Thank you for your detailed description! Been a toolmaker all my career & would love to be a wood worker. One thing I never see on wood working channels is the use of measuring tools. Your use of the template in the beginning of your video made me say finally. So often I see someone turning a burl and never even try to make their process on the lathe more effective by first ruffing it out with a saw. Then the way you moved your center to a new position with the tail stock was telling of your experience on the lathe. You have earned my subscription before I finished watching the video. Thank you!

Absolutely beautiful!!❤️💕

Beautiful! I love the red with the outside light.

It's many years since I turned any wood but this video took me right back, I loved turning Oak the grain never disappointed our Welsh Oak looks so similar.😁

"Is that a 55 degree swept back bowl gouge in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?"

@TurnAWoodBowl

19 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍🏻

I learned several new things from you in this video. You are a skilled teacher. I find it interesting that the wood continues to dry after several coats of oil.

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, Andre! Yes, some woods can take months or years to dry. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Great lesson Kent.

Beautiful.

Im a young amateur turner and I love the way you explain everything In simple and fantastic ways

Kent, I am new to woodturning and really appreciate how you walk me through the steps as you go. I am not sure what or if your beliefs are but God has created so many wonderful things trees being one of them. Thank you.

@TurnAWoodBowl

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, and yes there is a much higher power taking care of the amazing nature around us. Enjoy and Happy Turning!

@Dottiethedog548

5 ай бұрын

@@TurnAWoodBowl😊😊😊😊p😊😊😊😊

Beaautiful - I loved your in-depth description of the turning as it proceeded.

Been watching yours videos for some time enjoy all of them, I've been turning off and on all my life all spindle turning, lamps etc. but you really have me itching for starting into bowl turning, my wife thanks you for the expense of the new equipment I've obtained to do this. LOL would love nothing more than to have a million question session with the wizard of bowls. Thanks, keep up the fantastic videos.

Another excellent and helpful video -- and a great bowl. White oak (of any variety) is amazing wood: strong, durable, water resistant, and beautiful, as well. Thanks! 👍👍

Beautiful bowl can’t wait to see it dry. I have to torn, thanks for sharing.❤

Thank you for this video. I like the format: video and comments about the video. That's the way I learn the more about turning, because you explain so many thinks.

Great vid! I've started wood turning, and have applied alot of things that I've learned from your videos. I turned a small white oak bowl and I too noticed that it ripples over time.

I always learn something new from your videos. In this one the tip about doing the final shaping of the tenon as a last step will be very useful. Thanks.

@almalm8138

10 ай бұрын

What is the model of your lathe? I have a Jet but it's not heavy enough or large enough to turn a bowl like that. So I am just turning small balanced bowls and wine stoppers.

Absolutely brilliant what more can I say, just stunning thank you for sharing your information and knowledge

Kent, that is a LARGE natural edge bowl! Nice job.

Love the look of that oak. Haven't seen a lot of other turners tackle it. Thanks for the lesson on turning and on white oak!

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

You bet! Yes, oak is touchy at times. Happy Turning!

I loved it you’ve got me hunting some white oak thanks again.

Loved the way you instructed during the turning.

Gorgeous bowl. I enjoy watching the entire process. Thank you for sharing your passion with us. I'm just starting turning. We have mostly red oak. Sounds like I'll need to get proficient at sharpening my tools. 😊

That bowl is absolutely gorgeous !

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Norm!!! Happy Turning!

Excellent

Beautiful work. I recently had to bring down a coastal oak in our property and want to honor the wood this way. Thank you so much for all your thoughtful advice and guidance!

@TurnAWoodBowl

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure, Michael. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Been turning Only a few months to compliment my Stickmaking . Doing Round Toppers etc. About to try Bowls next . Can't wait.

@TurnAWoodBowl

6 ай бұрын

That is awesome! Enjoy and Happy Turning!

Love it very much .awesome piece mate

It's absolutely stunning. Art of art...

@TurnAWoodBowl

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Suzzy! Happy Turning!

great piece or work.

