Apologies about the lack of machine noise. I think I turned off that sound track before rendering this video and didn't realise till long after. Please play some funky music to match the video and let me know what you've chosen in the comments!
I use to teach stained glass and at the end of the project I told my students " Pat yourself on the back for a good job because you have done something other only have only thought about doing. Now pick one thing on the project you would change and on the next project change it. This is how you get better." So I say GREAT JOB now change one thing and get better.
Thanks Michael! I appreciate the supportive comments. I've heard some teachers say that if students want a pat on the back then they should go lie under a cow!! Definitely not my teaching style. All the best. Ray
This might have been the first of your videos I've seen, but it certainly won't be the last! You have a lovely craftsmanship and seem to approach the material full of humility and patience, and you have also a wonderfully soothing voice. Thank you! No funky music needed!
Hi Dominik! I saw Andy's loop work, which was great, but the woodturner that blows my mind is Malcolm Tibbets. The size and complexity of his work is stunning. I know Olivier turns some wonderful, giant projects too, a very creative mind!
A true work of art. I love that the torus is handcrafted. I love the fact that it is perfectly imperfect. I love the variety of the diamond designs. Amazing, mysterious and endlessly complex. Just being able to make this beautiful creation boggles me. Congratulations on a work of art well done. I had a scupture teacher who said your craftsmanship should be so good that no one notices it. You have done that in Spades...or should I say Diamonds. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure.
Thanks so much for your feedback Kelly! I am my own worse critic and easily saw all the discrepancies, but that's part of the handcrafting I guess and I'll learn to live with it. But still want to do better next time round!
I like this project. First saw a segmented torus in a Kyle Toth video. Then discovered Malcolm Tibbets and was totally blown away by his work. I've turned several tori and find them both time consuming and very enjoyable as I figured out how to improve my approach. And as several others have commented I really do enjoy your voice and presentation. Been subscribed for at least a couple of years now and have enjoyed a number of your other creations.
I think it's magnificent. Way more patience than i have with all the cuts and sanding to get the alignment just so. Thanks for sharing, i loved the techniques, skill, and attention to detail.
Tip-Top effort All round. Great finished piece too. Even though We’re our worst critics , a real sense of achievement! Just like my 7 pointed orbicular Star a great sense of satisfaction👍
Thanks so much for the feedback Trent! I like the satisfaction of completion, but the brain goes into overdrive and thinks about how to improve upon the design. And it's come up with a project that could look spectacular but big the biggest frustration ever. Not sure if it will be worth it yet...
Not sure I've ever hit subscribe so fast. Daunting project but it turned out absolutely gorgeous, certainly worth the effort! I personally love the imperfections, I think it gives the piece even more character
Fantastic. It’s amazing to me how much thought and calculating you woodworkers put into your projects. Thanks also for explaining the process. So interesting and beautiful. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Thank you for your kind words Lisa! I recall that a number of friends/fellow students when studying maths said that trigonometry was of no use in life, but as I found out it most certainly is in segmented woodturning! All the best. Ray
That is quite simply amazing work. I have done many projects with tiny repeated elements to be combined to achieve an overall effect. None have come out as nearly perfect as yours, so I absolutely appreciate the level of precision you have demonstrated. Don't worry about the lack of music, frankly, just your voice was all that was needed.
Try watching Andy Phillips as he does some amazing work on Taurus turnings. Great job by the way. I do enjoy waiting to see what you come up with next 😉🤣😄
Good god man, this is off the chain. I cannot imagine being that patient! I think you did an excellent job of retaining the pattern. Ultimately, all tools have a degree of variance, and you can't complete eliminate that error margin from humans no matter how close you get to perfect. I think it looks fantastic.
Thanks Dane Hrovitnir! You are right about some variance, but I still reckon I have to improve too. I do like the subtle variations throughout, so that was good! thanks so much for watching and leaving feedback. Always appreciated. All the best. Ray
That is an impressive piece of work! I appreciate the amount of thought that went into every aspect of the creation. I also appreciate that you gave credit to others for inspiration and aid in the process. Well done!
Thanks so much for your feedback. It's important that others get their credit too. I really try not to forget. It's a shame that TH-cam algorithm doesn't care one jot about crediting prior work.
