I made a few of these flowers, and what I did to simplify the turning process was drill a 7mm hole all the way thru so that the block would fit on a pen mandrel. Then halfway through the block I drilled a 1/2 inch hole. I used a 1/2 x 1/2" block at the left end of the mandrel and slid the large opening of the flower blank over the 1/2 inch block. It held great. You can see pis here:

I've watched several of your videos now and I am truly enjoying them. Thank you for the tips and the information you share not mention all the time you take making the videos. Phil

I love the way you look at you work, it shows how much love you put into even the smallest projects!

Hi Carl. I've seen a few of your videos now and i have to say they are superb. My favourite one so far is this one, the flowers look great when there finished and in the small vase. I've also learned loads of stuff watching the vid's. So keep 'em coming. Many thanks from the UK. Harry.

Thank you so much for the magazine Carl. I read it front to back and will get a subscription soon. Wonderful reading and I will return the favor soon.

Thank you John, Love to see some pictures when you get them done. Take care, Carl

John, Great idea. I am sure the wife will love them. Thanks, Carl

Nice project Carl! Cool to see the whole process, from the drill press to the band saw and then the lathe! Thanks a lot for the magazine, it arrived 2 days ago! Thanks! /Nic.

You are welcome. Happy to hear you enjoyed the magazine. Carl

That's great, Carl. I'll have to give this one a try. I still want to try to make a pin chuck one of these days, too. Thanx for reminding me.

Carl Awesome video's. I have been turning for a few months now and am hit by the bug. It is absolutely brilliant hobby. I really admire your presentations and have learnt much from your posts. Many thanks for that. The flowers are great and I am just about to go into the workshop and have a go myself. Keep up the good work. Best wishes John B

Harry, Glade you enjoyed the flowers. They were alot of fun to make.Thanks for watching! Carl

Another great video Carl. Can't wait to try this out. Thanks

That's my valentines day gift sorted. Great little project

Nice, I like this. I think I'll try this project. I think I'll use a screw chuck so I can hollow them out a bit though. Thanks for the great idea! I can't wait to see more of your vids!

Great project Carl! They would make a lovely Christmas present so great timing on posting this project!!

Sir you sure do a nice job on your works! I'm impressed!

this will be a cool valentines day gift!

I can almost smell the slightly burning wood. This is heaven.

Hi Pat, Thank you, I used a piece of copper wire but you can use a small dowel too.

Thanks Nic, glad you got the magazine.

Another very nice and inspiring video from you!! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge

I made some after this video and did that. They look much better, I should do another video showing the method you mentioned. Thanks

Thanks Carl, I am new to wood turning and this is a great little project!

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9 жыл бұрын

Martin Sharp Thank you Martin

Robbie, Great idea! You could clean out the inside of the flower that way. Thanks, Carl

Yah, that it is a great idea. Leaving it rough would have helped out. Thanks for the input, Carl

I get a lot of my wood off the beach, but I do buy some. You can turn green wood if your making bowl blanks turn it down to about an 1" thick and then let it dry. To dry the wood your cutting you need to seal the ends with paint or wax to slow down the drying process so it won't crack. You need it dry to turn calls and boxes. Thanks, Carl

Your welcome, Glad to hear you got it. Carl

you are doing a great piece of art . I like your work and I wish if I can but one of them in my house , thank you for the great work

A wand is a good starter project to practice, or handles for your tools. I would use a nice hard wood like Maple.

Thank you Brendan. The coping would work great and yes, you can score some points. 10 days counting. Carl

Thank you, the screw chuck should work great for that. Take care, Carl

I've made a few of these, and a great way to thin the petals and open the inside up a bit is to hollow the inside some before you cut on the bandsaw. You still drill the hole (to get the hollowing tool in). I start with a longer block of wood between centers and turn a tenon on one end. I chuck that up and drill the hole. I then hollow the inside using a small swan-neck tool (Sorby Micro). Make a template and draw the flower shape on all 4 sides. Follow the ghost image when hollowing.

That sounds cool I'll have to give it a try sometime.

just made 4 in a vase all wood, great video

Hi Chris, just take very light cuts on the petals. I would use a bowl gouge.

Hi :-) Really enjoyed your wooden flowers creation process Thank you for sharing -Tami

I use mineral oil and Paste wax. It helps cut down on the sanding dust.

Carl, I tried some of these and instead of a tapered dowel I just rounded it off and spray it with water before you tighten the tail stock. Keeps if from slipping.....thanks, I enjoyed your video

That's awesome, I'll have to give it a try.

That's great idea, I'll have to give it a try

You are welcome Charlie.

No, I did not have any catches. It is just a roughing gouge and I used the bowl gouge to finish up with. I just turned the speed up and it runs over them nicely. Thanks, Carl

Very clever idea!!!