Another beautiful bowl. I have a lot of white oak and didn't know about the medullary rays. Very interesting about Frank Lloyd Wright wanting white oak in his buildings. Thank you for another great video Kent!

Beautiful piece Kent love the way it looks .

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly. Happy Turning!

Stunning bowl❤

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Great video! Thanks for the information and inspiration.

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Tom! Happy Turning!

That is a beautiful art showpiece. It almost looks tribal, but still modern. It has high artistic merit.

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly, Velvet! Happy Turning!

Nice peace of work... And great info on the side. Still learning. Thank you for that Here in the Netherlands it's a overkill of oak. (For me) It's nice to hear the positive about it again... Makes me happy.

Beautiful!

@TurnAWoodBowl

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Eine wunderschöne Schale haben sie da gemacht👌gefällt mir sehr gut, schönes Farbenspiel 👍

@TurnAWoodBowl

Ай бұрын

Danke, freundlicher Michael. Viel Spaß beim Drehen!

Cool.Nice😊

Great video! I never tire of watching your work. Your videos and online courses taught me the fundamentals of turning, and still continue to teach me. Thanks for the quality content in a world of sensationalized wood porn.

great job!

@TurnAWoodBowl

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bruce! Cheers!

Great job

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

it is a beautiful Bowl. I haven't tried one like this yet but I probably will soon.

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 ай бұрын

Enjoy it Roger! Happy Turning!

That’s an Awesome job you’ve done, Great looking bowl. I just got a big Lathe and a small one, I haven’t really started turning yet but I’m fixing to. I’ve been cutting wood with a scroll saw for about 20 years. I’m looking forward to turning wood. Great job you’ve done.

@TurnAWoodBowl

5 ай бұрын

Kevin, enjoy the whole process and be patient. Remember; persistent, patient practice will yield the bowls you imagine creating! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Your tips for new turners are helpful for older, pain limited turners. I can work only half hour at a time and not every day, but I don’t care for ‘store bought’ kiln dried blanks. Putting oil on end grain may indeed save me some warping and cracks. 👍 thanks Kent. And btw, would shellac work to slow drying? I’ve used it to prevent staining from ca glue when doing inlay and it seems to do a nice disappearing act with sanding.

Thanks

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you! Happy Turning!

Love natural edge bowls, I've turned a few and its always fun and rewarding. I have a lot of white oak on my property and will start looking for nice potential bowl wood, crotches and burls to pull out of my firewood collecting! New to your channel and enjoying it - 😃

@TurnAWoodBowl

7 ай бұрын

Sounds good, Ron. Enjy and Happy Turning!

Nice looking bowl, Kent. Maybe we could have lunch sometime and you could bring one to show me. We have an oak limb/branch that fell from one of our oak that is about the size of what you cut that blank from (ours may even be a little bigger) and has been down for a couple of years ... wonder how dry it will be when I can cut some blanks from it. It sure must be nice to have those wood shaving critters in your shop. I noticed when you finished for the night and turned the lights out you had a nice pile of wood shavings under the lathe. When you turned the lights back on in the morning they were gone. I do wish I had a self-cleaning shop 🙂

Love the bowl. Question. Could you apply CA glue to the bark to make it stronger and not pull away or fall off the wood?

I found an old oak newel post which was very dry and cut a piece and put it on the lathe for some spindle turning. That wood was hard as rock.

@steinbierz

Жыл бұрын

We have some pretty good-sized pieces of live oak that we cut back in 2016...it is hard as a rock as well!

Laurel Oaks are Red Oaks, so this could be a Southern Live Oak

Custom spanking spoons… I’ll take two

One thing about drying bowls really confuses me, Kent. In your videos and articles you talk about drying bowls slowly, because sudden changes can make them crack. You suggest putting them in bags with shaving, and storing them in cool, draft free areas, etc. But then you have a video about drying bowls faster by building a kiln with heat and vent holes, or sticking them in a microwave. I'm not sure how to reconcile those approaches. So, when should I speed dry my wet wood projects, and when should I slow dry them? (especially for twice-turning).