Very nice, Ray! I turned a segmented torus many years ago - long before I started making videos. I glued up staves of walnut, maple, and cherry into a hollow "log" and then cut isosceles segments from this log with miter saw to form the blank. Rubber bands sure are handy where other clamps won't work.
Thanks Steve. It's an interesting approach you used. Gord Rock had a unique way of doing it too. I guess there's no single right way to achieve the final result, just a method that works for the individual! All the best. Ray
Sir, your projects are amazing. Always at the bringing, before you start and you glimpseus a peek at the finished project, my reaction is "how in the h***!!!". By the end I am totally in awe. Please keep rocking the wood! Much appreciation.
Wow Anthony! Thanks so much for the encouragement. I think those words are what I say in the planning stages, "how in the h*** am I going to do this?" Usually followed by "why did I ever start this project!" :-)
Many thanks Ahron. The main effort was in the preparation. The turning was easier than expected, but whether the pattern would stay true was something of a marvel to see unfold! all the best. Ray
Thanks so much David! For a first attempt I am really happy. That the pattern stayed mostly true... well I don't believe in luck or good fortune, but I was glad that it work. All the best. Ray
You're right, it's not perfect. But that's what's gonna let it keep that over the top character for the long term. Perfection always gets boring eventually - but that thing will always be interesting and awesome.
Too true! Thanks for reminding me. Though a little though is always pushing me to try and me a little more accurate. Some days it's a good thing and others a right pain!
Great work and thanks for the detailed explanations of the various steps you took to make this. Years ago I made a soccer ball out of wood (ebony pentagons outlined with holly and padauk for the hexagons). If you are looking for challenging projects you might want to give the soccer ball a whirl.
Hi Esko. I've seen a few woodturned soccer balls on TH-cam and can see how difficult they are, so much kudos to you! I would need to figure out some tweak that hasn't been done to help separate it from previous work. Something I should be thinking about over the coming months. All the best. Ray
Thanks a ton RDM! Thankfully once the prep was done, it was plain sailing. Mostly! Would certainly encourage others to give a torus a try. All the best. Ray
Put some powder sugar on the top and I'd eat it! Great work, so much detail, so many challenges to figure out. Must be very rewarding to see the finish product come out so handsomely. A real work of art.
I'm glad to have finished it and it was better than expected, so very happy! Just need a segmented cup of coffee to complete the image! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. All the best. Ray
Thanks so much Mauro! Just found out that tornitore = turner, so I'm going to be checking out your channel later! Already seen some beautiful projects of yours that caught my eye!
Although it is clearly a modern item, my first impression was that the patterned torus had some kinship to the ancient Celtic artifacts I've seen in the British Museum. However, my next thoughts coupled to what you said about working in nanotech and related to magnetic domains and crystalline structure. Good on you for creating a piece that has so many meanings and interpretations.
And also block copolymers in directed self-assembly! It's probably a subconscious element to my work, my nano research days. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts Gregory! All the best. Ray
You and me both! I'm tempted to try and oversized coffee cup, but I don't have a big enough lathe and to try it out of patterned plywood might tip me over the edge of sanity! All the best. Ray
The torus is a (another) chapter of Geometry I never studied, I had to enquire, I thought first it was Latin for bull. A person who is capable of turning a Cartesian formula into wood, and not only that: making it with small pieces glued together (with infinite patience), must be considered a genius.
Hi Beatriz. Thank you for your consideration, but I fall a long way short. I'm still working on patience, but so happy this torus turned out how I hoped it would! really appreciate you watching and providing encouragement. All the best. Ray
gloriously complicated, but also just glorious threaded insert in the middle of the mdf? I would guess that it might not be absolutely perfect, creating the slight wobble.. or the bolt was slightly bent... gonna need a metal lathe to chase perfection
Perfection will be a step too far for me! Though getting rid of the wobble would be really nice. Wondering how far to go in order to satisfy my latent OCD...
Bloody hell Ray you do love a challenge mate my mind is blown by your patience and accuracy plus you’ve got some lovely tools in your workshop mate I think you did an amazing job on this well done fella 👍🏻
Thanks so much Simon! There are a couple of online calculators for segmented woodturning which simplifies the process, but would it be sad for me to say that I still like to work out all the angles from scratch?!
