Wood Turning NEW Bowl from Board Cutting Jig 2.1 READ UPDATE 

The people that share their knowledge so readily are a special breed. You are a great ambassador for the turning world Gary!

No board will be safe from the lathe now, Gary! Can just see all the 1x material cowering in the corner every time you walk into the shop! And now it's spreading to your students, professor and their boards are cowering. I hope you are proud of yourself young man! LOL! Well done, my friend, very well done! And now, I see you've put out a bonus video this week. Sheesh, what an overachiever! I'll be on my way over to see what is what with that little gem! 😊 Phil

This comment is about character, not woodworking. Gary, I appreciate your generous spirit. You created something we can all use and not only gave the idea away but also took the time to make a video to show us how we can make one without metal woodworking tools. You really went the extra step, or mile!

Papa, I just finished making my jig. My platform was shorter and not as wide but it didn't matter. I tapped a 8-32 thread both in the wood and metal platform and used machine screws. I would send some pictures but I don't know how to do it with RU-vid. However, the more important thing is to say thank you for producing this video. It was a great help. John von

Thanks a lot Gary, it was very nice of you to purchase the parts to demonstrate how to make this jig.

I add my thanks as well to those below. This covers everyone that might be interested in bowls from boards. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Many many bowls can be made very easily and if one should wear the wood part out, just make another one. The steel won't wear. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and I hope you keep them up for as long as you can. Regards, and stay safe!

Thank you Gary very good info Will make one pierre

thank you, I understand why you can't sell them, but your tutorial was very helpful

I just wanted to say you remind me so much of my grandfather God rest his soul he would set me down and show me so much he was just like you I really enjoy watching you your so willing to teach so much and I have really learned so much from you I really enjoy what you are doing GOD Bless you and your family

Thanks for explaining the process for making the jig.

Not many people would show how they made this. Thanks so much for sharing.

Hello my friend, good tool. I see you are doing a good job. Thank you for the introduction and detailed information. see you later. All the best.

Wow another great tool you are so talented you amaze me Gary you take care and God bless my friend

Excellent tutorial, Gary!

Fantastic design

I hope this is not too long. I mad a jig and to test it I ran to Home Depot and picked up a piece of pine 3/4" x 10" x 4'. I made rings for two bowls with 9" circles. I must say the rings came out perfect. I have glued one set up, no turning yet. This may be the last rings I cut with this iteration of the tool. After four plunging cuts the wood portion of the tool is wallowing out. Silly me, I used pine I had in the garage. The good part is that before making the ring cutting jig I set up a jig on my belt sander at 27 degrees so this will make redoing the tool easier. On making the first tool the belt sander assured that the angle on the box rest and wood were identical. I used a 60 grit belt to shape the rough saw cuts on the wood and a 36 grit belt to totally shape the box rest (no sawing at all). It went smooth, but a mask is advised. I plan on replacing the wood with aluminum. I purchased a piece of 1-1/4" x 1" x 3-5/8" for only $6.31. The block of aluminum is the perfect size for me I will not have to change it in the least. I will have to shape the aluminum and I have it in my mind that I can do it using a drill, hack saw, file, and belt sander. I am feeling pretty confident about that part. What I wonder about is how I will cut the kerf as a hack saw only gives me .033" which is short of what I need for a 1/16" parting tool. I do not think a needle file will be healthy enough for the job. So let me ask you to throw out any ideas you may have to cut the kerf. Should I be looking for someone that can mill it as that should be a small job once everything else is done. I really do not know if a router or die grinder (Dremel) would be an option. I would love to hear your thoughts and let me say thank you. Thank you for making the information available. I have just had a grand time the past week thinking about how I would approach this project and then actually following through. It is joy I derived from your kindness of sharing.

Really, really nice tool or jig you made, but I've to say, i'm so glad the most of us Europeans use the metric system, . . .! Thx for sharing anyway 😎💪👊

Thank's Garry for your great skill in "make it yourself". It is one of my pleasure too; and even if I don't finish all my ideas, I have a huge pleasure in conceptualizing. We won't forget that ancient wood turners were used to make their tools themselves instead of buying finished ones. Have a good weekend my friend. 😃👍

That was a very interesting video Gary and it gave me some food for thought. Cheers mate, Bram

Your video was very kind of you to do. Thank you very much!

Awesome idea Garry!

Thank You Gary... New techniques, ideas, fun projects. You are always very generous with all of your special inventive ideas. Your generosity creates many others to take projects to their next level if possible. It is all good, fun and sparks the creative spirit in us all....TM

Another project in the queue now Garry👍You really are a man of my own heart often conjuring up ways to make or improve on something You don't need to buy, keep up the brainstorming. Kind regards, Tony, (UK)

It took me a while to realize you were making 2 tables. Slowly dawned on me though. Nice and simple is a good design choice. Thanks for sharing Elias ! Take care. -Mike

Just found this video and it's exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you Gary as this is one of the best give away I have seen in a long time. Many many thanks

Love your inventions Gary. I'll be making one. Thanks.

