Urban Wood Creations - having some great relationships with some tree services the work I am pursuing is giving a second life to trees that were considered urban trash. They we cut down due to disease, construction, or other situations and some of the larger sections end up in my shop. These sections are turned into an assortment of shapes and finished to reveal the natural beauty of the wood.
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Do you use some kind of sealer coat before adding on the epoxy.
Thank you for watching and no, I do not use any type of sealer. Off gassing of the wood is a problem and I have tried some sealers but found no benefit. The process I describe in the video has proven to work the best.
Great finishing job.
Thank you
@@jjwpod thank you
Do you have a website? How much for 1 vase
My web site is UrbanWoodCreations.com and that will take you to my Etsy store which shows all my available work.
Thanks John. Hadn't done a finish with resin before and your presentation was very helpful. One point of interest is the use of protective gloves when using Resin. Continued use of Resin without gloves leaves you open to "Anaphylactic Shock". Please be careful.
Thank you for your comments. I actually do use gloves but didn’t in the video. Some people conflate 2 part epoxy and polyester resin. You may know there is a huge difference between them. I do use the two part epoxy which has much less health concerns.
Just learned a lot about epoxy stuff
Because I used a sand and sealer before epoxy, one bowl turned out very good in the bottom of the inside. But the outside edge of the bowl was rough and I sanded it down to 220 grit. Do I need to sand it to bare wood or is close enough for epoxy to smooth it out? Does the inside , where it is very good, need to be sanded before the second coat?
Do you use any sand and sealer before epoxy? I used a lacquer base and made a huge mess. Your suggestions.
No, I do not use any sealer. The three coats the first day seals the wood. Also, any sealer used first does not let the color and grain show thru as well. Thanks for watching.
New sub. I like to make my own tools so had to check this out.
Did you notice his open shoes, no welding gloves and the short pants WELCOME TO THE SLAG BURNS YOU BIG DUMMY
John do u make bars for others,
I have. What did you have in mind?
GREAT VERY INFORMATIVE
Glad it was helpful!
All I can say is WOW!
Thanks so much. Hope it was helpful.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your skills
Thank you!
Cracking stuff made me wana get back in my workshop and create something. 😊
I was curious how that would look. Gonna have to try it now. Love the set up by the way.
I can’t help but want to do this. I have the rotator, but so far my attempts have been foiled by fish eyes in the resin. Maybe try a different resin. Maybe try a good coat of wax free shellac first. Beautiful work, inspirational for me.
Generally a torch will get rid of the bubbles. However, I do take three days to finish and use multiple coats and sand between 3 coats and the next and fill any imperfections. Then the two finish coats are near perfect?
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm By fish-eyes, I mean small areas where the resin wants to not cover. I brush it on, but then bare areas appear as something on the surface is repelling the resin. Maybe your resin is not prone to doing this. Maybe I am contaminating the surface with something. I thought an initial coating of shellac might solve it.
@@balahmay Sounds like you have something on the wood. Shellac may work but I tend to think, considering your comment, it is not the epoxy. I use Alumalite Quick Coat. Sealing the wood with Shellac, while it would work, does not let the epoxy sink in and and bring out a much richer color than the shellac does.
why do you do the inside?
So you can put water and cut flowers in them. Also it restricts wood movement should a piece end up in a much dryer or wetter climate.
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm are you applying over sanding sealer or oil for these or depends on the piece?
No sanding sealer or other finish. I tried that but straight on with epoxy brings our color best in my opinion.
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm does it do a decent job hding tear out? filling the gaps? didnt see any on your pieces.
@@dionlee3920 no not really, in most cases it will amplify it.
Pin nail your finger often? Haha😅
Not sure what you mean but fingers are ok. ???
The Moulthrop family uses the same system for slowly drying their pieces. Same slow gearing turning system. Question is did you copy from them?
In a word - yes. The Moulthroups work is what inspired me to get into turning about 13 years ago. While in Atlanta and visiting the Signature Gallery my wife bought me one of Phillip’s pieces. I contacted Philip and let him know his work had inspired me to get into turning and asked if we could meet. He could not have been nicer and invited me to visit his shop. Philip showed me all of the areas of his shop and answered all questions. As i wanted to get into the epoxy we discussed that in detail and he was most helpful down to what RPM they needed to rotate. Turns out we graduated from high school the same year from Atlanta area schools and were going to our 50th reunion that summer.
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm hi there. Thanks for replying. I am also a very abled turner out here in South Africa. More into spindle turning these days. I realy do admire the turnings of the moulthrop family. Thanks for your reply. Highly appreciated. Repects to you guys.
Well Adnan you are officially the most distant person to comment on any of my videos! Also, here is my web site: urbanwoodcreations.com Please let me know if you also have a web site, I would love to see your work.
Thanks for the video. Do you have plans on how to make your drying rig?
Thanks for your comment. I do not have plans for the “drying rig”. The key is getting the rotations to between 8 to 10.
WOW! I learned a lot. Great video and beautiful work.
Thank you! Glad to help.