At first, I thought you said you were making a Tardis! Silly me! I think it turned out wonderfully. I really want to make one, but I don't have a wood turner, so I would have to do all the sanding by hand. I'm sure it would take forever!
You can do it Margaret! Hand sanding from start to finish could be a pain, except if you tried it from balsa wood!?! You could always build your own treadle lathe!!
Wow! I am so happy TH-cam suggested this video. Wow! I love this. Absolutely amazing. It would have been with just plane wood. You took it beyond beautiful though. I love it. You've a new subscriber.
First time visitor to your channel and so glad I did. The patterned Torus was simply spectacular. At present far above my skill level but enjoyed every minute of the presentation.
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment Jeff. Sometimes these projects turn out a little easier than expected, but they do take a lot of time. Not easy to find that these days! All the best. Ray
Hi Robert. I think the approach to turning one is fine, but what to do to upgrade the look if a torus is the big question. I'm currently working on ideas. We'll see how it goes and whether it works.
It goes without saying that yours is my favourite but another young TH-camr, Olivier Gomis, produced two and linked them together a while ago. It’s well worth checking out. Please tell me how I can forward some of my Granddaughter’s work to you, Ray. She achieved 100% in her Masters degree. Also, I wish your daughter all the best in her endeavours 🌞
100% in a Masters degree is seriously impressive! A chip of the grand block?! You can email me at raywhitbywoodwork 'at' gmail.com. I do like Oliviers work, even though I'm slightly green with envy over his performance figures. Perhaps it is a young man's game after all! If you haven;t seen his work before, definitely worth checking out a gentleman called Malcolm Tibbets. The size and complexity of his work is incredible!
Using Flat head screws for fixing the Torus in place is the best choice for fastening the torus in place because they can be flush or slightly recessed in the surface if the clamping block and are self-centering. I would also recommend using grade 8 screws because of their incredible strength. The diameter of the head of the screw is twice the diameter of the shank and tightening things up on the lathe with hex wrenches is very user friendly especially if you have a set of hex keys mounted in sockets ( about $200 FOR THE SET, OUCH)
This is a truly amazing work of art and craftmanship, Ray. I am a mid-level turner and like to try new ideas. I have a couple of questions about the video. At 3:06 of the video you state that each half is glued together in a stack of 3 (I thought this was done earlier in the video. Is there some other gluing going on?) Then you cut the stack of 3 at right angles on the table saw into individual pieces (you make these cuts all the same size. Then how do you get the layers of the plywood to line up between pieces when you glue them together? It seems that the width of the table saw blade would shift the pattern on each piece) I hope these questions are not too foolish, but I would appreciate your advice.
Was this worth the effort ? My goodness man, it certainly was !!! I think I watched every moment with slack jawed amazement as it went from an ugly panel to a work of art !! And loved every jig you used to bring ideas to fruition - pure genius Ray !! But no, never recognized the failed project. Keep them coming and Take care my friend. -Mike p.s. sending an email about nano stuff.
Hey Mike. Thanks so much for the encouragement! Regarding your Nephew, looks like we started research about the same time! Even got published in some of the same places (Chem Comm). Alas don't think we ever bumped into each other at conferences. Kudos to him for sticking with the area. I got to the top and then decided to move away from academia. All the best. Ray
To me, it looks good enough to eat! Another splendid project. I like that you sand to ridiculously fine grits: too many woodturners spoil their finished objects by not eradicating every hint of a tool mark (pedantic? me? whatever gave you that idea?!). I see Harris Tweed twill when I look at this torus, which pleases me greatly as I weave fabrics by hand. There's just something so satisfying about the repeating diamonds, but not monotonous, as they change subtly over the surface of the torus. A wonderful starting point for daydreams... All in all, a splendid piece, especially as it's your first torus. Splendid! P.S. Kyle Toth!
