I’m learning how to make bowls, and am using your “How To...” videos which are extremely helpful. Thank you very much.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I've found you two years too late to win the bowl but I'm glad to have found you just the same. I've watched a dozen or more of your videos already

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

That's for finding me. ;) Happy Turning!

Kent - It was FUN watching you turn this bowl. Boy what a hard piece of wood. Happy Trails. Lowell

@TurnAWoodBowl

Ай бұрын

Yes it was. ;)

I am 74 yrs old, needless to say, retired, and just purchased a Jet JWL1221VS that I built a stand for and mounted it. I have a 12 x 24 shop, and have all my tools on wheels. My first bowl started just after the new year 10" dia white oak which I got from a sawmill as "firewood" for free. It was outside, and after I cut it in half sat in my heated shop for about a week before I cut it to basic shape with my bandsaw and mounted it on my new lathe and started turning. Not being familiar with the process since high school, I watched several video's on KZread and just jumped in and started. Your video is excellent and boy did I find out alot of things I was doing wrong and lots of new ways to make bowls. I have purchased a Rikon slow speed, 8" grinder to sharpen my tools, and have gotten a diamond card which is what I have been using while I wait for the Rikon to be delivered the end of the month. I have ordered the same system you show in this video after seeing it on other video's and reading articles etc...(google is your friend). I plan to watch more of your video's and am planning to make some segmented bowls next.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Bill, it sounds like you are on a fun course and turning bowls is in your near future. Take a look at my online courses, you might like them. Go to www.TurnAWoodBowl.com and in the top menu click Courses, they are TIME SAVERS. All the best to you. Happy Turning!

Steve from Ohio . I do not have a lath, I have always liked wood & done some woodworking . This quarantine & Ohio's winter is depressing .I have been watching wood turning for enjoyment . Shure I would like a bowl.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for watching. Check out my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/relivedwood Take care and all the best to you!

Jas here. 50 plus year cabinetmaker just beginning lathe work. Pulled out my vintage Rockwell 45-460 and getting shop all tuned up to turn. I found this video very educational and “wood” definitely like this honey locust bowl. I have subscribed and will be watching my more videos! I burn cut wood for heat so I will be harvesting more for turning projects. Many good trees yet in Illinois. This will be my golden years avocation!!!

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! All the best to you. My folks are about an hour south of Chicago, yes plenty of good wood there. Happy Turning!

Watching this video on Aug. 1, 2023. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to share your talent and knowledge. Joanne K.

@TurnAWoodBowl

11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome Joanne! Happy Turning! Kent

I am a newbie. Just started in January. Have a Grizzly G1495 . Pretty nice lathe. I learned a good bit from your video! Now to try to cut and mount a blank . So far I have turned several weed vases. They are pretty neat. I was especially interested in making the tenon. Your instructions were helpful. Thanks , Jim C

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

James, thanks for writing, and best of luck to you. Enjoy!

love your videos. just finished my 3rd bowl and my second funnel. LOL. But you videos inspire me to not give up!!! You started where im just starting to learn at 58 yrs. old. Keep them coming!!!You have what i call GOOD Teaching demeanog. im sorry for my bad spelling!!

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly, Larry! Be sure to check out my online eCourses where we accelerant the learning. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I,m a turner too but I,m in hospital.been watching your videos for last several days.keep it up.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you are out soon and back making shavings! All the best and Happy (healing, and then…) Turning!

I've been turning Christmas ornaments, snow people, Christmas trees, mushrooms, small bowls, tea lite candle holders and wine stoppers out of wild native cherry, willow, dogwood, sassafras, black locust, red oak, crab apple, walnut & yellow poplar & spalted yellow poplar to sell at a local artisan market. What was once a side hustle has become my main hustle.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Great for you! I wish you all the success!!! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I am new to turning. I have made a small walnut bowl from dry wood and three very wet wood bowls from birch. That is the extent of my turning other than some spindle ornaments. I enjoy your videos. They are very informative.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Happy Turning!

