Woodturning | The Walnut Lava Bowl!
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
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Today's video:
Hello, friends! Let me say right up front that I'm shocked this bowl even made it to completion; it was one thing after another from start to finish, and I considered giving up on it more than once. I'm glad I didn't, though! This bowl was made from "bricks" of black walnut and epoxy resin (Deep Pour Magic Resin) dyed with a transparent red alcohol pigment. As many people have mentioned on various past videos, particularly the Jade Brick Bowl which inspired this project, it's unfortunate that so much material has to be removed and ultimately discarded during the turning process. I completely agree with those feelings, and while wood/resin turning is an inherently wasteful wood working technique, I definitely am motivated to find new ways of reducing wasted material in my projects. So, for this bowl, rather than using a wooden waste core like I did for the Jade Bowl, I decided to use a plastic bowl that I picked up from the dollar store which would allow the center of the blank to be mostly hollow. This, unfortunately, led to my first problem with the project. I'm not sure if it was simply the smooth surface of the plastic, or plastic is just a bad material in general, but the hot glue used to adhere the bricks to the plastic bowl really didn't want to stick. As I was applying the final plastic cover to the blank before the pouring process, two bricks popped right off the center plastic bowl, which required me to cut open the plastic sheet and essentially perform an impromptu surgery to reattach those bricks. This, in turn, led to numerous leaks in the blank, which, because I was using a deep pour resin with a very long working time and a very low viscosity, became a nightmare to fix. After 2 full hours of trying to stop the leaks with additional hot glue and paper towel, I was finally able to put it into the pressure pot and leave it to cure. Once I removed it from the pot, though, I immediately noticed that some of the bricks on the top most layer appeared to have moved at some point. I have no idea how this could have happened, but my best guess is that the hot glue on the plastic bowl center was so weak that even just the buoyancy of the bricks themselves floating in the resin was enough the dislodge them. Regardless, I decided to press ahead and get the thing turned. The turning process, for the most part, was uneventful, but I did end up cracking the mortise on the bottom of the bowl at some point, which required a glue up onto a waste block to finish. I think my typical mortises just aren't deep enough, as this has happened to me once in the past. Lesson learned! After the turning, I wet sanded the bowl up to 1500 grit and finished it with Waterlox's Original Varnish.
All in all, this project was WAY more work than originally planned, and my attempt to save on wood/resin waste probably resulted in even more hot glue/paper towel waste, but I'm overall happy with the end result. What do you think?
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Key equipment/products I used:
Rikon 70-220 VSR Midi Lathe: www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/...
Woodstock 1/2 inch bowl gouge: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005...
CA Technologies Resin Casting Pressure Pot: www.finishsystems.com/product...
Magic Resin Deep Pour: www.amazon.ca/dp/B08W4WD6ND?p...
SquidPoxy mica pigments: squidpoxy.ca/products/mica-po...
Waterlox Original Varnish: waterlox.com/original/
Пікірлер: 67
The thought and planning it takes for you to make these bowls is amazing and wonderful. They're gorgeous.
I’m definitely a fan of this aesthetic. Can’t wait to see what else you make.
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
The caressing of the stock at the start of the clips are why we are here.
You make it look so easy. Beautiful.
Pretty - pretty. :) I love the color combination, and the 'floating bricks' technique. Very, very nice! Thanks, as always. :)
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you like it!
This is so cool; the bricks floating is so unique and creative! You are a great woodworker with an imagination to boot! Absolutely stunning work! Bravo!
Very beautiful piece, to me it has sort of a 60's retro feel.
THANK YOU for using a clear color! The wood is floating! So fantastic!🎉
I have found a tenon has fewer problems than a mortise. Compression is more stable than pushing out when it comes ot holding a bowl in place.
A good idea, a great embodiment! My thanks to the Master!
That’s a masterpiece! The floating bricks of that dark, gorgeous wood looks absolutely beautiful. Red is my favorite color, so this is right up my alley! Fantastic creativity and execution!
Looks terrific i really like how the wood looks like it’s floating!
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it, Kev!
That is so amazing!
I like the way this looks like both a basket, and a well bucket for drawing water(very nice looking basket and bucket) Great choice on color choice too. PS. The chatoyance in the wood is fantastic looking.
@formanwoodworking
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, David!
Wow! After reading about all the hassles that presented themselves, I even more appreciate this super cool bowl you produced! Love the wood and resin colors and together they really work nicely. Another great piece! Thanks!
