Kind of looks like the swirls in Jupiter's atmosphere, how about Jupiter's Bowl for a name? I know you mentioned that you did not have a pressure pot, but it would be a good thing if you could place the work under vacuum to suck the air out of the work to allow the epoxy to flow into the interstices of the wood. Great video thumbs up.
Thank you, Craig! Fortunately it’s warmed up a bit. 😂 I’ve been looking into pressure pot and vacuum chambers. They both have their strong points. In this case, I don’t think vacuum is the way to go. From what I’ve read, vacuum is better for projects where the entire piece is submerged in epoxy. A pressure pot would have crushed the bubbles I ended up with but it really wasn’t bad at all.
Jason, I know it's sweaty palms when you get to the 85% mark, and you're waiting for the piece to explode! Lol 'Turned' out fantastic! I wanted to maybe give you a pointer to flatten the work piece first, lay it on your router sled, I used a 1 inch rabbit bit and surfaced the whole piece before chucking in the lathe. It helped me with the 'wobble' somewhat.
Been watching Phil Anderson turn wood on his JET lathe & I’m thinking they make a pretty good lathe for the money. Would you share the model number of your lathe. If you were buying again which model would you get and why? Thanks / Dick Hampton
Interesting note: when I went to post the comment below, RU-vid asked if I wanted to make it more respectful...................apparently it didn't like the word "ugly". After all "ugly" is such an ugly word.
*- Jason, am I wrong that moving the pity out of center puts excess torque on the cracks?* *- Does centering the pity's star-cracking remove unbalanced torquing on the crack vectors?*
I think you mean “pith”? This knot didn’t go straight through the piece. Had I centered it on one side, it would’ve been askew on the other. The real reason it isn’t centered is because one edge of the board had soft wood that I wanted to avoid trapping in the platter.
@@NorthwestSawyer *- Thank you for taking the time to bring forward clarity about the "not plum" knot and soft wood issues. Yes, "Pith" was what my fat fingers I meant to type. Groan!*
From garbage to Golden nicely done Jason ❤ how it turned out 😂. I know you appreciate a dad joke so I gotta tell you about the guy who evaporated. He's mist😂😅😂
You need a set of BOWL PLATES/JAWS, you can them reverse the bowl and safely remove the block. Do you have a ROUGHING GOUGE?, they are larger than the bowl gouge you are using to rough out the work pieces, the lager heavier tool gives you more control, and removes stock faster. With your Gouges, you are using them more like a scraper, than a gouge, it's more effective if you ride the bevel of the gouge, Start with back of the bevel against the work piece, and slowly rotate the gouge so the edge starts to cut, always below the center of gouge. This will create ribbons of waste off the tool, and not dust, it will cut more cleanly, and smoother. It's a learning experience , .
I made a big purchase this week that happened after this filming that should make a huge difference for me. I bought a Crown Tools 5/8” bowl gouge with a long grind. It’s massive! I also bought a Robert Sorby Pro Edge sharpening system. That will be a game changer. I would bet money the reason I couldn’t ride bevel is because my grind was so out of whack. I’ve sent all of my chisels through the jig and should have a much better time. I do have a set of coal jaws but they were too small for this platter. I’m thinking about a vacuum chuck or maybe just a larger set of jaws. It’s an expensive hobby!😂😂
@@NorthwestSawyer , you can make a set from plywood , I'm sure if you ask Google the plans will come up. Yes it can be very expensive, so is my hobby , ham radio, my last buy cost $2,600.00usd, oh and a second hand hand held dual band radio was $130.00usd. Cheers from Down Under
Thank you! I picked up some tools this week that should really help. In the days since I turned that piece, I’ve noticed some cracks in the epoxy. I’m not sure what happened but I’m going to try to fix them before I laser engrave it and may consider selling it. These tools aren’t cheap!😂😂
