Kent, Look great. At 21:35 or so you speak about not getting the flute of the opposite side to dig in...a catch waiting to happen. Try a fluteless spindle gouge! Works great.
Excellent video Kent. The closeup photography really illustrates the various cuts well. A great look at the tool work that is often hard to see clearly in videos. Thanks, Jack
, I have to thank you. As a newer turner, what I haven’t learned on my own, I’ve learned from your channel. After watching one of your videos, I learned probably the most important information to date, which is NOT to use a spindle gouge as a bowl gouge. No one every told me that and I guess I got lucky. I appreciate all the time, money, talent, filming, editing, that you put into these videos. It feels like we’re learning from a friend. At the risk of sounding like a dork, your making a difference on RU-vid with stand alone content and you are helping to add some pretty amazing wood turners out into the world by your instruction.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Sound like a dork??? No way! You sound like a rock star, to me! ;) LOL Thanks again I appreciate you and I'm glad you are having fun turning. That's the whole point. All the best to you and Happy Turning!
I've been working on some ornaments recently and have been using standard open end wrenches to gauge my tenons. They are not as thin and sharp as the piece of tin and they can be held in place as you get close to the size you want. When it slips on, you are done. Love the bowl ornament. I'll have to try some. Thanks for the idea!
Love it. 11:07 “putting a hole in bottom of bowl, something we don’t normally do”. Oh WE DO, just not “intentionally”, and we never, ever tell anyone ; ) Great vid as usual. Thanks!!!
What??? Hears me making the small succulent flower pots and now you confuse me with this exquisite little Christmas tree decoration... Oh well, I guess I will have to make some these too. 😁. Fortunately there is still quite a bit of time to get them done. 😎
#TurnAWoodSpindle 🤣😂🤣 I like it Kent. I love making Christmas ornaments, I'm gonna give this a try. 😎 As for a gauge for the tenon, I use an open end wrench. 😉 -Tim
Nice job and great tips. Just finished turning my first three snow men, all different sizes and a couple ornament bell and tree. Nice to turn something relatively quick for a change.
Great new design ( for me anyway ) for an ornament ! I'm gonna give er a go! I do quite a few boxes and turn finials for most and use my 1/2" skew chisel for the majority. Works for me and rubbing the bevel is the only way to go. Thanks for sharing another great video Kent! Take care, Dave
Great video Kent. I will be trying this. When using a bandsaw to cut a small log, I hold it with a clamp now. One caught and spun on me, tore up my pinkies because of it. Off the lathe for about 6 weeks, bummer.
Kent, what a great project! I have a lot of small wood from my days of only having a small lathe, and have been trying to figure out new projects for it. This is something I will have a lot of fun with! Thanks for sharing!
Kent. This looks like a very nice Christmas ornament. I’d like to make some for family members but I’m having some trouble starting the turning. I’m using cherry to make the ornaments. I am having quite a bit of trouble with catches, and my ends are really chewed up. What is the length and width of the initial piece you start with. Can you help. Thank You very much. Keep the great turnings coming
Thank you for the "turners view" shot. I realize it is harder for you but to be able to see the same view as when I am turning is great! Keep up the videos. Now a philosophical question: If a bowl is upside down is it still a bowl?
There is a double sided tape made for woodturning that is useful. It doesn’t leave residue like foam tape and is very strong. Please forgive me for being pedantic but I’m a pedant so it’s what I do 🥴
Nice video. I love seeing different peoples use of this ornament. I dont know if you used it but I wrote the article on this in the AAW magazine in December of 2020. Keep up the good work. Kurt
Thank you, Kurt. I did see that. I loved the fact that it uses a miniature bowl. Send me your full name and I'll give you credit in the description. Happy Turning!
Thanks for a helpful video - exactly the kind of project I'm looking to make. As time goes by, will the live edge begin to detach? Can that be prevented? I was thinking maybe CA glue could penetrate and secure it for longer, but I don't know if that will work or if it's necessary. What about the live edge and small amount of movement due to variations of humidity?
Thanks and great question. It has to do with the tree species and moisture content. I have a new Tree to Bowl Online Course coming out soon that will address this topic in detail. Stay Tuned. Happy Turning!
For my bark edges and bark inclusions I apply a sanding sealer then use a thin CA glue with a fine tip. Sanding sealer prevents the CA from wood staining. I try to limit the thin CA to the attach points and let it soak in only as much as needed to do the job. Hope that helps, it still allows for wood movement.
I see from time time you are using "shellac" as a finishing coat. When I look this up I see it listed as a "sanding sealer". Is this, in fact, a finishing coat or should I look for something more refined?
Great video. Your voice overs are perfectly timed and are very descriptive. Lathe speed is missing. Would you consider doing a Picture in Picture with a camera on the lathe speed? Oh, I forgot, does the Robust even have a lathe speed indicator? Thanks and Stay Safe.
You answered your own question. ;) Yeah I turn based on feel, sound, and vibration. Have you seen this video yet? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qkAwPg-fPN8.html
@@TurnAWoodBowl I watched the video. I agree and yet I also disagree when it comes to RU-vid. Very few people tell what speed they are running a demo at or why. Now if you have hundreds of bowls or spindle work under your belt you know already what kinds of speeds are appropriate for which tool and wood. But to a new turner, who doesn’t have a clue how to handle the 20 variables at play when turning, then lathe speed is a critical variable. Is it 500 rpm? Or is it 2500 rpm? You can’t tell because of the cameras being used and their frame rate and 10 other video variables. But how a tool functions at those different speeds is vastly different possibly. To the point of being unsafe for the new turner. So either state up front that the video is for experienced turners only or somehow give a rough idea of lathe speed, especially when you change it and why you changed it. This also applies to tool handle height and position. So many RU-vid turners are constantly changing everything they are doing from one moment to the next and never explain why. Knowing what you are doing and why is critical to learning for the new turner. Especially for learning how to turn a bowl, which is probably one of the more challenging aspects of wood turning. So many variables, so little time to explain. Thanks and stay safe!
Donna, thanks for asking. I do not. Actually I make a few for our club and we decorate a tree that is auctioned off for a local charity. Happy Turning!