Thank you Kent I learn something new every time I watch your videos thanks for all that you do.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching and Happy Turning!

Many thanks. I am a total newby and really appreciate how well you explain what you are doing. Bought a lathe and tools, playing and learning and looking for wood to practice on. :)

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Enjoy and practice persistently and good things happen! Happy Turning!

Turning wood bowels is all new to me. I have an 8x12 WEN lathe. Your techniques narrative are super helpful. I will be watching all of your videos.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome and thank you, Paul! Happy Turning!

I really enjoyed this "almost" live video that showed everything you encountered while making this bowl, even the breaker tripping! lol. I see that I am over a year late in getting a chance to win that beautiful bowl but being able to watch your awesome videos anytime I want to is a win for me! Thank you Kent for this channel. I have and will continue to learn so much from you!

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Thank you for writing and sharing! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Looking forward to. Watching your sharpening course.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Welcome aboard and enjoy! Happy Turning!

I have picked up turning some, well since wood shop back in 78-79. My brother in law one day brought home a SEARS 1970 lathe, just little 1/3 hp. Well, that was two months ago, Wood shop is back. I am turning anything and everything. I started with little sticks from the fallen trees to make light houses then moved up to 10-12 in lighthouses, so cool Then onto larger branch cups from Maple. Now expanding to cut blanks from large logs then shape bowl blanks and now turning bowls, I just ordered my first bowl gouge and I just got a chuck configuration for this lathe. We are moving forward into 21st Century. I found your channel and appreciate your work and especially the tenon video. You also helped me with taking chatter out of the inside of the bowl. I do hope to see the video on removing the tenon and more. Thank you for sharing. I have done while in captivity 1 hickory, bowl 1 maple bowl, 1 popular bowl, 2 maple cups and 2 ash bowls with 5 ash bowl blanks ready and a bunch of birch blanks. Its great to have a wood shop again. Thanks. Bob

I have a shop beside my house I do have a lathe I started a white oak bowl today going to finish it tomorrow I enjoy watching your videos I have learned a lot watching your videos thank you

@TurnAWoodBowl

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Robert!

Just having a lazy Sunday watching your videos informative as ever

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Love that! Thanks, Gregg! Happy Turning!

Great job it was nice to see a bowl done in real time, it was good to see the frequency of sharpening.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Domenic. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I’m the occasional turner but the corona virus has me turning more than usual and I’m not complaining. Six bowls in the past month. I picked up a few tips...thanks!

Beautiful bowl so far! ❤ I really enjoy watching your channel because you’re an excellent instructor and I learn a lot about wood and turning! I make jewelry and I like beading! And I’m learning about the different woods you use! 🥰

This was so helpful! The forming of the tenon was particularly helpful, I’ve always been a bit unsure of the dovetail. I look forward to your video on sharpening. Thank you!

Showing how to avoid the pith area when preparing a blank for turning was very helpful. Also your illustration on how to repair a crack. It’s a real problem area for me learning how to “Turn A Wood Bowl”. Thanks!

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Happy Turning!

You are a true craftsman. Thanks for sharing your skills.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very kindly! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Always learn a new trick from your videos Kent. Turning spalted cherry with some cracks that needed CA. Like the lacquer trick.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Spalted cherry sounds nice. Enjoy and Happy Turning!

I am of the age that needs to be "protected" from this virus. So, I am doing more turnings---both spindle and bowl. I am limited bowl turnings because my lathe is a 10X14 (larger lathe in the picture later this year, I hope). Your technique and style of instruction gives me confidence that I can learn to turn beautiful bowls. So, after I watch your video, it is back to the workshop and the lathe. Getting on the lathe also protects me from honey-do's---somewhat. Thanks for all your videos.