I've made a bunch of my own tools. I have almost everything I need at this point but if I need something different I just stop and make it. Good job on the tools 👍
Hi John - great tool making demonstration. Thank you for the bit of crucial information about the tool tip needing to be in the same axis as the shaft. A friend with a forge made one for me and I have been wondering why I haven’t been able to hold it whilst turning. I will definitely keep it in mind on the next one I make. Greetings from Australia.
Neville - thanks for watching and for your kind comment. I’m glad you found some helpful information. Also, thanks for the Greetings from down under! I send Greetings and Thanks from Tampa, Florida!
Mr. Williams, I've got to thank you for showing this. Really impressive. Mostly though, let me thank you for sharing that microwave trick. Thant really helps. David
Thank you David! Glad to be of help.
I didn't realize you had a channel. Good job.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Mr Williams do you sell these? If so how much for the little hogger
Jennifer, sorry but I do not sell them. Thanks for watching and for your question.
What kind of motor are you turning the pulleys with? And what is the gear reduction?
The motor is an old fan motor 1750 rpm and I think a 1/4hp. There are two 2” to 19” pulleys and the final RPM is 8.
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm thank you for the quick reply. I think you are an awesome Woodturner’s. What are you using for the deep hollows?
WOW!! You even made your own gears?! Sir, you are a badass!
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NO! What?!?!
I thought you knew something had happened to him so I called him. He is fine but has taken another full time job and has not had the time to produce his great videos.
Excellent video John..full view/Like/Sub All the best Yiannis (Athens Greece)
Thank you!
Thank you for the detailed description video on how to apply an epoxy finish. I’ve done a few crude versions with an ok result. But nothing like yours. Great job on the finish and you do some very fine wood Turing.
Thank you!
Hi John, Enjoyed your alternate view on expensive turning tools. I was intrigued by the drill reground as a cutter but can't find the guy's site you mentioned. Could you please offer some more detail Best wishes Des
Here you go, hope this helps. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hq2Cj7STf7OoZLA.html
John, do you have any plans available for the drying unit you built?
I'm impressed with every single step of the way!!! I'm only gonna say one thing....please wear a respirator because it's so dangerous. But I've learned so many interesting techniques from this video and am excited! I have a cup turner and have been wanting to experiment with putting different objects on it. Specifically wooden box pieces and pinecones. Thank you so much!!
Balke - thank you so much for your comments. The two part epoxy I use is oderless and safe. Polyester resin on the other hand would need a respirator and fast moving ventilation.
Those are great! The large ones that are sold on Amazon, are expensive. You have a nice simple set of products there, I would buy them!
Thanks! They work for me.
Thank you! Not sure I could afford the liability insurance if I were selling them!
Great work👍🏻
Thank you
John what a fantastic set up some real innovation and craftsman ship. I’ll have to ask how come the piece your working on has to be rotated by hand.
The application is by hand and then moved to a shaft that is rotating…….quickly! Too difficult and messy to apply the epoxy while rotating.
Great video thanks for sharing. A great craftsman
great video. I've tried epoxy finishes and had trouble finishing the bottom. I could always see the over lap of the epoxy. Now I think I understand, you sand and polish it out. Which 3m product (product number) do you use? Again great information. Many Thanks....
Like your set up. Great demo. How do you finish the bottoms?
Sorry for the late reply - once the epoxy has cured I turn the tenon off and sand the bottom and place them upside down and apply a coat of CA glue then the epoxy. The CA seals it so only one coat of epoxy needed.
John, do you seal the wood with something before you apply the epoxy resin,if so what do you use, I've used sanding sealer but still get air bubbles, Thanks Pete
What is your total process? How many coats? No, I do not use anything except the epoxy.
Those are some amazing bowls very nice job.
Thank you.
John - Thanks for the video. I have tried your idea on a bowl that I made. After the coats of resin, I tried to DA out the imperfections. after that I tried the 3m Compound and finishing product. The problem is that I can not get it to shine as well as the shine after the last coat no matter what I do. I worked as a body man for 45 years, so I have a background on using most of this. I used Alumilite resin. Could that be the problem? I have used all sorts of plastic cleaners, compounds and waxes to get it to shine , but nothing seems to work. Thanks
Are you getting into the DA and polishing right after the epoxy has set up? It is best to let it cure for a couple of weeks before you start wet sanding etc. I assume, having been in the automotive body business, you did the wet sanding from 800 grit to 5000 grit and then used the compounds and polishes. If you have gone thru all these step and not let it cure for 2 to 3 weeks, that may be the missing link.
@@JohnWilliams-oq5nm I did exactly what you state ---- but I only let it set for five days. I actually went up to 12000 grit. Thanks, I will wait for more time and then proceed. I’ve been turning for 61 years and love the resin. I appreciate you replying to my question!!
Sweet setup... Thanks
I have some big old vas with por How Can i want to turn into colourr full lamp ?
Are you asking how to turn a vase into a lamp?
Beautiful
Hello John. I happened upon your channel by chance, and I'm glad I did. It is most interesting and informative. Best regards.
Thank you!