This will change the way you turn wood boxes and save you time

Ever want to turn boxes bigger then what you have in dry wood? Every time I get logs I make a bunch of these so I always have some dry when I want to turn a box. In this video I show how I make a roughed out box from green wood to twice turn. These easy steps will allow you to drastically speed up the drying time and not spend a fortune on already dried large turning blanks.
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  • @FloofusTheCat
    @FloofusTheCat4 күн бұрын

    Thank you for making informative videos despite the negativity. New turners like me appreciate it.

  • @stevehood10
    @stevehood10 Жыл бұрын

    Just ignore the comments from the armchair experts, it's a useful beginners video and we all knew nothing before someone showed us how. Good video informative, clear, concise and no irritating music.

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words

  • @rayrobinson8239

    @rayrobinson8239

    4 ай бұрын

    I quite agree, I'm a 76 year old beginner and learn a lot from videos like these. It might be obvious to experienced turners but not to me! Thank you 👍

  • @briandantz4899
    @briandantz48995 ай бұрын

    Why so many trolls here. Rather than rip the guy up from the shadows, do a video yourself and show us how awesome you are!

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @matthewjohnston1400
    @matthewjohnston1400Ай бұрын

    As a beginner, I appreciated this video.

  • @huberthicks9080
    @huberthicks90802 күн бұрын

    Informative and appreciated. Thank you for sharing.

  • @workmcb3838
    @workmcb3838 Жыл бұрын

    Richard Raffin has been doing this for decades. Great idea.

  • @dougfreeman3229
    @dougfreeman3229 Жыл бұрын

    Been doing this for years. For 2 turn end grain you left about 2x the material thickness required for that size. End grain doesn't move as much as face grain. An alternative to sealing, and the mess that comes with it, is to put the piece in a kraft/grocery paper bag which serves as the vapor barrier.

  • @cks4567
    @cks4567 Жыл бұрын

    I found the video informative. I’m a beginner so when it popped up I was interested. Not sure of all the snarky comments. 😮 I appreciate you making the video and narrating your steps. 🎉

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful.

  • @larrypack1
    @larrypack18 ай бұрын

    Ditto for putting in a grocery (kraft paper) bag. For a 3" box, I leave walls about .5 inch. I use sealer only on apple (sometimes) , which moves a lot when drying. Cherry and maple seldom crack

  • @michaelmayo3127
    @michaelmayo3127 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, very instructive; with an instructor who doesn't chew one's ear off with irrelevant chit-chat👍👍👍👍.

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @sandiekelley8513
    @sandiekelley851322 күн бұрын

    Great job clarifying what and where and why. Question, the engrain sealer, could you not do the same thing using bee's wax or that spray one stuff you use on trees where you cut a branch off off work to keep it from cracking and still let it dry?

  • @jig1943
    @jig19438 ай бұрын

    1. From what I could see, most if not all of the wood removal was by scrapping. A cutting action by rubbing the bevel would give cleaner surfaces and the cutting edge of the tool would last longer. 2. When drying, I seldom use sealer, just put it in a paper bag or cardboard box with shavings and seal it up. This allows the moisture to slowly escape and minimizes cracking. Also your climate and altitude makes a big difference in the drying time.

  • @Penqueen2010
    @Penqueen20107 ай бұрын

    A very interesting concept of Turing green timber.

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @abumstead1219
    @abumstead1219 Жыл бұрын

    I never cease to be amazed that demonstrators/video makers show so much time turning the initial block to round. Why not use your bandsaw to take the 4corners off ? I do & sometimes can make use of the off-cuts too! Your video would be shorter too!

  • @Grindog

    @Grindog

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Dagwood, how do you use the off-cuts? On exotic woods I'll save the cutoffs and make plugs for filling screw holes.

  • @jeffjames1567

    @jeffjames1567

    Жыл бұрын

    If the original piece was big enough, the cutoffs could be pen blanks.

  • @walterwinnipeg7350

    @walterwinnipeg7350

    Жыл бұрын

    You can use those corner cut-offs to make exotic-wood fridge magnets. You can make a nice fridge magnet out of a wood cube that is just 1 x 1 x 1 inch.

  • @abumstead1219

    @abumstead1219

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffjames1567 My experience/point exactly! Why make shavings to clean up when the off cuts are useable. There are lots of videos of bits of wood with resin made into interesting objects too- not my thing - each to their own- but another possibility.

  • @deltacharlie152

    @deltacharlie152

    Жыл бұрын

    You are turning much too low on the blank. Try raising your toolrest so your tool meets the wood at around 10 o'clock and you will get more of a peeling cut rather than a scraping action, especially when roughing down. Look at the wood coming off the tool. You should be getting shavings not dust.

  • @johnclucaswoodturner205
    @johnclucaswoodturner205 Жыл бұрын

    Good demo but you broke rule #1. Never leave your chuck key in the chuck.

  • @keithmcfarland650

    @keithmcfarland650

    Жыл бұрын

    So aaaa

  • @clarencegreen3071

    @clarencegreen3071

    5 ай бұрын

    I left my chuck key in the chuck one time, and, like a fool, turned the lathe on. The chuck key dropped into the shavings at my feet. Never did that again!

