How I Make A Tumbling Bowl or Dish Wood Turning
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- How I glue up and turn a tumbling bowl or platter..
This is a Stair Step Illusion Effect
This is a good exercise in making very accurate cuts. I find it very rewarding.
Once glued up your blank can be made into what ever shape you wish.
This one is a small bowl or dish. To make a deeper bowl you would just start with thicker pieces.
I use glue jigs I made a few years ago but it can be done without them. Once you have one row glued up it can become a fixture for gluing the rest.
This turning is 7" diameter and 1" tall.
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Look up other turnings I have done:
Dizzy bowls Twister bowls
Madrone Burl
Segmented Turnings Bowls
Pierre Lussier inspired vase
Mike Waldt inspired vase
Tumbling bowls
Emerging Bowls
Black Locust Vase
Droop Bowl - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Term for this is Trompe l'oeil. French for trick the eye. Used a lot in architecture to give a depth of vision illusion. WELL DONE!
Thank you very much. I will try and remember that term. But first I will have to learn how to say it..lol
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
OMG Papa, totally hypnotic. I love the contrast between the woods and the stepping feature is beautiful.
Thank you Jim. I wish I would have filmed the one that I use for my channel icon. It is a big platter.
Take care,
Gary
I have always loved tumbling blocks. Whether on paper, a knitted or crocheted blanket or an item made with wood, it is my favorite pattern.
Thank you Mildred and thanks for watching!
Gary
Absolutely STUNNING. I can say no more because I am stuck for words.
Thank you very much Donald...I wish I had made a video of the large platter I made this way. It is the picture I use for my channel.
Gary that is really awesome, your work is amazing and your explanation and direction is second to none.
Thanks
Tim
Well thank you very much Tim I appreciate that comment. I am glad it was easy to understand.
I just try to think my process out loud. Nice to know it worked on this one. Another one coming with maybe even more steps.
Thanks again.
Gary
Gary the platter is amazing magical, and I love the light that shines from the grain of the Walnut when you turn it. Wow it is awesome and stunning.
Kobie thank you for your kind words. And thank you for watching.
Gary
Love your work
Thank you Terry I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Excellent Gary. I do need to make blocks and stars one of these days.
Thank you Stan You should I am sure you will enjoy it.
Gary
You should open up your own art exhibit your work is awesome.
Thank you very much Wilfredo I appreciate your comment and thanks so much for watching,
Gary
Love it...always wanted to know how to make tumbling blocks!
Thank you Carol. Now you can see it is not all that hard. Happy you like it.
Thanks much
Gary
All I can say is Stunning !!
Thank so much that was a much appreciated comment.
And thanks for watching.
Gary
I've seen these before, but couldn't figure out how its done. Now I know. Thank you. Very thorough. (Kinda made me dizzy).
Thank Mark glad it helped explain how it is done. And yes it can make you dizzy. Turn your head and it goes the other direction.
Thanks for commenting.
Gary
Thank you gary.now you though me how to make this beautiful tumbling platter.
Thanks Michael and have fun making one.
Gary
An excellent demonstration on making a tumbling block platter/bowl ,making one is definitely on my to do list
Thanks for sharing, Bram
Thank you Bram I hope you make one. It is very rewarding. The key to it is accuracy . And that is not hard to achieve. Take your time and don't cut all your pieces till you have the fist 3 perfect. Then never change the setup till all are cut.
Thanks for watching and commenting much appreciated.
Gary
Hi Gary, thank you for the detailed overview of how you made this stunning piece. Following your instructions provided in this video I was able to make my first one of these too. Only required two small adjustments to two of the 19 hexagons that formed my shallow 7.5" diameter bowl. I did not have any beech so instead I used white ash and the contrast worked well. Thanks again and keep the great videos coming!! Cheers, Ted
Thank you Ted and happy to hear you had success. The blocks are fun and useful. I used them in my Barrel of Blocks recently.
Take care..
Gary
Great job, absolutely stunning fabulous platter. I,ve got to try that
Thank you Gary they are fun to make. I did a large vase with a feature ring with tumbling blocks but that was before I did videos.