@markclark4154

Жыл бұрын

I think a kiln works a bit like a steam oven. The heat allows the wood to bend and shrink without cracking.

@AnxiousCowboy

5 ай бұрын

How would you do a bigger blank, too tall for bandsaw?

@executive

5 ай бұрын

@@AnxiousCowboy chainsaw

I had a friend allow me to come get some chestnut oak from an area she is clearing. I love the way it turns when it is green.

It has been a while now since you turned this bowl. How did it turn out after it dried? A suggestion for a video or class video. It would be neat to see a green bowl like this from start through the drying stages and then when it is finally dry and finished.

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

It's looking great still. I'll see what I can do.

Kent, I absolutely love your videos. The quality is second to none. I was wondering about sealing a goblet for liquid. Does the Tried & True product do that? Is there a special technique that I need to do so the liquid doesn’t stain the inside?

Thanks for this great video Kent. (Hopefully) quick question- why do you go with the T&T danish oil vs. original for this one?

Good afternoon. I have a question about drying green logs. After splitting your logs should I seal the ends with paint or not? Do you seal yours? Is it necessary?

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 ай бұрын

Art, yes I seal with AnchorSeal. You might want to check out my Tree to Bowl Understanding Green Wood course www.TurnAWoodBowl.com/green We cover all the details there. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Turn a Wood Bowl, very nice video! But where I live we have only Red Oak! I live in NH. I Love red oak, for my wood stove , and my wood stove only! Furniture lumber, Mission style, turning? NO!! Dislike VERY Much! But it is the highest BTU wood for the wood stove that I have available! I also have White Pine, some Cherry, Maple, Ash, Birch, mostly paper(white) some yellow, Beech, Poplar and sadly only a little Black Walnut. About 50 miles south of me, I have heard Hickory is available, have not looked into this. My favorites are Maple,(especially tiger/curly!) Birdseye for some projects. But I love mixing any Maple figured or not with Black Walnut! What a beautiful contrast! In my cellar woodworking shop, I can build/turn all day, while I stoke the stove as needed with oak! Just my opinion though! Keep turning and building with the wood you like or have available! Woodworkers/Turners stay true, pass down your skills if you can! The smell of fresh cut wood, the satisfaction of seeing the grain pop when applying the 1st coat of finish needs to be passed on!

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for writing and sharing, Eric! Yes, red oak does not have the same medullary grain structure as white oak and is usually more brittle. My experience is that red oak easily tears out, sometimes with big chunks. Keep up the good work and enjoy all those species! All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Nice work Kent, I to love to turn live edge bowls and watching your videos definitely helped me in my setup steps(alignment). I like to finish with Sheila based sanding sealer and then Waterlox.

Sweet bowl Kent thank you for such a precise explanation on the oak bark. I have several red oak bowls cored and waiting to equalize. But after watching this video maybe I should proceed to turning them. I have been waiting for my America beauty before I finish turn them. What did you use to cover your bed ways on your sweet 16? Thanks again Kevin

❤

Hello Kent! I loved ALL THREE of our Courses! Thanks for sharing the knowledge. QUESTION... I would like to know the cost of a Turn A Wood Bowl Smock, that you wear in most of your KZread videos… I want one!

I always pick up a new information from your videos. I did pick up on the possible need to sand the bottom to make it flat if the drying process makes it wobble. I have not taken a log straight to a bowl yet. I almost always twice turn. Perhaps you could share photos of this bowl or others like it after drying for 2 or 3 months?

Just a guess, but red oak might be more brittle because the pores are open whereas white oak pores are filled with tyloses. Enjoying the videos as always.

Have you used Elm for live edge? Curious about the bark staying on.

I love that bowl, but would like to see it as it ages. Did you update this video, or could you? Did it change shape? Did the bark stay on? And what did you do with that center strip you cut out of the log? Could you use that slab as a cutting board or something? Anyway, lovely work and so thin.