G'Day mate, I'm an Aussie in lockdown so I bought myself a mini lathe, very basic so I have to buy extras like chucks, tools, and so on. So far I've managed to turn exotic toothpicks and fine wood shavings. I've watched a few of your videos and will continue to do so and thanks to these videos I'm learning a few things about woodturning. Thanks a ton and keep them coming, I'm looking forward to your tips on finishing and many other things.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Lee, Thank you for writing and sharing, from down under! Another lockdown! Grrrr! Government! Glad you're using the time wisely by turning! Enjoy yourself and check out all my videos, I think you'll find a few tips in there. ;) All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Standard to metric conversion: 1 inch is *exactly* 25.4 millimeters. So using 25 mm per inch is likely close enough. Also, a dime’s thickness is about a mm 👍🏼 Thanks Professor Kent. Happy Turning! 😁

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! The dime reference is a good one. I'll remember that! Wait, is that a US dime? ;) Metric is so dang simple, it's confusing. Only because we've learned these crazy fractions our whole lives. ;) Happy Turning!

I am relatively new to turning. You are the best source of basic and advanced print and video instruction/direction I have found. Your have advanced my turning skills and made it much more enjoyable. Thank you, stay well

Ken that was an awesome video. I enjoyed listening to your thought processes and explanations while watching you turn. It was full of valuable information and I gained many tips which will help me in my own turning projects. Currently, I’m setting up my workshop with an older lathe which I refurbished last fall so that I could turn at home. I’ve processed some bowl blanks from red pine, red oak, white birch and a spalted sugar maple. On the lathe now, I’m working with a piece of old very dry cherry, complete with checks and cracks which I have been able to repair thanks to your website. So, many thanks and stay safe.

I have not been doing any turning this winter because my shop is not heated, the last boul I turned was segmented boul using cherry, walnut, and maple. I was very impressed with your video and learned much from it,Thank for doing it

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Glad this helped and I hope your shop warms soon and shavings start to fly. Happy Turning!

I've been whatching all your videos and like how simple you explain the process. I'm turning all kind of things, in a way of getting more practice. Thanks for sharing your tips.

I’m not new to turning-I’m a pen turner. I turned a little bowl from an unknown species yesterday. When I turn pens, my favorite wood is Cocobolo. I can’t afford much in bowl wood right now, but a friend has offered me some old pecan logs, which I plan to use to do som experimenting with bowl turning.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Enjoy the pecan! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Easy to understand tips and demos. Learn so much every time.turning during covid a godsend. Have done log and limb with locust, coffee table. Super job

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thank you and Happy Turning!

Thanks for making this video and your instructive teaching. You put the cookies on the bottom shelf where anyone can reach them. You took a regular blank ,similar to what any turner probably finds , and showed how to deal with its flaws. You really do a great job of explaining the process in easy to understand concepts and actually moved the camera to give us the best point of view. I have been away from my lathe for a few years, but with all this free time am turning bowls again. I am familiar with the ditch digging rim to center method but watching you pointed out a few mistakes I’ve been making. Thank you, looking forward to seeing what you’ve posted and what’s to come.

After watching your video, my husband is ready to start turning!

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Please remember; persistent, patient practice will yield the bowls you are imagining right now! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Been turning Ash, Burr Oak, Mulberry, American Elm, Spalted Chinese Elm, and Black Walnut. I've also been watching your videos and others, learning, trying new stuff, both success and failures. Also dreaming of a new lathe. For now, the Harbor Freight 10x18 will have to suffice. Your videos are great. Thanks.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It sounds like you've been busy. Happy Turning!

Just bought a 2014 pm. Still practicing. Love your videos. Thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Happy Turning!

Quarantine time in Kingston Ontario Canada, I turn maple, cherry bowls and vase. Poplar large bowls and set of 6 small salad bowls. Btw, I did see the worm fly off away from you. Loved loved loved the tutorial. So well done I would recommend it to anyone thinking to take on woodturning or intermediates level. I love distressed wood and or worms invaded , made into a bowl. It’s so beautiful

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Thank you so much! Happy Turning!

