I've made 50+ bowls using your BFB jig and the advice you've given. You have revolutionized this type of bowl turning. Thank you for your videos and help. Happy turning!
Thanks Doug. Yes I am sure it would sell real good. I just don't have the time and patients to sell. Sitting and waiting at a craft show does not work for me. I need to be doing something just to keep my mind busy.
You started this video saying you were back to normal turning, then you turned this stunning piece. You may call this normal but to me it is amazing how a fairly simple process can make such an eye catching bowl. Well done as usual Gary. I am always fascinated by the process. So yes to a more detailed video.
Thanks Gil. I meant my normal type of turnings I love to do rather than small simple bowls. I see how it could have sounded like it did. The extra ring was on the fly as my design I did on the computer was going to be more complex. But you will see that on the follow up. Thanks for watching, Gary
After watching one of your videos, it inspired me to make a glue press of my own. I was taking screenshots of yours in action and then saw the deep dive video that you posted about your press. It was a life saver. I used my finished press for the first time last weekend and it caused the glue lines to come out just beautifully. So much tighter seems and better grain alignment than I had been able to achieve before with clamps & cauls or just trying to stack the rings & put weight on them. Thank you!!
Thank you very much for letting me know my break down on my glue press was helpful. I have used my lathe as a press but the glue press does a better job and is easier to use. Thanks again, Gary
Thank you Valerie. I went with this design change because my original would have been hard to explain. I have done it and now will need to create something so I can show how I did that part. Coming soon!
That looked so much less complicated than a lot of your glue ups but still looks fantastic as a finished bowl. You mind must be busy all the time! Really cool design and really great instructions, professor! And that finish, oh my! Good job, buddy, keep'em coming! 😀 Phil
Thank you Phil! Yes much less complex that a lot of them. Well on this I opened up my CAD program and created a circle. I figured a few more might help so this showed up. Might have been a lack of sleep and too much coffee LOL Thanks for watching, Gary
Always amazing work - I too have made (only 3) bowls using your jig - I have a dedicated tool rest with three different angles on it- thanks for sharing your ideas with all of us. I too would love to see the other bowl you made. Cheers!!
Thank You Gary... Really NEAT-O...I always enjoy it when you experiment and try things from your imagination... I have been playing around with Paduak and like the way it works.. Beautiful Bowl this morning and I look forward to your future shows Gary.... TM
Thank you TM. Glad you liked it. When I do the other half of this it will look a lot different but was cut at the same time as this on. Take care my friend, Gary
Hi Gary... Beautiful bowl, well executed. It's an interesting video . Im glad that you are feeling better... Take care my friend and all the best from Andy
Thank you Andy it is good hearing from you. And thank you I am feeling much better. Still some effects from the antibiotic but it can take awhile. Hope things are going well with your shop. Gary
I think it looks great, Gary. The pattern aligned perfectly. Billy Burt just demonstrated in his latest video what happens when there's not much left on the walls. Bill
Thank you Bill. If you lay the shape out you will always know if you have enough stock. I do this on every BFB that I do. It also allows me to see other options for the shape. I did see Billy's video.
You got me started making bowls form boards and know your throw me a curved bowl. Now I have to try this too. Yes, let's see the other one you did. Nice bowl.
Thank you Paul. The other one has a different twist to the look. A little harder to do and I will be working on a way to make it easier. Thanks for watching, Gary
What you said about the paduak bleeding...oh my are you ever right. I made a pair of specially shaped bowls for someone and used a maple and paduak glue-up. Preventing the bleeding was....well, a struggle to be nice about it. Thank you for that tip. I'm tyring it on the extra maple/paduak blank I made.
Thanks Michael. If you take your time and do those very light coats of spray it will work. If you get it wet to start with then it will still bleed. Best of luck, Gary
Gary, another wonderful bowl. I like the combination of woods and that you make it seem like a simple process. Bowls from a board are a favorite to watch👍
Beautiful bowl and what a different design! Unless you see how this is done it will make some guys scratch their heads trying to figure it out, well done and thanks! Cheers Al
Thank you Ken. I like sitting down at my computer and draw a circle in my CAD program and then try and see what I can do with it. Thanks for watching and have fun when you give it a try. Gary
Really like 👍 this one Gary 👍. Very nice design. Do not think I have ever seen one like that before. Would definitely be interested in seeing the other one. Thanks for sharing and take care friend 😊.
Thank you Scott. I had not seen it before I started drawing circles in my CAD program and then it clicked how I could make this shape very easily on the drawing and the bandsaw. Thanks for watching, Gary
More inspiration! I have a demo coming in February to turn a BFB at my WoodTurners club. I did make the tool/jig last year and did a few bowl. They came out nice! Did try doing BFB in 3/4” plywood. Not a good idea as lots of splinters plus fractured bowls.
