Wood Turning Green Natural Edge Bowl

[Hitomi3138]

IT WAS AMAZING... I WANTED TO NOW WHAT KIND OF WOOD CAN WE USE TO AVOID THE CRACKING OF THE BARK!

AWESOME VIDEO!! I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A BOWL LAKE THAT!

[haydenHD]

@Hitomi3138 It just depends on the bark. You can use CA glue to help keep it on.

[SuperSimoneRose]

How do you avoid cracking ?

[haydenHD]

@SuperSimoneRose You need to slow down the drying process if the wood drys to fast it is likely to crack.

[FloppyHatPhotos]

Thanks for your response on the speed. I have one more ? well about 100 more but I'll stick to 1 for now. Where can I find good CHEAP wood to turn in Iowa? I tried my first turning but the wood was junk and would not stay in the lathe it would just push in to it then stop spinning.

Thanks for any help from all.

Also I added you on "Plus"

[haydenHD]

@FloppyHatPhotos I would see if you could find a local woodturning club. That is probably your best bet. Thanks for adding me on plus.

[FloppyHatPhotos]

@haydenHD Ill look for a club as I had not thought about that route. I found a guy to day that might let me get some glued up blocks on trade for clean up and help around the shop.

[messerist]

Thanks for sharing your video! A true craftsman.

[AReptileMan]

I just got a cheap old lathe and was hoping you would tell me how fast your turning that at the 2:30 mark.

Is it better to start off slow and is there a thing as to slow to be safe?

Thanks

[haydenHD]

@AReptileMan I'm not sure about the speed but I keep the speed slow until the piece is true. Then I turn the speed up this lathe goes to about 1800 rpms.

[WeAreAnchors]

Great video! What kind of wood was that?

[haydenHD]

@WeAreAnchors It's Maple,

[HedgehogOutdoors]

This is beautiful! I've never in my life seen something like this before. Then again, everything in my life is made in China haha

[MrLeonard55]

Well Carl i decided to make one today. I think i did half of it butt backwards, lol.

[haydenHD]

@MrLeonard55 Butt backwards LOL

[Moharani21]

OMG--ur GOD

[kipperdude1]

Carl a great vid got a question have you ever used the alcohol soaking method for drying the green turnings

[haydenHD]

No I haven't, I would like to see how it's done.

[Oakydokes]

Carl,

Nice video.

Any comments on turning a nat edge bowl from ash that'e been seasoned for 5 years. What gouge would you recommend for the going through the bark at the top or would you use a forstner bit first?

Thx

[haydenHD]

I would use a pilot hole first and use a bowl gouge to clean it out.

[Oakydokes]

@haydenHD

Thanks. My largest forstner bit is 2 3/8", the bowl is 9.5" across. I'm using a 5/8" bowl gouge with an Ellsworth grind. Same still apply on this "rock"?

I'm also concerned about losing the natural rim when I get down to size. Should I CA at that point?

[haydenHD]

I don't think you need a Forstner bit that big a small bit will do the same thing. The CA glue should work great to help hold the bark on.

[JMRTwins]

Carl, your videos are great! I'm new at turning and your videos have helped a lot. I can't wait till I'm half as good as you are.

[haydenHD]

Thank you, just keep practicing.

Carl

[nottulfr27]

Nice bowl Carl !

Turning greenwood is fun. :)

[haydenHD]

Thanks,Yes it is!

[centalrvicturner]

Great view H! Keep up the good work.

[haydenHD]

Thanks,

[sellteaathome]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[brian1098s]

Hi Carl

Thanks for another great vid. I've been turning since January using your projects as a 'curriculum', and doing pretty well.

I'm finding now my correct use of the tools is not good enough and love to see you do a vid of gouges being used correctly.

If I'd stuck that fingernail gouge into that bowl it would have been messy!

[haydenHD]

Thanks you. I will keep that in mind for future projects. And it was a bowl gouge and not a fingernail gouge I used.

[cornflakesnwater]

awesome... thank you

[haydenHD]

Thanks David,

[TheGhost1066]

Thanks Carl I knew it was going to break so no big deal. Wasn't a good piece. I just cut a cherry down that is full of burls and this was a little one. Still have a whole tree to play with and some really nice burls. Thanks for all the help to a new turner.

[cillyede]

Hallo Carl,

great bowl! I'll get me a piece of wood in the afternoon und try one. But I dont dare to show you my "Beginner"-Pieces yet. But the time will come (hopefully).

Hubert - on a wonderful morning in Germany, with blue sky und about 15°C at 8.30

[haydenHD]

Thanks, I'm on facebook when your ready to share pictures.

[TheDecoyDude]

Awesome vid, really helpful too since I have so much wet wood at my finger tips to use right now. I just wasn't sure what to do with it. One quick question, what tool(s) do you think are best and completely necessary for bowl turning (the only suitable tool I have is a round nose scraper...) The scraper is so slow also, I wish I had something with a little more aggressive yet controllable bite... Thanks

[haydenHD]

A bowl gouge would be my number one choice. I did this bowl almost exclusively with a bowl gouge.

Thanks,

Carl

[TheGhost1066]

I turned my first piece of green wood today as a test. That was fun. Even with a burl in it it cut great right up to the time it fractured and flew across the shop. It was ok just a throw away piece I was trying. Thanks for the great tips on drying green turnings.

[haydenHD]

Green wood is alot of fun to turn, sorry to hear about the piece.

Thanks,

Carl

[woodentoolcompany]

Great video Carl! Just like I was right there with you! Keep up the good work.

[haydenHD]

Thank you Wayne.

[woodworkingkid7]

thats a great video Carl! really cleared up alot of questions I had. The only question I had with the project is, how long do you think it will take for your bowl to dry enough so u can put it back on the lathe?

Keep up the great videos!

Thanks, Greg

[haydenHD]

Thanks Greg. I will probably take a few weeks for it to dry and be ready to finish.

The thinner you get it the less time it takes.

Carl