How about making a dugout canoe ? I'm sick of bowls.

Hi Kent, what a beauty! Thanks for your teachings and video. Most skills in wood turning I actually learned from you. I sometimes struggle when finishing natural edge bowls. After sanding to grid 400 and applying boiled linseed oil, some loose fibres seem to raise leaving the surface rough again. Resanding after the application of oil turned out to be a mess. Do you (or anyone else) have any suggestion on how to deal with this issue?

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Be sure you’re only applying a very thin application of linseed oil. Let it dry and cure for a couple days and you should be able to sand without trouble. Also be sure you’re cutting in a supported grain direction - see video with that title. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

@user-hd2tx5zx2q

Жыл бұрын

@@TurnAWoodBowl Thanks! I very much appriciate your reply. I probably applied too much oil right after turning the green wood. Looking forward to give it another shot / turn soon. :) Cheers!

Thanks Kent--never disappoints! What do you think your final thickness is on a live edge like this? 4mm? 1/2cm? I didn't catch if you said that...

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

Yes, that's about correct, around 6mm. About a 1/4" Happy Turning!

Just beautiful you can make one for me.

@TurnAWoodBowl

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Janet!

awesome video. How much has i shrunk since you did it?

@TurnAWoodBowl

5 ай бұрын

Not much actually. Happy Turning!

I was wondering what if anything you might do with the scrap from the bandsaw when you cut the round.

Love your videos. I'm hoping you can help me. I live in a very dry climate. Many of my bowls develope cracks. Much of the wood I get from downed trees develope cracks even after being completely covered in candal wax and put into a paper bag with shavings. Any suggestions would be helpful.

@TurnAWoodBowl

Жыл бұрын

Tight wrap the blanks and logs completely with stretch-wrap and turn them asap. I hope that helps. All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Hi ! I’m interested in turning a bowl from a burly growth that grew on a oak tree in my backyard . I wanted to show it to you so you can tell me if there’s anyway I can turn this into a bowl and if so, what strategy would I take? Is there a way I Can I send you a picture of it ?

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 ай бұрын

Riverrat check this out kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX2drJKzha69k5c.html ;)

Kent, I think i'd buy a T-shirt that says "55° sweptback bowl gouge"... :o)

Kent - what do you use the slab from the middle for?

Kent, beautiful work thanks for sharing. QQ. Do you sand to 320 all at one time or between coats of oil?

@TurnAWoodBowl

11 ай бұрын

Joe, I sand through the grids to 320 and then apply finish. You can return and wet sand later if needed. Happy Turning!

I started turning bowls using carbide cutters. Is there a reason to don't use them?

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 ай бұрын

The cutting quality and final surface of the bowl with a bowl gouge is much smoother. Watch this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKRkqreaiNuneJs.htmlsi=WBLQlE3OCXJ4-boz All the best to you and Happy Turning!

Very cool bowl. It has been 5 months how is it drying? Does it look like it is going to keep its bark. I have only tried to turn dry oak a few times and it was not the best experience even for spindle turning. I have not played around a lot with bowls but you and the Jim the epoxy guy at sprague wood turnings are sure making me want to give it a go. I have done a few segmented ones several years back. for sure a subscriber

@TurnAWoodBowl

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for asking. The oak bowl is looking great, no cracks. I need to lightly sand it and give it another coat of oil, but looking good. Happy Turning!

Beautiful work Kent, but i am a little confused - turning green that thin won't warp & Crack? so used to twice turning now - Tyler

@downsouthwoodturning

Жыл бұрын

It will always warp. If you turn thin and have even wall thickness that allows it to warp and not crack. Most of the times. Still need to dry slowly for a few days. That’s what the the oil does.

If the bowl ripples while drying, is it standard to re-sand it to get rid of those ripples?

Do you use a microwave to finish the drying process, or once it's finished you don't re turn it.