Thanks Katherine! I have found that sometimes you don't need to go more than 240 grit, sometimes 400 grit max. For this project going all the way gave a perfect finish which surprised me for end grain of plywood. I did purposely buy a tweed jacket in my lecturing days, so maybe that was subconsciously imprinting on my mind to make this torus pattern!?! I did give Kyle a shout out so hopefully he doesn;t feel I left out his inspiration for this project! All the best. Ray
Apologies about the lack of machine noise. I think I turned off that sound track before rendering this video and didn't realise till long after. Please play some funky music to match the video and let me know what you've chosen in the comments!
I always use the Benny Hill theme song anyway.........just kidding of course! (probably)
Thank you for the nice quiet video. No noise or music needed.
@@jeffweber8244 Alas it wont be every video though
Woodchoppers breakdown (fiddle tune)
I loved not having to listen to the machine noise or music. Your voice is very soothing for the ears.
Holy moly Batman! This might just be the greatest thing I have ever seen!
Thank you.
Stuart you are too kind! I'm surprised the pattern came out this well.
My favourite taurus woodworking video is the patterned wood bull by BM Sculptures.
I use to teach stained glass and at the end of the project I told my students " Pat yourself on the back for a good job because you have done something other only have only thought about doing. Now pick one thing on the project you would change and on the next project change it. This is how you get better." So I say GREAT JOB now change one thing and get better.
Thanks Michael! I appreciate the supportive comments. I've heard some teachers say that if students want a pat on the back then they should go lie under a cow!! Definitely not my teaching style. All the best. Ray
This might have been the first of your videos I've seen, but it certainly won't be the last!
You have a lovely craftsmanship and seem to approach the material full of humility and patience, and you have also a wonderfully soothing voice. Thank you!
No funky music needed!
Thank you very much Lotta! I appreciate your feedback and hope you'll find many more interesting videos on this channel! All the best. Ray
Fascinating to watch this torus come together and probably the most soothing narrator voice I've ever heard. Thank you for this😊
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully you'll find other projects on this channel just as enjoyable!
I can't believe how beautiful plywood can be. This is incredible!
the chaos infinity loop from andy phillip is legendary
and Olivier Gomis, what this guy is doing, is just beyond :D
Hi Dominik! I saw Andy's loop work, which was great, but the woodturner that blows my mind is Malcolm Tibbets. The size and complexity of his work is stunning. I know Olivier turns some wonderful, giant projects too, a very creative mind!
One of the most interesting torus videos I've seen. Some of my favorite torus videos are by Malcolm Tibbets and Kyle Toth.
Glad you liked it John! I did give Kyle a shout out in the video and Malcolm is one of my favourite woodturners (I'm blown away by his work!)
Great video, I am tempted to give a patterned ply torus a try.
Please send me a photo if you do go ahead. Would love to see your work!
Good work!
Работа реально классная! и идея и реализация! Красавчик!
Большое спасибо! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!
Wow! Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.
Masterpiece. Thanks for uploading the video.
Is this Mr. Smith from the Matrix? Perfect voice for a great video!
Thank you Mr Anderson!
No comment. Just awe. So impressive. Thanks for another awesome video.
Wow, thank you Curtis!
A true work of art. I love that the torus is handcrafted. I love the fact that it is perfectly imperfect. I love the variety of the diamond designs. Amazing, mysterious and endlessly complex. Just being able to make this beautiful creation boggles me. Congratulations on a work of art well done. I had a scupture teacher who said your craftsmanship should be so good that no one notices it. You have done that in Spades...or should I say Diamonds. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure.
Thanks so much for your feedback Kelly! I am my own worse critic and easily saw all the discrepancies, but that's part of the handcrafting I guess and I'll learn to live with it. But still want to do better next time round!
I'd love to hold it in my hands and actually feel the workmanship🙈😂 Very cool😊
Thanks! It is beautiful to touch and didn't need any wax
I like this project. First saw a segmented torus in a Kyle Toth video. Then discovered Malcolm Tibbets and was totally blown away by his work. I've turned several tori and find them both time consuming and very enjoyable as I figured out how to improve my approach.
And as several others have commented I really do enjoy your voice and presentation. Been subscribed for at least a couple of years now and have enjoyed a number of your other creations.
I think it's magnificent. Way more patience than i have with all the cuts and sanding to get the alignment just so. Thanks for sharing, i loved the techniques, skill, and attention to detail.