Just take your time and measure as close as possible.
Thanks for watching I appreciate it.
Gary
I have spent the past few days watching your work and it is amazing I hope to see many more .
Thank you very much Billy.
There are more coming. Some segmented and some from pieces right off the tree.
Gary
Another outstanding instructional video! I love your channel. Thanks for everything.
Thank you Kevin I am happy you liked it.
Take care,
Gary
Amazing love the segmented turnings you are very skilled wood worker .just turning a bowl is a big challenge for me .you build them and turn them. Always looking forward for the next one
Thank you so much Phil!
Take care,
Gary
Nice video. Very clear and thorough explanation of what you were doing and why. Good job - and a really cool bowl, too.
David thank you very much. It is a fun project and it certainly gives a most interesting look.
Thanks for your comments.
Gary
Very beautiful!!
Thank you very much I am happy you like it.
Gary
Great job sir. I’ve always wanted to know how to arrange the blocks to make the tumbling effect. Now I know. Thanks.
Thank you Danny and glad it helped.
Take care,
Gary
Stunning platter, and great video
Thank very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Another great piece Gary. I've seen the pattern done before but it was always a cutting board and never a platter. Also, a great tutorial on making the blank. Bill
Thank you Bill. The first one I did was a bowl and then I did a much larger platter. No videos on those. It is fascinating to look at.
Thanks again for watching.
Gary
Wow, the chatoyance is amazing!
Well thank you Tim the mahogany especially. I am gluing up something now and I hope it has special grain going on but it has something else very unusual so that will be enough.
Might be a few weeks before I post it as I am working on 3 other things at the same time. I guess I am a true addict.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Gary I love it and please keep them coming 👍🏻🇦🇺 from sunny OZ
Thank very much. I have more coming.
Hi Gary,
That is an amazing 3-D look!
I wish I had the wood, patience and equipment to do something like this!
I'm a guy who can't build a birdhouse but I do a fair job at the lathe!
Thanks for the video and explanation on how to do this!
I'm sure those who are capable of doing this will give it a try!
Tom
Thank you Thomas I am very pleased that you like it. I tried to make a simple shaped turning and just concentrate on the method of gluing the blank up.
It is a fun project for sure.
Thanks again for watching and commenting.
Gary
Lovely platter, Gary! Well done. The illusion is great and unlike some others I've seen you kept it symmetrical.
Billy
Thanks Billy and I am looking forward to some more of you segment work.
Absolutely amazing beautiful
Thank you very much.
Gary
Amazing effect and amazing effort. I can appreciate how much time you put into the piece.
Thank you very much! I wish I would have made a video of the big one I did a few years back.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Wow the Walnut grain has a fantastic light in it.
Thank you very much. Sorry this is late but I just found a spot for comments I have not responded to. Even though I respond with my phone at times it does not go through.
Thanks again!
Gary
Amazing!!!
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Very beautiful! Good luck!
Thanks so much and thanks for wtching.
Gary
Lovely video, really well presented. I've subbed. Thank you.
Thank you very much. And thanks for the sub Peter.
Take care
Gary
Very nice,, thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching Mitchell and for commenting.
Gary
Thanks for the video! When you cut those pieces I just about choked - great idea! I just finished my first tumbling bowl and it didn't come out so well - I had tilted my saw blade at 60 degrees (or so I thought) and used my miter gauge to cut my pieces. The subsequent glue-up obviously was not what it should have been. Had I thought to use my wedgie sled like you did the outcome most likely would have been a lot better! Will for sure use the wedgie sled for bowl #2. Thanks!!!
Thank you Jim. You will like using the wedgie sled for this. I have lots of sleds for doing other things. One is for making a dodecahedron.
The same pieces that make a tumbling block will make a star.
Best of luck and have fun,
Gary
Check this video out: th-cam.com/video/ji-3-URvri8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ThePapa1947
A large tumbling block I did: th-cam.com/video/0vkSJFTElAU/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ThePapa1947
Two pretty cool balls that can be made:
th-cam.com/video/w9WHftQhEZg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ThePapa1947
th-cam.com/video/n7RAHWwKcGE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ThePapa1947
Very nice.