  • @billlanahan233

    @billlanahan233

    4 ай бұрын

    Much better than having it launch vertically. 50 years ago my shop teacher would have cracked you in the back of head if you left the key or spanner on the chuck

  • @jackjfb8439
    @jackjfb843910 ай бұрын

    Great video with information that will definitely help me with my next box!

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @wakelywanderer12
    @wakelywanderer12 Жыл бұрын

    Good idea. I’ll use this to speed up drying my salt cellar blanks. Thanks. Subscribed.

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    It works out great for those. That's what this one will probably become.

  • @uniqko
    @uniqko11 ай бұрын

    You make a beautiful pieces Thanks for sharing 🙏

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    11 ай бұрын

    My pleasure 😊

  • @jwillyums
    @jwillyums5 ай бұрын

    great video, straight forward and appreciated

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    5 ай бұрын

    thanks for watching.

  • @MarkThompson-ms5wn
    @MarkThompson-ms5wn Жыл бұрын

    nice job

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @duaneheadworth6275
    @duaneheadworth6275 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video, I am hoping you will do the follow up on this after it drys. Do you have a moisture meter? if so maybe you could read the levels now and then again right before the final turning for reference. Either that or weigh it now and then again before the final. I would love to see the results with this technique applied. Definitely a great idea, I twice turn bowls quite often but never a box. I don't know why it never dawned on me to do so. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it. I already made a note attached this one while it dries to remind me to do a video when i finish it. I prefer a scale over a moisture meter. In a couple months i will weigh it a couple times a week until it does not lose any weight.

  • @AlbeTurner
    @AlbeTurner5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your time and effort. I like using Pentacryl for green wood then into a paper bag. Have you got around to finishing it?

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    5 ай бұрын

    I never used Pentacryl but not a fan of using chemicals that just displace the water. You can use denatured alcohol to do the same thing. The box was finish turned you can see the video here kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqSipMuBmcqdiLw.html Thanks for watching.

  • @ronaldpobuda835
    @ronaldpobuda8356 ай бұрын

    quicker and easier, but I'd rather put in the time and skill to make a box with the wood grain matched up from the bottom to the lid. Have you tried microwave drying - hours rather than days weeks and months.

  • @user-tr2hi3ze6y
    @user-tr2hi3ze6y6 ай бұрын

    Where do I get the "Artisan Wood Sealer"?

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    6 ай бұрын

    craft supplies sells it. woodturnerscatalog.com/p/45/4032/artisan-Woodsealer

  • @SirBenJamin_
    @SirBenJamin_ Жыл бұрын

    With all due respect, rough turning is something most turners learn about very early.

  • @shawnveysey1966
    @shawnveysey196610 ай бұрын

    What about us couch potatoes?

  • @williampastor1736
    @williampastor17366 ай бұрын

    You need a bigger 4-jaw chuck and thus a bigger tenon! Signed, Armchair Expert

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    6 ай бұрын

    I have plenty of larger jaws this box was only 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 50 mm jaws are plenty large enough for that size turning. Thanks for watching and for the feedback.

  • @thomascollins72
    @thomascollins72 Жыл бұрын

    How else would you do it?

  • @gregeastman6662
    @gregeastman6662 Жыл бұрын

    i hope you measure twise and cut once ,because that looks more like 1" then 1"1/4, "theres no need to apply it on the inside " but yet you sealed the inside of the lid

  • @BlackLabelwoodworks

    @BlackLabelwoodworks

    Жыл бұрын

    The lid was sealed on both end grain sides because its a 1 1/4 inch thick disc. The inside of the hole does not need to be because just the fact of it being a deep hole slows down the moisture loss. I will eventually take the lid off once the box dries some. I do the same for rough turned hollow forms with small openings and have a good success rate drying them. I see I missed around an inch with the scraper but that should not be an issue.

  • @john60lucas
    @john60lucas5 ай бұрын

    I never do. That must have been a fluke because I was distracted doing the video.

  • @glencrandall7051
    @glencrandall7051 Жыл бұрын

    Nothing new in this video. 😮‍💨😮‍💨

  • @RichardFisher-wq4wi
    @RichardFisher-wq4wi Жыл бұрын

    Always like to watch turning videos but you need to learn to fast forward. This is a 15 minute video that could have been done in 5

  • @DebraJoyW

    @DebraJoyW

    5 ай бұрын

    You can do that in your settings

  • @williampope3531
    @williampope3531 Жыл бұрын

    I didn't hear a single word you said.......

  • @leroymoldenhauer3190
    @leroymoldenhauer3190 Жыл бұрын

    a microwave is far faster

  • @timgeorge1644
    @timgeorge1644 Жыл бұрын

    I wish we could see the number of thumbs down.

  • @philsmith6165

    @philsmith6165

    Жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @gulfportflamefighter4545

    @gulfportflamefighter4545

    Жыл бұрын

    So he can see how many downs he received for his little nasty comment 👎👎👎👎

  • @stuartkidd3624

    @stuartkidd3624

    10 ай бұрын

    Would it make you feel better