Thanks so much! Appreciate your feedback
I’m late to the party, but I must say I like videos that are not afraid to show mistakes. It makes us all REAL wood workers/turners. Nice job!
Tip-Top effort All round. Great finished piece too. Even though We’re our worst critics , a real sense of achievement!
Just like my 7 pointed orbicular Star a great sense of satisfaction👍
Thanks so much for the feedback Trent! I like the satisfaction of completion, but the brain goes into overdrive and thinks about how to improve upon the design. And it's come up with a project that could look spectacular but big the biggest frustration ever. Not sure if it will be worth it yet...
amazing accurate job performed by an artist.
Thanks so much for your feedback! Really appreciate it. All the best. Ray
Great work Ray, looks fantastic work - out of imperfection one finds perfection in many other ways.
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Kiek daug darbo ir kantrybės reikia įdėti kad sukurti tokį meno kūrinį.
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Wow, the diamonds look great. That is the best torus I have seen. It belongs in an art gallery.
Wow, thank you James. If not a gallery then perhaps a woodturned oversized coffee cup? All the best. Ray
Not sure I've ever hit subscribe so fast. Daunting project but it turned out absolutely gorgeous, certainly worth the effort! I personally love the imperfections, I think it gives the piece even more character
Thanks so much for your feedback Griffin! Glad you liked it enough to watch through and comment. All the best. RAy
Well done.👍👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thanks so much Glen 👍
just beautiful mate
Many thanks!
Really nice and unique idea. Thanks
Thank you Danjel! Appreciate your feedback!
Wow, that is awesome! Great work Ray
Always appreciate your feedback Jiggsy!
Thanks for a great very complicated build. Enjoyed your problem solving skills.
Ray Excellent work and well explained.keep up the great work Bro.👏🏻👌👌
Really appreciated James!
Great result, well done! I'd like to see you try to make a mobius strip.
Thanks Matt. The mobius strip has been done a few times, so I can see it's quite a headache and wont be attempting that project for a while!
Those is absolutely beautiful!!! Well done!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic. It’s amazing to me how much thought and calculating you woodworkers put into your projects. Thanks also for explaining the process. So interesting and beautiful. Thanks for sharing. ❤
Thank you for your kind words Lisa! I recall that a number of friends/fellow students when studying maths said that trigonometry was of no use in life, but as I found out it most certainly is in segmented woodturning! All the best. Ray
What a wonderfully quixotic project. Well done.
Thank you Scott! But perhaps with a large cup of coffee, this donut will find a use...
Awesome work Ray 👍
Thanks so much Andy, and also for the inspiration to try a torus!
Andy does not explain anything so you are far more entertaining and informative. Frankly, I love both of you. 😁
Wow, thank you Summer Storm!
That is quite simply amazing work. I have done many projects with tiny repeated elements to be combined to achieve an overall effect. None have come out as nearly perfect as yours, so I absolutely appreciate the level of precision you have demonstrated. Don't worry about the lack of music, frankly, just your voice was all that was needed.
Awesome! Thank you for your feedback! Really appreciate you watching too. All the best. Ray
Try watching Andy Phillips as he does some amazing work on Taurus turnings. Great job by the way. I do enjoy waiting to see what you come up with next 😉🤣😄
Cool, thanks Steven. I did give a shout out to Andy and also Kyle Toth. I recognise there are many others, too many to mention!
Good god man, this is off the chain. I cannot imagine being that patient! I think you did an excellent job of retaining the pattern. Ultimately, all tools have a degree of variance, and you can't complete eliminate that error margin from humans no matter how close you get to perfect. I think it looks fantastic.
Thanks Dane Hrovitnir! You are right about some variance, but I still reckon I have to improve too. I do like the subtle variations throughout, so that was good! thanks so much for watching and leaving feedback. Always appreciated. All the best. Ray
What a cool-looking donut!
Just need the over sized coffee cup to match!
@@RayWhitbyCreations Knowing creatives, SOMEone will make it.
Great video Ray, I managed to stay to the end
Thanks Phil! Well done for getting that far. I know it was a bit of a long one.
A very beautiful project. Ingenious approach to making it. Well done
Thank so much! Appreciate your feedback.