Thank you very much.
Gary
I just have this HUGE smile on my face, Gary! My gosh, that is just mesmerizing and stunning! Excellently executed, very well explained and easy to understand, just the best segmented turning video I have ever seen. So proud of you, buddy!
Now, I have to go get my eyes reset. All I can see is flashes of stair-step patterns.
That was just wonderful!
Phil
Wow Phil you have made my morning. So happy you liked it and understood the steps. Sometimes I is hard to explain what I am doing. For sure that is one interesting effect and lots of fun to make. Sorry about your eyes but they will straighten out soon. LOL
Tomorrows video will be much more of a standard turning but with some very interesting and pretty wood. But stay tuned the following week will be a real odd ball.
Thanks for watching and looking forward for your weekly treat for us.
Gary
great job Gary thanks to chair i was looking for easy way of doing 3d figure yours is the best that see so fare and the nice thing is that i have the wood and the tools to do this but not the jigs it is on my to do list
Thank you jean louis you will find it is fairly easy to do. The fixtures make it much easier to glue the pieces up. It is simple enough to make on a table saw especially if you have a sled.
I needed I could email you a sketch of a fixture you could copy.It would be critical to know the size you wanted each cube to be.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
yes it will be great you did not mention the size off yours i figure that it is about 1'' to 11/4'' square i did some test today to set up my sled at 30 deg i made a few cut ineed bit more ajustement to be perfect is till have to prepare
my wood i thing i will go for 1''
Once you get the joints worked out and can get the same measurement across the flats the octagon glue fixture can be designed.
You can find my email in my About page.
Hi Gary, I can't comment on this video as words are not enough. Cheers, Huw
Thank you very much Huw I appreciate your kind words. And thanks for watching.
Gary
This is a great video! I’m new to segmenting and would love to see how you make your glue up jig. … thanks for sharing!
Hi Bruce in a few of my other videos I show the glue jigs and how they work.
There are a few ways it can be made. I did mine on my CNC milling machine but they could be done on a table saw. I have shared drawings of them.
The jigs need to be made to match the finished blocks. After that the blocks have to be made to match the glue jig if you plan on gluing them in strips.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Hey Gary, thanks for the quick response. I’m unable to find the drawings you shared on the glue up jigs. Could you point me in the correct direction? …… Better yet, would you consider making a set to sell me?
@@brucebrock5440 look for my email in my About page and remind me of what you would like to have. Email only shows up on a computer.
Gary
What size are the wood strip you are using width and height for that plater? Very nice job. and are you hot gluing the tenon on?
The strips were .870 wide and I think 1" thick. But they could be any thickness.
The tenon I glued on the bottom was with wood glue and brown paper between it so it would come off easy. The tenon on the front was with hot glue.
Hope this helps.
Gary
very well explained oh I wish I had more time to spend in my shed .....
Thank you Steven. Being retired certainly can give you more time in the shop. Like they say it seems I have never been so busy.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Hi Gary it always amazes me when I see what clever ideas all you guys come up with to make things to work beter. It is another stunning piece that you made.
Thank you very much. Sorry this is late but I just found a spot for comments I have not responded to. Even though I respond with my phone at times it does not go through.
Thanks again!
Gary
Beautiful platter, Gary. I've been planning to make one of these for quite awhile. Maybe I will get around to doing it now that you've shown me how!! LOL! Thanks for sharing!
Take care,
.....Gord
Thanks for your comments Gord. I see my reply did not send a few weeks ago that happens on my phone.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Another great video Gary! I know this vid is a few years old but do you remember what did you use to glue the waste blocks on? Would hot glue be enough so that you can just pop it off when done or does it need a solid bond? Thx
I am I just checked and it looks like I used brown paper and Titebond between the tenon and the turning but I would not hesitate at all to use hot glue on this one. I have done pieces that weigh 4 or 5 times more and used a hot glued tenon.
Hope that helps.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 wow thanks for the fast reply and info!