Thanks Jim. Check out the links I have in the description. There are a few ways I came up with for making them. Also if you have a 3D printer I have a file on TinkerCad for making one. Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I just finished watching the one with the nova tool post. I will check out the others but I actually have a nova lathe so this might be perfect.
Outstanding. Not only a beautiful bowl but a great production. Everything you did was very clear and easy to understand. And yes, do another video the way you first intended this to be. I am a reasonably competent turner but lack the imagination to produce the patterns you do. Your building process is the most interesting to me.🙂🙂
That's just AMAZING! Thank you for sharing and inspiring...and yes, I finally made a variation on your jig. So far I'm 1 for 2. I have a very nice sycamore bowl from a board (about 8") but, the 14" bowl shattered on the lathe. I knew the larger one would wobble more, but I had to try.
Thanks Tom. Well I guess that did not come across as I was thinking. What I had been doing because of my ailments have been on the simple side which is not all that normal for me. Thanks for watching, Gary
Will Gary. You're an extraordinary man, an extraordinary person. I wish you the best in the future with your woodworking and with your health issues. God bless you always. Tom
Very cool pattern Gary. It looks great; thanks for sharing the process.Would like to see a video of the other pattern. One of the things I really appreciated seeing is what you consider to be a smooth cut on the bandsaw -- that really helped calibrate my thinking regarding that.
Thanks you Mark. The beauty of that cut is the wood stacked gets the same cut so they fit together pretty nice. I do think the 3/16 10 tooth might do a little better job. But it fits the old Delta I have and not this one. Plus it is not so new. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you George. Yeah I am a bit far from there. Although in 2016 we took motorhome trip across the states and Iowa was one of our stops. Thanks for watching, Gary
Hello Gary! I for one would absolutely like to see more about this process, this bowl came out great. A quick question on your scraper- what's the angle of your bevel? Is it the same on both sides?
Thank you very much Johnny I will plan on a follow up to this video. The angle is the same on both sides of my scraper. I find that about 38 degrees on each side works good. It just needs to be an angle less than 90 total. Thanks for watching, Gary
As always, you create amazing products, even though it may change your design. Have you done a video on making the circle jig? I have one, but I'm not happy with it.
Thanks Mike. Hmm...well not counting the time it sat for the glue to dry. I would say a couple of hours. But I am just guessing. I used to be pretty good at bidding on how long it took to build the patterns I made in the first shop I worked at. The boss would had me double check what he came up with. So this is just a guess as I do not keep track of it.
I love your bowl from a board video's the jig you made really is the bee's knee's its amazing how easy it looks to use I have a friend that has a 3d printer can they be made from that? and I would love to see your original version too
Hi Colin. Yes I have 3D printed and used the ring cutting jig. This one will screw onto the Nova modular tool post. It also will fit the Sorby post as well. www.tinkercad.com/things/67bF4Fc5M4k-nova-ring-cutting-guide
Thanks Gary. You do a great job designing your projects. I appreciate you sharing your ideas with us. Also, do you mind sharing the design of the sled that you made for using the stave wedgies that are available on Etsy. The sled looks fairly simple , but I just wanted to make sure before I build one.
Thank you Tom. Are you talking about the one where I used the T-trac? If so I could send you the dimensions for that. Not sure if I will make a video of it or not. Gary
Fantastic outcome, Gary. The planning and execution were impressive. Now, how can I convince a friend to endure his hate of RU-vid to watch your video, to prove padauk doesn't need to bleed? 😅 Great video.
Thank you Jay. I appreciate your comments. You may never be able to convince him. I hear people say you need to blow the dust out of the grain. Well that doesn't hurt but that is not why it bleeds. The different carriers in the finish blend with the oil and then it bleeds. Thanks for watching, Gary
Nice piece of work Gary...what kinds of woods did you mostly work with to make patterns and turnings ...waking at 4 am...its nap time 😊...stay safe...press on 😎 Joe...ps...would like to see the video of the other blank
Thank you Joe. So for one off or really big patterns we used Sugar Pine and sometimes Jelutong. For patterns that were used a lot we used African Mahogany. This was changed as Sugar Pine was hard to get to some other pine which was not nearly as nice to work with. We also used a different type of Mahogany but not ever sure what it was. Then along came Perfect plank. That was all glued up into planks as big as 6 inches thick 18 inches wide and up to 8 foot in length. Both in pine and mahogany. That stuff was heavy but worked pretty good. I will be doing the second blank soon. Thanks for watching, Gary