One idea for holding on there better is a small grove in your dowel and then use a rubber o ring or two, the same way some duck calls are held together. Great idea and the wife will love it when I make them for her. Thanks

Yes there a lot of fun to make too.

thanks to your video i'm now making flowers and bowls

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10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian, I'm glad they helped.

Thank you, It takes about 15min to do each one.

Thank you Brian

Hi Gary, Yes, I think it would be unsafe to do it on a bandsaw after the lathe work. The bandsaw and round things don't mix well. By the way, great job on the folding bench! Thanks, Carl

awesome!! i have to try this now!

I used copper wire and attached with a dab of gorilla glue through the hole at the base of the flower. Thanks, Carl

Sounds good. Carl

Im going try and some I like how you did it.

yes the light can shine through. The main thing is of course to hollow it out. One thing I found was the using a small chisel through the standard light socket cord hole,will give you the cleaned out shell. the thing about turning it, is that its like a pumkin, the more you carve down, the more light. Also you can turn the shell adding more designs. experiment first of course.

Hi Eduardo, Thank you, It's called a center finder

Hi Hayden, Just got the mag, thanks!

Thanks Leonard,

Dude, that's some serious talent ya got there, but seriously, I'd be too paranoid to put my hands so close to that chuck while it's spinning.. Great vid-thanx for sharing!

Nice little project for us wood turners to emulate. Thanks. I do wonder why you didn't make the central piece, the pin, a feature so that it is glued in to place and then becomes a bud. Walnut for the petals and sycamore/maple for the bud would look really good. Thanks again.

thank you Tami,

just like always, u made another awesome video

Thanks for the wood and paint sticks Carl. I'll be your cherry connection. LOL

Glad you got it and thanks again.

Thanks, a lot of fun to make,

@samoftheforest. Thank you that's a great tip.

It is the speed control for the lathe. I was probably turning it down to sand.

Here is another project we did ( sorry no pics) we turned a coconut shell, Very fun to do but very delicate. You can make some amazing designs in them, especially if you use them as a table light.

Thanks Ian,

Thanks Phil,

Those are the best turned flowers I have seen. I don't have a bandsaw but I will use a coping saw to try to cut a bigger arc where you suggested using a bigger drill. Now, how long to St. Val's? There's potential for major point scoring here. Best Wishes, Brendan.

What size of candle sticks or other type of candle are you looking for a candle holder for? Let me know and I will add it to the project list. Thanks, Carl

very nice... awesome tehknik...

Thanks Mats!

Thanks Skip,

Thank you Ali,

Hi Leonard, I've turned a little Hickory but not Persimmons. Carl

Hello I have just discovered and have been exploring your videos over the past few days, and I really enjoy watching them and getting some interesting and unique ideas. But I was just wondering what it was you were putting on the sandpaper to give the piece that shine?

Very cool idea, does the light shine through?

Muito lindo seu trabalho parabéns

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6 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

great vid!

i have just gotten into turning...whats a good wood to start with and a good starter project?

beautiful chic

Thank you,

Hi Carl. When I first saw the photo of the flowers I thought, "That's beyond my capabilities." But after watching your demonstration I'm ready to have a go - brilliant!! One question - how do you do the stems please? Kind regards - Pat

Thanks Ted, I hope he's doing well. Carl

thank you nice easy video to follow

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7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Steve!

hey.. did you plan it out that the magazine i got had an article on ring making?

Mine looked the same as yours up until I got to turning. I kept having the petals chip off on me and i couldnt get the shape right after. Any tips on getting a good cut on the petals? Does it just take a super sharp tool, or any techniques (tool position, which tool, etc) to use?

Great video, really nice project. / Mats

Awesome job carl! very informative vid. I have a question about wood, do you buy your wood or do you chop it yourself? If so, I'm so confused about how you make blanks for bowls and whatnot. Can you turn green wood? I ask this because we're cutting down hardwood and I can't let all this wood rot + it will save me alot of $. best regards~TheDecoyDude

Whoops just realised this video was posted ages ago! Thanks anyway Carl! Silly youtube feed!

In 08:44, when you are about to finish the work you maneuvered the lever to the far left of the video. What purpose does the lever have and what's it called?

Wonderful

I might be getting some soon. I'll try to send you a few pieces to try. hey are 1"x1"x20".

hi iI think that if you made padels facing out you could have made larger hole in center and thiner padles.

ever tried to made a flower stalk from eccentric turning a dowel? would it work? sorry for my bad english X_X

Hi Joe, It's paste wax and mineral oil.

Hi Carl, Just a couple of suggestions that might help on this project. I think it might work out better if you did the majority of your sanding with the tailstock up against the wood for as long as you can and, secondly, I noticed how you cleaned up the dowel that has the taper with a skew chisel. Maybe, it might be better to leave it rougher so that it creates more friction with the blank and hence, " bites " better. You might want to use a tool in scraper mode even. Cool vid and thanks..:)

how would this look if you had a five sided block (pentagon) to make it have five petals?