I know I am coming late to this party, just had this pop up in my feed and I like your videos, so I hit play. it has been many years since I had access to a lathe, until last month. My son and I do a lot of things together, including wood and metal projects in the garage/shop. about a year and a half ago, while I was down at the VA hospital for 3 weeks for some tests and treatments, someone broke into the garage and used my carts, and rolling work table to steal almost all of my tools. we have been working to replace what we could since. last month my son used his savings to buy an inexpensive lathe ( Central machinery 18x33) all we had on hand were some 3" aspen dowels so we have been making shot glasses, and some gnomes and mushrooms. we are hoping to get some better wood soon, and really want to get into much bigger projects. last week a buddy gave me some 8/4 redwood beams, that we are going to try and make some small bowels with.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Sorry to hear about your troubles. Personally, I think people who steal other people's tools should serve double or triple sentences. ;) O hope you get everything back up and running and find a tree or two soon. All the best and Happy Turning!

You are a very good teacher, Beautiful bowl!👍🏻

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, James! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Thanks for sharing the video Ken. I like others am setting up my shop with 1950's vintage lathe. Three bowls with Barrtlet Pear and Mesquite the species.

I have not yet started turning, except playing and finding out as much about turning. My Son works for some wood co. that has a lot of different woods. They are good turning and learning How different things and technical ways in doing things. So I do hope you get to being live so I can follow you. Thanks you so far and I do look forward to se more.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Very informative. I like your easy-to-learn demo and the way you support new turners.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jim! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

That's a cool looking bowl

As always, very clear instructions, and helpful hints.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks so much and Happy Turning!

I have just been watching videos on turning have never used a lathe. Your videos are so informative and get me excited to try. I hope to be buying the tools I need this spring. I will be checking out all your videos. Thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Enjoy and Happy Turning!

Never seen worm holes that deep! Those were hungry fellas! Nice bowl and I enjoyed the video!

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, yup they ate down the whole length of the log. ;) Happy Turning!

This is the first video I have seen by you (my wife suggested I check this out), and I am hooked! I really enjoyed watching and picked up several great tips. We are both retired and fortunate to have a stand-alone woodshop at home. My wife has been turning for a while, but I am completely new to it. I am looking forward to watching your other videos - thanks!

Thank you Kent for your videos, it has been a tremendous help in my learning to properly turn bowls safely. So far I have turned a couple of lampshades Lol. Also a couple of small bowls out of oak firewood. I recently turned an oriental 4 corner bowl out of Ambrosia Maple with an ogee bottom for my daughters masters graduation present and a 6" x 4" bowl Shag Bark Hickory which was really hard wood. All these turnings have been successful due to you and other wood turners videos, but especially your fine explanations. Thanks again. Keep them coming and "Happy Turning."

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for sharing! I'm so glad you are benefiting. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Watching from South Africa. I cannot tell you how much I have learnt today. Your method really added so much clarity to my really steep learning curve. Your first video, where you spoke about your Coach, inspired me so much that I am trying my best to replicate something similar back home. If you were a touch closer I would have tried to convince you of becoming my coach. Personally I have been focusing on pepper mills, using "crushground" mechanisms, as these presented less pitfalls for a novice who only started 3 months ago. Bowl turning for me is still in an embryo phase and needs a lot of training.

Kent, Very interesting. I’m new to turning, I’ve made two small simple bowls. The one thing I really noticed was when first started turning the outside cuts it was really rough. The first time that happened to me it really startled me. My tools aren’t the quality of yours, but they work. What I learned was to just go really slow and take my time. You showed me the right way to proceed with the cuts. I’ve watched some of your other video’s and their very will done. I learn by watching and they’ve helped me. Thanks, I be watching. I like your approach. rd

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roger! I'm glad to have helped! Slow and steady usually is best. Happy Turning!