Thanks for the follow up to make the jig for us DIYers Gary, those of us without a CNC :). As usual, your content is very clear, concise and effective for the wood turning community!

Shoulder finally healed to the point I can start with light projects in the shop, this is perfect. Greatly appreciate the bonus footage of the drawing. Thanks so much for taking the time to show us how you got to this point. Cheers, Gord

Thanks so much for sharing your design for the ring cutting jig. It’s very generous of you to share your Ideas and expertise with others.

I really enjoyed this video you could show more of your homemade jigs and tools I'm interested and I don't even turn wood

I like that Gary. Nice job

Well this is what I would call a high value video. Not only does it show how to make a particular tool for a particular use, it shows dimensions, and gives many considerations for situations that are not yours, ie, possibly ours. That is really valuable. I am not ready to make a bowl in a board, but will be soon. It is good to know that I have a reference video to do that when I am ready. This was a big week for me, as I finally finished the lathe table I have been working on for over a year. I now have to just bolt down and assemble the lathe, sharpen some tools, and I am ready to turn. I am so excited. I will be able to join you in turning exercises each week. Thanks for the instruction, and the encouragement! Your video as always is excellent. See you next week!

Thanks for this Gary!

Simple, easy built thank you

Gary, Fantastic, Thanks

Thank you so much for this info. I'll be making one soon. Truly awesome of you to not only show your bowl cutting technique but to dedicate a video on making the jig itself. Thanks again!!! 👍🏾

Thank you Gary for all the effort you went through to instruct us. Very valuable, glad the parts you purchased for this illustration can be used by you.

Really good - Thanks Gary for sharing

That’s cool. Thanks Gary

I too am thrifty (cheap) Gary. I've expanded a bit on your idea. I used 1" steel bar stock (Amazon) and 1.75 x 1.75 X 5 oak block (tree). I made a "T" ...forstner bit & epoxy. Then I cut the guide mortise tool guides at a variety of angles, along the block. The oak block is setup parallel to the work piece. Thank you for the idea. Oh, and I made the parting tools from HSS tool blanks (Amazon). Easy & cheap!

Thanks Gary. Very helpful.

How good is that. Thank You Chief 🙏

Thank you Gary for your sharing of most valuable information..sure made my day easier devising the guide. Most appreciated. I tried the wood guide for the parting tool in your earlier videos. The idea worked great!!! my mistake was in using a slightly larger (height-width) parting tool. A slight disaster..the tool broke sending a section of the tool into the face shield..I tool was a thin diamond shape...which the quality must have been poor. Hence, made a purchase of HSS in 2mm thickness by 8mm height, placed into a new holder. This video is just what I needed to complete the cutter unit.. Thank you again Gary

Thanks for the helpful info. Really enjoy watching your videos.

This is a very useful and priceless (yes to the beholders) content for making one for ourselves Gary. Thanks and greatly appreciated as I was going to make one ( somehow without a metalworking machine) but now you have given us the cookbook so that even a "CAVEMAN" can do this 🤣. It is people like you and many who share their crafts and passions over the net that has enabled the IQ of our planet to go up several points over the last two decades!

Gary I am going to give this a go

thank you gary for a new idea for a tool holder and thank you for your awesome videos

Brilliant solution for us non-metal folks. Also served to remind me that I haven’t received my tool steel yet so reordered. Thanks for sharing!

ring cutter jig tool is awesome work take care my friend

Gary, very nice. Thanks for sharing, added to my list to make.

THANK YOU for this excellent video, I'll be making this jig in the near future

Got to have one. Thank you so very much.

Gary, thanks for another great informative video.👍👍

Thanks for sharing your ingenuity! Very helpful!

Hi Gary, Your description and instructions are elegant in their simplicity! From what you have shown and described my own version of the tool jig can be transformed to approximate yours with nothing more than a few simple modifications. Thank you for your generosity in sharing. Regards, Graeme Wood.

Thank you. You never disappoint!! Have a great weekend.

Another awesome educational video Gary. Thanks so much for for sharing your knowledge

Wow, really helpful. Thanks for sharing.

This is absolutely, off-the-charts awesome. I don't know how I missed this back in Apr. Thanks so much for your effort; you clearly put a lot into this.

Gary, you are such a great help to your audience and so kind to share your knowledge and info on how to make your jigs. You have been a big help to me. Thanks!

Excellent demo and explanation of this useful jig. Thanks

That is one informative video Gary ! It doesn't get much clearer then this . A thousand thank you's !Cute bowl too !

Your instructions are clear the board width and length will be determined by the box rest platform size. The height of the board will be determined by the depth of the parting tool and handle combination in order to allow clearance for a deeper plunge with the parting tool. I have ideas and am sure I can make this work, but I am not trying to reinvent the wheel so I am going to ask that you please share the height of the board you used. It will make things easier for me as I will be using the same parting tool you use and I doubt my handle can be any larger than yours as I have a Sorby micro handle. Once again I thank you!!