Great video, but I'm struggling with making the glue fixtures. Any chance you could share how you make the glue blocks? Thanks. Dan
Thank you Dan and I could email you a drawing of the fixture.
I have a cnc mill so that is how I made them. But you can do it on on a band saw or table saw if you have or make a sled to hold the parts.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Thanks Gary. I already made a set of glue blocks using my table saw and sled but struggled with setup and dimensions. A video on the correct way to make these glue blocks would be useful. Thanks again, Dan
@@dangingerich8628 I will see what I can come up with. I will say that it is best to make the glue fixture first and then adjust the size of the tumbling block so they fit.
Having a CNC machine does make it much easier for me. But I believe I have a way to make the glue fixture very accurate using a sled on a table saw. When I get it I can have it setup for just those intersected to watch it.
I will let you know when I have it done but it will be a matter of weeks.
Gary
Could you have done this as I have seen you do other deeper bowls by cutting rings out of the blank and stacking them? Would the pattern still work?
Sure it would work. Extra careful line up will be in order because of all the joints. And the pattern will be a bit distorted but could still look good.
This segment most likely i like it for dish plate 15 inch
I made a patter about 14 inch diameter with this pattern.
@@ThePapa1947 I’m gonna try n I will let u know how it comes out need to collect wood first
Mario from Killeen Texas
@@marioc.bitanga1974 sounds good!
What was the size of the wood strips you started with
The width of the strips were .897. The height can be whatever you want. The taller the deeper turning you can make. Is this what you are asking?
I not I can give you other dimensions.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
That makes my brain hurt. 😂😂😂😑
Sorry Harry, I made this because mine was hurting and I had to get this out of it LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
My t my three pieces do not together are you sure it is 30 degrees
Depending on how you read the angle. You can measure it as 60 or 30. So the way you are checking it you would want to use 60 degrees. I have always measured the angle off of 90. So I think of tilting the blade 30 degrees. This stems from how I made things at work and the tools I measured them with.
So I would say you are doing it measure it as 60 and you will be fine.
Sorry about that but I spend many years doing it the other way.
Let me know how it goes.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Gary, I truly appreciate your response and guidance. I made different sleds with various degrees because I am making segmented bowls. I bought the wedges with the different degrees . I used the 30 degree sled with a fixed fence for cutting. My wood slips are walnut, maple, and cherry and they are one inch square. I cut the pieces just like you do in the video and the length of the angle side is the same as the length side. Each piece looks like a perfect diamond shape but when I put the three together, I have a gap between two pieces. I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I appreciate your insight. Thanks, John von
@@johnvon3786 how about you email me and I will send you a drawing of what it looks like.
mgdpapa@gmail.com
@@ThePapa1947 Gary, I sincerely appreciate your consideration and support. I finally discovered my mistake. When I measured the length of the piece, I held the strip of wood perpendicular to the stop block instead of keeping the piece at an angle. So the length was a little longer than the width of the angle. I would like to see your drawing (johnvone@bellsouth.net). More important, thanks again for your kindness and guidance. John von
What are the dimensions of the wood?
Are you asking about each parallelogram? If are you just have to make all the sides the same length and then it will make a tumbling block.
This one was made with strip .80 inches wide.
@@ThePapa1947 so the wood strips were .80 square? Cut at a thirty degree angle.
@@harrykeel8557 if you watch this video you will see how the pieces are made. It does not mater the size as this will work
for what ever you start with.
th-cam.com/video/ji-3-URvri8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ThePapa1947
I watched another video of making a bowl or platter and I believe it clicked. So I will give it a try when I can. I hurt my left knee at couple of Saturdays ago. As soon as I can stand for a while I will try. Thanks for your help.
Greetings from Alabama. Yeah it's the crazy person who asked about the cutting dimensions on the pieces for this bowl. I just enjoy life. Anyway, I finally figured out how to cut the pieces, however, I have a gap left, but I will figure it out. The gap is located between the two long edge pieces, probably just my saw, or how I held the wood while cutting it
Thanks for your patience with me
Ot takes me awhile, but I will eventually figure it out. Have a blessed evening and day tomorrow.