That is an impressive piece of work! I appreciate the amount of thought that went into every aspect of the creation. I also appreciate that you gave credit to others for inspiration and aid in the process. Well done!
Thanks so much for your feedback. It's important that others get their credit too. I really try not to forget. It's a shame that TH-cam algorithm doesn't care one jot about crediting prior work.
Very nice, Ray! I turned a segmented torus many years ago - long before I started making videos. I glued up staves of walnut, maple, and cherry into a hollow "log" and then cut isosceles segments from this log with miter saw to form the blank. Rubber bands sure are handy where other clamps won't work.
Thanks Steve. It's an interesting approach you used. Gord Rock had a unique way of doing it too. I guess there's no single right way to achieve the final result, just a method that works for the individual! All the best. Ray
Great effort, really enjoyed the video,
Sir, your projects are amazing. Always at the bringing, before you start and you glimpseus a peek at the finished project, my reaction is "how in the h***!!!". By the end I am totally in awe. Please keep rocking the wood! Much appreciation.
Wow Anthony! Thanks so much for the encouragement. I think those words are what I say in the planning stages, "how in the h*** am I going to do this?" Usually followed by "why did I ever start this project!" :-)
Very, very clever Ray and it turned out amazingly.
Take care mate.
Cheers, Huw
Thanks so much Huw! Appreciate your feedback on this one. All the best. Ray
Здорово получилось 👍. Люблю работать с фанерой.
Thank you so much. Yes plywood is a great material, especially for patterning!
O M G you don't take easy projects . this is another amazing work of yours .Take care my friend
Many thanks Ahron. The main effort was in the preparation. The turning was easier than expected, but whether the pattern would stay true was something of a marvel to see unfold! all the best. Ray
That’s amazing Ray!
Thanks so much Richard! Appreciate you watching this slog of a video!!
@@RayWhitbyCreations Wasn't a slog, it was a viewing pleasure!
I just came across your channel and I’m in awe. Definitely hyper creative!! I’m here to stay!!
Thanks Rose! Really appreciate your feedback!
Hey Ray, Great idea and even better execution. You certainly did a 100 times better getting the torus done than me :) Top job!
Thanks so much David! For a first attempt I am really happy. That the pattern stayed mostly true... well I don't believe in luck or good fortune, but I was glad that it work. All the best. Ray
Absolutely stunning
Thanks so much Brian!
Amazing job.
Thanks so much Dave!
Great work Ray ! It's a pleasure to be able to learn from you first hand ! 🙏
I appreciate that Nathan! All the best. Ray
Excellent work. Love the pattern! Thanks
Thank you very much Hantie!
You're right, it's not perfect. But that's what's gonna let it keep that over the top character for the long term. Perfection always gets boring eventually - but that thing will always be interesting and awesome.
Too true! Thanks for reminding me. Though a little though is always pushing me to try and me a little more accurate. Some days it's a good thing and others a right pain!
Great work and thanks for the detailed explanations of the various steps you took to make this.
Years ago I made a soccer ball out of wood (ebony pentagons outlined with holly and padauk for the hexagons).
If you are looking for challenging projects you might want to give the soccer ball a whirl.
Hi Esko. I've seen a few woodturned soccer balls on TH-cam and can see how difficult they are, so much kudos to you! I would need to figure out some tweak that hasn't been done to help separate it from previous work. Something I should be thinking about over the coming months. All the best. Ray
Absolutely mind blowing. So many steps and the careful, delicate preparation. Superb Ray, simply superb!
Thanks a ton RDM! Thankfully once the prep was done, it was plain sailing. Mostly! Would certainly encourage others to give a torus a try. All the best. Ray
Lovely work 👏
Thanks a lot 😊
Put some powder sugar on the top and I'd eat it! Great work, so much detail, so many challenges to figure out. Must be very rewarding to see the finish product come out so handsomely. A real work of art.
I'm glad to have finished it and it was better than expected, so very happy! Just need a segmented cup of coffee to complete the image! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. All the best. Ray
OMG .. es toda una obra de arte, que hermosuraaa ..!!
¡Muchas gracias!
