I about cried at the 14:05 mark. When he drew the circle on that walnut blank he was going to turn I was yelling at the computer "NO! NO! DONT CUT IT! You gonna throw away the most beautiful part of the wood! Use it all! "
He sure cut away a lot of material from that walnut blank!
I know I watched many videos like this one John when I first got started in turning. As far as log hunting goes, I'm constantly on the lookout for something interesting. Take a break from your toys and build a bowl. Ha ha. Who knows, you may end up using it in your next project.
I remember the Ringmaster bowl maker which was/is intended to make bowls with a router. I first saw this at a woodworking shaw in Rockford Illinois back in the late '70's.
For me, the technique with the MONSTER equipment was just as interesting as the bowls he produced.
Taking a high-speed tool to a huge, slow-turning chunk of log made a lot of sense-safety and control.
It's a solution to a problem that I'm filing between my ears … but I'll probably be working at a slightly smaller scale.
For me, the technique with the MONSTER equipment was just as interesting as the bowls he produced.
Taking a high-speed tool to a huge, slow-turning chunk of log made a lot of sense-safety and control.
It s a solution to a problem that I m filing between my ears … but I ll probably be working at a slightly smaller scale.
I have to agree with Joe, a good coring tool would save a lot of that wood and make more bowls, but adapting it
to the big lathe would be a lot of work, but it would also be a lot of fun, and it would not take more than a few
weeks or months, or maybe longer.
Geez John, I can't think of a worse way to carve a bowl. I say this as an experienced turner. It is MUCH; MUCH easier to do the job with a standard bowl gouge (or maybe even your fingernail if it is sharp enough). Great for a laugh anyway. Have fun!
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