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jayson! I sincerely appreciate the constant support, my friend! And yes... I think I might need to reconsider how I go about making this process less wasteful :)
A stunning piece, beautiful colors!👌👌😁😁…I also watched your video with the Jade bowl-another spectacular piece! Unbelievable creativity and craftsmanship!🌟🌟🌟
...what a cool effect!!!...very well done!...👍 Matt
I read your description and you asked for viewers opinions so… here goes. I think the bowl looks great! Good job battling through the setbacks. I think this design has lots of possibilities to explore. Different woods and resin colors as well as shapes. I saw a video by a guy from Florida who made a similar bowl but he made resin segment rings and alternated them with wood segmented rings. He used five minute epoxy (I think) to glue up the rings. Cheers! Stuart
What a fantastic bowl. I especially love the translucent color with this wood. Thank you for sharing your work.
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Eileen! I'm glad you like it!
What a clever and ingenious process, Wow! This is stunning...
Looks amazing!
Beautiful! But I was waiting to see how you got the center bowl out!
love the look great choice of wood and color
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Joey!
Fantastic work
Amazing work. Keep them coming. I'm just getting into this hobby so these are very inspiring for my own future projects.
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Greg! I hope your own projects go smoothly!
Beautiful Piece and interesting process. Full View and Like 👍
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Allen! I appreciate it!
Looks great as always!
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tony!
Angle of wedges would be nice. Also lengths
Almost 10k subs!! Wow! That’s unreal!!! Time for a Home Depot sponsorship 😎
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Lol, thanks Rob! That would be nice!
Hermoso trabajo!!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
That is a beautiful bowl!
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tara!
nice work Davis sorry your bowl broke off nice save looks good👍👍👍😁
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jeff!
I love that resin color
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
I wish it was a bit of a darker red, but I do like it as well!
Great video 👍👍👍😎
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Gabi!
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Beautiful combination of wood and resin ... might try this one day 👍 I've only just started turning, but I already don't fancy the mortice technique of holding a piece, to me you are forcing the wood apart when you expand the jaws to hold it ... a tenon would seem to be advantageous in this respect as it compresses the wood, i.e. it becomes stronger in certain respects.
Just beautiful!!!! what is the plastic you use to wrap the whole bowl before pouring resin? I thought he heat would have melted the resin. Thank you
Your work is nothing less than amazing. I am retiring soon and am looking for a hobby and I think I would love doing this. Which one of your projects would you you recommenced for a newbies first project?
@formanwoodworking
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, Jerry! I'm sure if you ask 10 different turners that question, you'll get 10 different answers. From my experience, I did try starting things off with bowls, and I don't think it was the greatest decision. Bowls are tricky. They're large, for starters, which makes things challenging for a whole bunch of reasons, and each part of the process requires a number of considerations. My first few bowl attempts were rather disastrous, and I remember they left me feeling a bit discouraged afterwards. Certainly not the best outcome when you're just starting out! After that, I decided to give pens a try, and I would personally recommend these to anyone just beginning. Pens, in my experience, are a much easier first step. You're dealing with much less material, which, one, makes approaching turning much less intimidating when you're just starting out, and two, it will take you much less time to finish a project. Even a beginner can finish turning a pen from start to finish in 1-3 hours, whereas a bowl might take a beginner days to complete. They're also less technically challenging to turn, meaning your odds of successfully completing a pen are much higher. In my opinion, pens are a great starting point as they allow you to develop your skills and get comfortable with the lathe/tools all while notching wins on your belt from successfully completing projects. I went back to bowls after turning... I don't know... maybe like 30-50 pens? And the difference was massive. The tools felt more comfortable in my hands, and I felt way more confident in working with the bigger material than I had when I first started out. If this interests you at all, I'd check out this video. It's probably the best pen turning video guide I've come across, and it's a great first place to start if pen turning is something you might be interested in: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2GW3LqkmZqylpc.html
Even though one of the brakes come undone, it is still a fantastic piece of work still beautiful
Good morning, could you please tell me how much total volume of resin you used for this and did you pour it all at one time or do you have to do a little and wait?
Has the hot glue ever let go on you?
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make small things like cup
What’s the recipe for the hardening-liquid? 4:27
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
This bowl was made with Magic Resin's deep pour epoxy resin
The bearings sound horable
why can't you explain ,talk etc inform!!!
@TheUnseenWaffle
5 ай бұрын
Maybe because it's his channel, and he can do whatever he pleases. So if people don't like it. They can pound sand.
Hi, I’ve send you an email, please be so kind to reply at your earliest convenience, I would truly appreciate it!
Fantastic work
@formanwoodworking
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nathan!