Hi there ! Very nice and easy to understand video even for a Hungarian :) I have been doing 4 wooden plates last few days from poplar red pine mix,and 1 from oak . Im quiet new to woodturning but try to catch on with . I have a small lathe from axminster UK around 2 years now .. I did learn a lot from your video ... thanks for the motivation , and the tips ! good luck ! Zsolt :)

In the words of Wendell Berry, "The best teachers teach more than they know." I learned so much more from this almost live video than from an edited video. Seeing how you dealt with the issues as they arose was more informative than just seeing what tools you used and how you made the planned cuts. I hope you can do another of these.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I'll see what I can do. Happy Turning!

I'm a new turner and just learned not to try to take everything out of the bowl at once. I was not leaving anything in the center to stabilize the outer rim. Thank You

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! This will help you much down the road. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I have not turned wood scene high school (early 70's) I came across your videos this week and they have been very helpful. Thank You!! Been turning few bowls and a pepper mills. Using ash, plum, oak, cherry and walnut woods for projects.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. You have some nice species to turn. Enjoy and Happy Turning!

that is going to be a beautiful yarn bowl

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I agree. Happy Turning!

I love watching you, I just recently started turning and I am learning a lot from you. I turned two jewelry boxes for my two grand daughters for graduation. You made that possible. Keep working I have a lot to learn. Ron

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Ron, that's so cool. Thank you for sharing that with me. I hope they cherish their family heirloom pieces! And I hope you signed and dated them. Who knows how long they will be passed down through the family. Some day someone might be saying "see this name here, that's your great, great, great grandfather!" How cool is that?!!! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I have a new 1642 grizzly lathe,, it's not the best but I enjoy it. A big step up from my antique sears ! I have been turning cherry segmented bowls and really like the results. No cracks no checks no bark .

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds fantastic Dennis! Enjoy and Happy Turning!

I really enjoyed watching you turning this bowl. I was ready to watch live and looking forward to it. But I know things don’t always work out. Last fall I purchased a new lathe and have been enjoying making many bowls and other projects during this shutdown. I wish you good luck and stay safe.

Just finished watching several of your videos and subscribing, Recently retired and getting into woodworking ,was in high school in the 70s since the last time i turned. Watching your video I have learned a lot and how much I wasn't taught in high school about proper turning. My goal is to make a set of plates and bowls to match a table and chairs I made last winter. Your video and teaching /explaining how and why to do things is exactly what i need. Thanks for the effort and sharing the knowledge,so glad i came across your post. I will be following more of your work and checking out your website.

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm glad you found me!

I enjoyed your video. I turn bowls but have struggled to properly use the bowl gauge. Your web page articles and videos have helped immensely. Thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Don. I'm so glad to hear the website has been helpful! Happy Turning!

I didn't get an email. No problem now i can watch the video at my leisure. Perfect timing also as i am about to tackle my first bowl from a piece of tree instead of a flat blank..

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

If you'd like to be on our weekly wood bowl turning tip email list go to turnawoodbowl.com/ and scroll to the bottom to sign up. Best of luck on your first bowl!

@michaelmacleod1305

4 жыл бұрын

@@TurnAWoodBowl I will do that and thank you. Your videos and website are a great resource. Keep up the good work.

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmacleod1305 Thanks!

Thanks. It helps to see all the steps you go through.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Cal! Happy Turning!

Thanks for the clear instructions and thoughts you give as you turn, your tips and tricks are great. Well done Kent.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it thank you!

Thank you Ken, I watched the whole video, looking good. My first time purcgasing a lathe.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! Take your time and enjoy the process! Happy Turning!

Lately I haven’t been able to turn the last thing I did was a black walnut bowl. I’m a disabled Cold War veteran with a 100% service connected disability needless to say I don’t walk very well . Th VA took all the pain medication away from me 4years ago and I have been trying to finger out a way I can move wood from one end of the shop to the other without me picking it up, my bandsaw is on one side and my lathe is on the other I also have a bell plainer that can do a pice of wood about 18 x 20 or24 I need to re wire it but such is life you have a great day. This is John from Knoxville Tennessee

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Hey John, it sounds like you could use some help. Maybe get a few guys together and rearrange your shop to better fit your needs. I've seen roller carts with scissor lifts. That might help you move wood around. Here, I found one for you to consider. amzn.to/3svmNWO This might help. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Nice to watch someone that knows their way around the gouge,thanks for sharing,Cheers Colin.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks

I love learning how to do this...the bowls are so cool elegant!