Thanks for your detailed videos on your methods of making a bowl from a board. I'd made several but only using straight 45* angles and was tired of the look of the straight funnel bowls. Using the different angles offers a new area to explore. I made your jig using materials I had on hand, 1" OD aluminum tube and a piece of 3/4" OD aluminum bar that nicely fit into the tube. Drilled and tapped the end of the 3/4" to take a 1/4-20 bolt, epoxied the rod into the tube and then formed the top piece from some un-named but very hard and dense tropical hardwood. Worked as expected but I found that my first effort was more work parting than I'd hoped. My 1/8" parting tool has no flare at the tip so I got a lot of heat build up in the tool from friction in the parting cut and had to sharpen several times. Maybe pushing too hard. I do tend to do that. And the final cut through had quite a bit of exit splintering. Perhaps I should explain that I used an assortment of small cut offs that yielded a blank that was 1 1/8" thick and made almost exclusively of some very dense wood such as pau marfim ( Brazilian maple ). What thickness blank do you normally use? I'm assuming 3/4" but could be wrong in that. Are your woods particularly hard? What speed do you use? I was running around 650 RPM. The bland was 12 1/2" OD at the start. Part of my problem may be expecting more than is reasonable. Another part might be the thickness of the blank or the wood choice. Or if it's not those it may just be operator error. Need more practice. Any light you can shed from your experience would be appreciated. Again, thanks for your videos. I do enjoy watching what you do.

Another excellent video thanks Gary and happy Christmas and healthy new year Charlie

Thank you Gary. A perfect explanation on how to make the jig!

So interesting. Thanks for sharing 🌞

hi Gary,I made one and will try it soon,seams people like stuff made so can buy,but easy to build,thanks again for brain work

That is brilliant Gary. Thank you so much. Definitely one on my to do list. 👍👍👍👍

Great explanation with terrific illustrations/video. Thanks for sharing.

Great video Gary, you covered everything we need to know about this great accessory. Take care, John

Excellent Tutorial be good when shed warms up and i can put some of your ideas to practice thank you. All the best from Lincolnshire UK

Interesting and instructive. Thanks for sharing your tool design. Nicely done -- as always!

Thanks Gary for putting all this info out for your viewers. Stay safe and well to keep them coming. Cheers, Tom

Papa 1947 I take full responsibility for my build and use of this idea that you shared with our turning community, I just do not have the vision for these ideas. I also love watching Shady Acre's as I am 2.5 hours North of Phil. Both of you guys have Great Presentation presents, Great Job. I do have some HDPE on hand. R/ Sam I

Always a treat to see your project plans and tips. That jig is becoming more and more doable!! Thanks Gary. Cheers, Rick

Thank you Gary for sharing your skills and knowledge. You're a great teacher! 👌

Gary you are just simply amazing. I want to thank you for sharing and giving us warnings as what to look for.

I find this very interesting I have hard making things like mainly because I don't really understand angles an math but love making things

Thanks Gary. That is a very helpful video. I’m gonna make one!!

Great information, it will be one of my next projects. Thank you.

Thanks Tim

Gary This is awesome, I made your last jig for ring cutting and put in a 45 and a 50-degree angle and thought that it could not be beat, however this one allows you to change the angles just by adjusting the tip to the board... You Sir are Amazing.. Thanks for sharing your talent and ideas to make us all better wood turners... When I get back to the house this is one of the next shop jigs on my to do list for sure... Thanks Again

Thank you. I'd been contemplating trying to make one since one of your earlier vids using it :)

Thanks for the information Gary. I saw the previous video and had been planning to build something similar. This video is a great help.

Very helpful Gary, thank you! What a great design and clever idea, I need to make one for sure. Stay well and as always thanks for the inspiration.

Dr you always impress me with your knowledge and imagination 👍😊

Thank you Gary this answered my question in a previous question..

THANK u so so much very simple to make.

Thanks Gary for the tutorial on making that jig! Looks quite easy and simple and will keep it in mind for the future! Cheers Al

What a great informational video! Step by step and easy to follow. Thank you so very much for sharing this how to video! Your Florida friend, Dotty ❤️ 😎 🙃

Pretty slick! You must have been an engineer in your previous life. Great job, I can’t wait to try it

Thanks very much for sharing this and all your other videos. I’ve been meaning to try your bowl-from-a-board technique since I first saw this last year. I finally got around to making the jig and a Sorby clone parting tool (from a reciprocating saw blade). I cut an inch off of the 5 inch Nova tool post because I have the Laguna 12/16 lathe (12 swing). I had to shorten the post anyway to make it work with the Nova modular tool rests I have. So no extra work. To the best of my knowledge Nova the shortest 1” diameter post Nova makes is 5”. I guess most midi-lathes use a ⅝ diameter post.

Nice one Gary, I'm sure you have helped a lot of turners including me.

thanks Gary great information as usual three different way to make it just brilliant thanks again

Thanks for the info I'm going to try your idea so thanks again 😊

Thank you for this.

Excellent instruction video thank you very much

Thanks for sharing. Great job explaining how you can make this useful tool. Hope you have a good weekend. Full View and Like 👍

Thank You. I had the same idea using the box platform to make this. I will give a shot tomorrow. Thanks again.