Amazing! subscribed
Awesome, thank you Garrett!
Fantastic, Ray! You're great!!!
Thanks so much Mauro! Just found out that tornitore = turner, so I'm going to be checking out your channel later! Already seen some beautiful projects of yours that caught my eye!
Мастер-золотые руки!)) очень красиво!
thank you so much Anna! Really appreciate your comment! All the best. Ray
Well done. Nice work 👏. Thanks for sharing this with us
Thanks for watching! Appreciate your feedback too!
Very nice
Thanks Greg!
Amazing as always.
You're always too kind Annette! Greatly appreciated!
Ray as usual an incredible piece!
Thanks so much!
WOW just WOW
thanks so much James!
Amazing work! Such a good piece!
Glad you think so Magus!
I love it Ray! Plywood can really add interest to some turnings and this was one for sure.
Great work my friend,
Gary
Thanks so much Gary!
Although it is clearly a modern item, my first impression was that the patterned torus had some kinship to the ancient Celtic artifacts I've seen in the British Museum. However, my next thoughts coupled to what you said about working in nanotech and related to magnetic domains and crystalline structure. Good on you for creating a piece that has so many meanings and interpretations.
And also block copolymers in directed self-assembly! It's probably a subconscious element to my work, my nano research days. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts Gregory! All the best. Ray
nice job!
Thanks so much!
fantastic. I love the outcome here. great job, as always
Thank you so much Michael 😀
Hi ray it’s amazing work. Now I need a cup of coffee to had that donut. All some work.
You and me both! I'm tempted to try and oversized coffee cup, but I don't have a big enough lathe and to try it out of patterned plywood might tip me over the edge of sanity! All the best. Ray
The torus is a (another) chapter of Geometry I never studied, I had to enquire, I thought first it was Latin for bull. A person who is capable of turning a Cartesian formula into wood, and not only that: making it with small pieces glued together (with infinite patience), must be considered a genius.
Hi Beatriz. Thank you for your consideration, but I fall a long way short. I'm still working on patience, but so happy this torus turned out how I hoped it would! really appreciate you watching and providing encouragement. All the best. Ray
superb
Thank you! Cheers!
gloriously complicated, but also just glorious
threaded insert in the middle of the mdf? I would guess that it might not be absolutely perfect, creating the slight wobble.. or the bolt was slightly bent... gonna need a metal lathe to chase perfection
Perfection will be a step too far for me! Though getting rid of the wobble would be really nice. Wondering how far to go in order to satisfy my latent OCD...
Bloody hell Ray you do love a challenge mate my mind is blown by your patience and accuracy plus you’ve got some lovely tools in your workshop mate I think you did an amazing job on this well done fella 👍🏻
yes sir. it does seem that way. I'm just glad no-one has said for me to try a transparent patterned plywood torus!!! Thanks for your feedback!
Amazing workmanship and fascinating to see the set-up process for such daunting project. I imagine there's a fair few maths calculations in that! 🙂
Thanks so much Simon! There are a couple of online calculators for segmented woodturning which simplifies the process, but would it be sad for me to say that I still like to work out all the angles from scratch?!
At first, I thought you said you were making a Tardis! Silly me! I think it turned out wonderfully. I really want to make one, but I don't have a wood turner, so I would have to do all the sanding by hand. I'm sure it would take forever!
You can do it Margaret! Hand sanding from start to finish could be a pain, except if you tried it from balsa wood!?! You could always build your own treadle lathe!!
That’s so awesome Ray! Love it my friend!👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much Bruce!
Wow! I am so happy TH-cam suggested this video. Wow! I love this. Absolutely amazing. It would have been with just plane wood. You took it beyond beautiful though. I love it. You've a new subscriber.
Glad you liked it and hope you'll find other projects equally as exciting. All the best. Ray
@@RayWhitbyCreations I have already. You're very talented.
First time visitor to your channel and so glad I did. The patterned Torus was simply spectacular. At present far above my skill level but enjoyed every minute of the presentation.
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment Jeff. Sometimes these projects turn out a little easier than expected, but they do take a lot of time. Not easy to find that these days! All the best. Ray
Beautiful work. . . If you were to turn another torus... how would you do it differently?