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Darcy, thank you and Happy Turning!

Thanks! As always, your videos help me in my own turnings. I have watched your finishing and making a tenon videos and looking forward to learning more in the future. It’s Sunday morning, I think I’ll go out to the shop and make some dust/shavings. Be safe!

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Your style of turning is very helpful Thanks

Got my first lathe for xmas, so just starting. Very useful lesson for me. Taught me not to be afraid of the bowl gouge. I shall be watching this many times as it's full of good lessons for a beginner. Many thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it! All the best and Happy Turning!

Just picking up turning after long hiatus. Thanks for the insights and clear presentation. I’m experimenting with spalted jack pine cherry and red oak that were harvested in my yard. Recent storm felled a lot of trees, and I can’t help but think of turning interesting chunks I pass by in the woods.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Yes, turn them all. I highly recommend. Enjoy and Happy Turning!

I enjoy your videos on turning. I have a Shop Smith and have done a little turning in the past. I enrolled in your Online Tool Sharpening Course and completed that. I learned a lot from your video and and ordered and received a 5/8" bowl gauge. I received a Face Shield today. I ordered a Jet Turning Lathe from Amazon and it should be here in couple days. I plan spending more time in the shop. I watched some other videos on You Tube but they do not spend time narrating what they are doing. I kie your videos because they and informative. Thanks. Marv

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for letting me know, Marv! All the best to you. Happy Turning!

New to bowl turning and like all the tips and techniques.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Welcome and Happy Turning!

Brilliant, I learnt more from this one video than I have from 10 years of videos. Great howbuou explain WHY you do each step. thank you!

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, so glad to hear! Happy Turning!

G'day Kent, this was a good video of your wood turning, it shows what you do naturally and I like that. in this respect one can see what really happens and also the amount of mess it creates just like around my lathe and on my wood turning jacket. I love the un-edited videos I watch, they are more realistic to real life situations.

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it William. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

I love your videos. I look at them as classes. I have join a maker's space and have turned my first bowl! I wanted to enter your contest to win that bowl but I am watching in October so you have already given it away. I have subscribed and I do "like" all the videos I'm watching. Your explanations as you go are great

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Barbara! If you like these you should check out my actual courses www.TurnAWoodBowl.com/courses All the best to you and Happy Turning!

if this is your first almost live video well done you cracked it very clever thank you lets have more please thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we'll see what I can do for you. Happy Turning!

I just retired 30 days ago and ordered and received new woodworking tools, never turned a bowl before, but I'm looking forward to it and your tips are helping me to approach my new hobby safely and with a little knowledge of how it done. Will be watching some of your other videos.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Welcome! Remember persistent practice and patience and you be making the bowls you imagine. Enjoy the process. Happy Turning!

Love your almost live bowl turning! I like the tip you gave with the spray lacquer also I like the way you turn from outside in. I turned a scalded oak bowl with a worm hole that went thru it with about a 1/8 wall.

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I have a lathe and turn but mainly pens. Want to start turning bowls now. Thank you for all your tips and explanations.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! Happy Turning!

Love your work and explanations. I've been struggling not to have catches with the bowl gouge and it is very helpful to see exactly what you're doing. Thanks again.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great to hear! Happy Turning!