Hi Kent I’m a amateur turner can you tell me what grade c m t wheel you use to sharpen your bowl gauges regards johno

What is spruce like to turn? Any thoughts?

@TurnAWoodBowl

7 ай бұрын

It can be great, especially for end-grain and hollow form turnings. Happy Turning!

Danish oil or boiled linseed oil?

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 ай бұрын

Yes. ;) They are the same, but there is no regulation. So based on the manufacturer, you might not be getting true boiled linseed oil. Hope that helped. Happy Turning!

What kind of lathe do yo use?

Love the turning but tip of your chainsaw was way too close to the other log thus the reason you could not use the dogs on your chainsaw.

when you apply oil to a wet bowl, won't that seal in the moisture and make the wood take longer to dry?

@downsouthwoodturning

Жыл бұрын

No. It will slow the evaporation process down. That’s the point of the oil. Or put in paper bag for a couple days

@downsouthwoodturning

Жыл бұрын

If it drys to fast it will crack

@executive

Жыл бұрын

@@downsouthwoodturning kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yoxp2tuqYszRqrw.html

Hi I'm Vince that bowl is beautiful , I really like that bowl and the core jig can you give me the name of the company that makes them. Please thank you VP

Get a Peevee to help you turn the logs- Tyler

With respect to oak species, I know that red oak wicks up water very quickly, whereas white oak does not (the boatbuilding community knows this). Is this a concern when making a salad bowl or other food-use dinnerware?

@executive

Жыл бұрын

like you said it wicks liquids so not the best food utensil. Might be OK after many layers of oil, wax, shellac, etc.

Two things, white oak is not as porous as red oak. White oak will hold water, like barrels. I very seldom see people using a tool for making bowls that has a curved tool shank so you can make more than one bowl from a piece of wood!? Why waste good white oak.

@TurnAWoodBowl

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for writing and sharing, William. Good points. Happy Turning!

can you eat a salad from the bowl ?

"I hate taking our wooden trees." 🤥

@thomasarth2458

Жыл бұрын

I think he said "living" trees.

Laurel oak is a low quality member of the Red oak side of the oak family. Most people who have remarks about "red" oak, or "white" oak haven't been working with the true species that use those given names.

I wish there was a link where to by those 3 tools :(

@TurnAWoodBowl

3 ай бұрын

www.TurnAWoodBowl.com/gear

I wish that I did not have to come onto a KZread video to post this but I kind of feel like I am out of options. I have been sending emails for going on three weeks now to Kent’s posted email address to get my password restored so that I can get into the "Woodbowl Turning Start to Finish" eCourse. I purchased that course on Nov 28, 2020, but, life getting in the way with illnesses, a huge re-org at work, and my wife getting diagnosed with cancer and being hospitalized, I was never able to find the time to start the course. Life is slowly returning to normal (a new normal) so about a month ago I tried to log onto the course but my password was no longer recognized and the password reset function no longer recognized my email address. To this date and many emails later, it has been nothing but crickets. I went onto the course page and posted a very non-confrontation message asking if there was another email address or way that I could contact him to resolve my issue and I got the standard "Your message is awaiting review" (don't hold me to the actual verbiage). I kept checking back and realized that my message evidently didn't pass muster and was never posted so here I am now on KZread trying to get what should be a very easy issue resolved. BTW, in the time that I have been trying to contact Kent, I have received at least three emails from Kent’s website: “What Are Those Lines on My Bowl", "Free Gift of Wood Bowl Turning Language", and "AHBCs - They DIDN'T Teach in School" so evidently his automated system has no problem finding me but customer service (Kent) does.

@toddcorey3190

8 ай бұрын

My prayers to your wife. 🙏🏼

@steinbierz

8 ай бұрын

@@toddcorey3190 Thank you, Todd...that is very much appreciated by both of us.

@steinbierz

8 ай бұрын

I should have given an update sooner on the above but Kent was able to restore my password and get me back up and running. It was a combination of him being out of town for most of a month and having to catch up on emails. Once he read my email, he attended to it immediately for which I am appreciative!