Hi Robert. I think the approach to turning one is fine, but what to do to upgrade the look if a torus is the big question. I'm currently working on ideas. We'll see how it goes and whether it works.
Very cool!
Damn nice; well done!
Thanks you so much and thanks for watching it!
Отличная работа! Попробую выточить вазу для фруктов.Вам удачи!
thanks so much so watching and commenting. Good luck with the fruit vase. I would be interested to see your final project!
It goes without saying that yours is my favourite but another young TH-camr, Olivier Gomis, produced two and linked them together a while ago. It’s well worth checking out. Please tell me how I can forward some of my Granddaughter’s work to you, Ray. She achieved 100% in her Masters degree. Also, I wish your daughter all the best in her endeavours 🌞
100% in a Masters degree is seriously impressive! A chip of the grand block?! You can email me at raywhitbywoodwork 'at' gmail.com.
I do like Oliviers work, even though I'm slightly green with envy over his performance figures. Perhaps it is a young man's game after all! If you haven;t seen his work before, definitely worth checking out a gentleman called Malcolm Tibbets. The size and complexity of his work is incredible!
Banging innit
Thank you!
I love it! But my favorite part is that yo sound like Liam Neeson in Taken. Well Done!
Thanks so much Mike. For both parts. If only I could get access to Liam's bank account...!
Using Flat head screws for fixing the Torus in place is the best choice for fastening the torus in place because they can be flush or slightly recessed in the surface if the clamping block and are self-centering. I would also recommend using grade 8 screws because of their incredible strength. The diameter of the head of the screw is twice the diameter of the shank and tightening things up on the lathe with hex wrenches is very user friendly especially if you have a set of hex keys mounted in sockets ( about $200 FOR THE SET, OUCH)
Thanks Charlie, I'm still loathed to drilling holes in this torus and want to find a stand it can rest in.
Amazing work 👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
This is a truly amazing work of art and craftmanship, Ray. I am a mid-level turner and like to try new ideas. I have a couple of questions about the video. At 3:06 of the video you state that each half is glued together in a stack of 3 (I thought this was done earlier in the video. Is there some other gluing going on?) Then you cut the stack of 3 at right angles on the table saw into individual pieces (you make these cuts all the same size. Then how do you get the layers of the plywood to line up between pieces when you glue them together? It seems that the width of the table saw blade would shift the pattern on each piece)
I hope these questions are not too foolish, but I would appreciate your advice.
Great !!!
Thank you!
Was this worth the effort ? My goodness man, it certainly was !!! I think I watched every moment with slack jawed amazement as it went from an ugly panel to a work of art !! And loved every jig you used to bring ideas to fruition - pure genius Ray !! But no, never recognized the failed project. Keep them coming and Take care my friend. -Mike p.s. sending an email about nano stuff.
Hey Mike. Thanks so much for the encouragement! Regarding your Nephew, looks like we started research about the same time! Even got published in some of the same places (Chem Comm). Alas don't think we ever bumped into each other at conferences. Kudos to him for sticking with the area. I got to the top and then decided to move away from academia. All the best. Ray
@@RayWhitbyCreations Always like to encourage a superlative effort Ray ! No problem, just wasn't sure about nano folk.
To me, it looks good enough to eat!
Another splendid project. I like that you sand to ridiculously fine grits: too many woodturners spoil their finished objects by not eradicating every hint of a tool mark (pedantic? me? whatever gave you that idea?!).
I see Harris Tweed twill when I look at this torus, which pleases me greatly as I weave fabrics by hand. There's just something so satisfying about the repeating diamonds, but not monotonous, as they change subtly over the surface of the torus. A wonderful starting point for daydreams...
All in all, a splendid piece, especially as it's your first torus. Splendid!
P.S. Kyle Toth!
Thanks Katherine! I have found that sometimes you don't need to go more than 240 grit, sometimes 400 grit max. For this project going all the way gave a perfect finish which surprised me for end grain of plywood. I did purposely buy a tweed jacket in my lecturing days, so maybe that was subconsciously imprinting on my mind to make this torus pattern!?! I did give Kyle a shout out so hopefully he doesn;t feel I left out his inspiration for this project! All the best. Ray