I have been turning for a year now and your videos have helped me tremendously. This last year, I have been experimenting with a variety of finishes and just finished my first four corner bowl; it was a beautiful piece of 2" x 6" x 6" Macacauba and I wanted to maximize the size from such a small piece.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thank you for writing and sharing! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Hi. I am from Norway. I have been following this channel for a some time. I am a beginner. Most of the wood that we have access to is birch. I have been turing bows out of a very old pine log from my grandfathers farm. We have norwegian oak and chestnut in the barn. It might be read and dry enough in september or october.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic! All the best to you in Norway and enjoy the whole turning process. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Just a beautiful bowl. Great work. Thanks for the education. Awesome.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Happy Turning!

Learned a lot from this video. Just knowing which way to hold the tool makes all the difference. Thanx for making this one. Hour went quick. Took notes to help with the learning cure.

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Great! I'm glad you like this and found useful information!

Thank Kent, now I know why using a spray sealer before using CA glue!

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's the trick. Happy Turning!

Under house arrest (Quarantined) so watching and learning a lot. Realized all the turning I have done over the years was wrong

@TurnAWoodBowl

2 жыл бұрын

Robert, it wasn't wrong, it has led you to where you are now. With persistent, patient practice you'll be making the bowls you imagine! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

@robertrussnogle7449

2 жыл бұрын

@@TurnAWoodBowl LOL I have made bowls, pedestals, chair legs, spindles (for chair back), and vases over the years using scrapers, and parting tools. Was always difficult and fun. Your way with slicing tools looks much easier with a LOT less sanding. Thanks am learning a lot (but costly buying new tools)

I really enjoy your videos. I’ve only been turning a little less than year and your tips have really helped me! I’m currently working my first large salad bowl with Bradford Pear wood! Even my first time making a bowl with this wood!

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

You got this! All the best to you! Happy Turning and Enjoy!

Another great video Kent - Happy Turning

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Happy Turning!

I’m a newbie, started turning March 2020 during lockdown, your videos are very comprehensive covering a variety disaplins Not tried turning wet wood yet, something l must do. Thanks for your efforts in making the videos. Stay well stay safe.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Happy Turning!

Thanks for the explanations as you go. Love you sharing your experience with us

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you, thank you! Happy Turning!

Great instructional video, Kent. I went ahead and signed up for your sharpening course. You explain things clearly and completely!

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great video Kent! Enjoyed every minute off it. Only been turning for one month. I was given an old rusted Shopsmith. Spent one month rebuilding it. It actually runs well. Turned a bowl today out of a olive tree. Probably one of my best so far. I used carbide tipped lathe tools for the first time. I liked them. Would like to hear your comments on these tools. Going to watch your bowl finishing video next. Your dovetail tenon information was very helpful. Take care. Greg H.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! I love olive wood, I bet your piece is beautiful. I have a Carbide Vs. Traditional Tool video coming soon. Stay Tuned. Happy Turning!

I'm almost 80, so after dinner, I cook and the wife cleans up, I go to your web site, no TV for me, and watch your videos. I'm only 2 years into turning, so still learning. Thank you for all this great info. I'm turning oak from my property.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I bet that oak is going to make a lot of heirlooms and great stories for years to come! Enjoy and Happy Turning!

@KennethColeStatenIsland

3 жыл бұрын

@@TurnAWoodBowl My wife of 54 years wants to keep all my bowls, lol, she is my biggest fan. My 100 year old red oak had to come down, so I think I have enough wood for 10 years. You are a great teacher and I'm picking up your technique from all the tips you give. Thanks again.

Great video Kent. I can't believe with all the videos and turners I've watched, I'm just now seeing your videos. I enjoy your presentation, techniques and detailed explanations. Thank you. Please keep it up.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that and I have plenty more videos coming/ Thank you! Happy Turning!

Hello Kent, I have viewed all of your videos. Very helpful! I would put you in my top 5 of KZread Woodturners. I hope your channel can get the exposure it deserves. I am excited for future videos. Thanks for sharing, thanks for the time and effort. I have been practicing my spindle turning elements and fine finials. I have also organized every drawer and cabinet in my garage. Thanks again. Greetings again from Huntington Beach 🇺🇸

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!