More big hugs from a 77 year old gramma in Cowichan Valley B.C. Canada. I was just downstairs making a bowl from a board. I read somewhere about 45 degree angles and made a jig. I could only get one ring from the board. Wish I had watched your video this morning. I understand now about placement of tool rest etc . when cutting the angle. I enjoy your videos and always so impressed by your turnings. Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you very much. You are on track for success. I have a number of videos showing an easy way to make sure your rings line up no matter what angle you cut. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Soon to be 77 here in Oregon. Gary
Hi again Gary. I am so pleased I found this video. I have just purchased a 2 hp Record Power Coronet Regent to replace my 1 hp Herald, spent a week re working my shed to accommodate it and this morning working out how to mount and cut a plank to turn it into a bowl. I saw your video on using the band saw and, you may remember that my glue was out of date. Maybe this time I’ll have better luck. Thank you for sharing and all the best to you and yours. Ray 🌞
Thank you Stuart! Yes I learned it and worked many years in the trade till close to 10 years ago when I retired. It was a great job but it was time to do what I want and when I want. Hoping we can get back to our motor home trips soon. We loved the cruises but that is probably off the books now. Thanks for watching and commenting. Gary
@@stuartscott9646 Very cool! The pattern shop I retired from had a metal department down stairs. The metal pattern makers were similar to tool and die. We also had a CNC department which I never got involved with. I am sure most patterns are being made on CNC now but I always built from a drawing. Funny thing is I have 2 CNC mills in my shop. Started as a hobby with my sons making parts for RC cars. I built the first machine from a manual Jet Mill/Drill and ended up buying a old Boss 4 Bridgeport and built a new controller for it. I also have as metal lathe. I really need to part with one of the mills to have more room.
Hey Papa! I chuckled a little bit when you were talking about your mentor the pattern maker! I have a friend who was a young apprentice pattern maker near the end of WW II. He made patterns for the PBY airplanes! Most if not all of them were made right here in San Diego. The same buildings he worked in are still there. SpaWars occupies it now. Then after WW II he stayed on during the cold war making patterns for many different types of airplanes. He has a nice wood shop in his garage. I would stop by and watch him working and ask questions. That tool you were using to make 50 degree angles, the roundish one, looks like the one he has! The old boy is a wealth of knowledge with lots of old tools that he swears by! Unfortunately he's now too old to work the power tools. They scare him as his grip is not as good as it used to be. I think he's 94 or so now. Making patterns and others things out of wood was his whole life for many decades....
Thank you Mark. I loved my job as a journey patternmaker. Made lots of cool things over the years. Your friend sounds like a pretty cool guy. Thanks for watching. Gary
The artists and craftsmen that I respect the most are the ones that are most willing to pass on their skills. You are definitely on that list! Thank you, also, for encouraging the next generation!
Thank you so much Kathleen. I have found that the more I learned from others the more I could learn on my own. If that makes any sense. I guess it was confidence in doing something that let me explore was of doing things on my own. This is base on my years as a wood pattern maker but applies to everything. So I enjoy sharing what I can. Thanks for watching and your comments. Gary
I have just started woodturning and love to learn new techniques and thank you for sharing how to make the gig to cut the rings. I hope to be able to try the new way making a bowl from a board.
Thank you very much Eric. I enjoyed making that jig and using it. I have 2 revisions to this one and you might want to check them out. But this one works just fine as well and does not cost anything to make. Gary
Thank You Gary Very Much.... This is great!!! When a craftsman describes his "tricks". So many different ways of getting to the end of a project and each person has their own way of doing things. Most craftsmen are quiet as to how they achieve their mysterious results??? I applaud your honest, open, "how to" so that others can understand and become skilled in a way they had, perhaps, not thought of.. I especially enjoyed your comment from your old pattern maker when you were an apprentice!!! (more please... perhaps on a poster for all to enjoy) .. I remember talking to a foundry shop Forman's comment about how impressed he was as to how quickly his patternmakers could produce an impeller entirely with hand tools. ( I just wish I could have heard first hand from the patternmaker) ........ TM
Thank you Tuffy! When I get photos from wood turners of projects they have made based of what I have come up with it is very rewarding to me. I have made a lot of impeller patterns over the years as well as the pump cases they fit in. They are really fun to make. I made one pump case when stood up was taller than me. I will send you a picture of it. All I have is a picture of the casting and now I wish I would have taken pictures of every pattern I made. Thanks for your comments and watching my friend, Gary
I have made about twenty bow;s now from inspirational encouragement of your videos. Some work awesome ,some end up in my wife’s wood fired sauna either way I win Thanks for sharing. Bruce Craig Erin Ontario Canada
Gary, back in my boat building days (70's) I got many tips from a retired pattern maker. ......and yes, I repeat them to my self and share them. The circle continues.
Louis, I worked for him for 7 more years after serving my 5 year apprenticeship. Then years later he dropped into the pattern shop I moved on to and was impressed with what I was making at the time. I was able to tell him that the reason I could build something like it was because of his training and trust he had in me. That felt good to be able to tell him this. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you so much for this video. I am looking at making several of these bowls for my wife and family. My next project is to turn an urn for my father who passed a few weeks ago.
I used a jigsaw to cut three pieces of board and glued them together as you did. It made a bowl. It was junk wood, but I may try again with better wood. I think I figured out a way to attach and spin the bowl so I can sand it. It keeps me busy in this hot weather. 109+ today. Thanks for the fun.
Gary, thanks for posting this video! Have watched it now for three times and took notes on how to make the jugs. Next will be in the shop when I get my other chores done. Most likely will re-visit the video again to hone in on the different things. Thanks again!
Thank you Black Horse and I always dreaded using the bandsaw. Jut an extra step and once they have and angle on the side it clamping is needed it is hard to do. Thanks for watching, Gary
This sort of thing always seems so simple, unless you've never seen it before, and then it seems like pure awesome. Taking the time to show some common sense build-ups is really a priceless gift to viewers. Thanks!
@@ThePapa1947 I really appreciate your insights here. Getting into other parts of woodworking has been pretty easy with content on TH-cam but turning has been one of the more challenging things to find good instruction. You're really delivering some fantastic tutorials and inspiration. Thanks for your work!
I love this! I’ve steered away from bowl from a board turnings because of the split I apart and recluse each ring process. Thanks for opening my mind up!
Thanks Gord. About the only time I use the process was with dizzy bowls but this will work for them and the next one I will do it this way. Take care, Gary
Thank you so much. I have mostly done dizzy bowls using the band saw method. I did not really consider them in the bowl from a board method. I knew I really did not like doing that way so made this jig. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks for this tip, Gary. I’ve made several “economy” bowls using the other method you described. Your system seems much better and I’ll now follow your lead. Thanks again David, Blackpool, UK
Thank you David, what I did not like about doing it on the bandsaw was it added one more glue joint and at some times the design was such that you needed to line up those glue joints to keep it. Which makes for a weak spot in the bowl. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thanks for making and sharing this video. It was a pleasure to imagine the gears in your head turning as you designed and made this jig. Great stuff. Your apprenticeship comments are important, too. From my limited experience, I would say this: If you are fortunate to spend time with a patternmaker, a cabinetmaker, or master carpenter, (preferably one of the "old guys"), pay attention and listen. Work your butt off to prove your worth, and then ask them, to teach you, if they will. You will not regret it. Thanks again!
Thanks so much Jerry, This fixture was fun to come up with. Started by bouncing around in my head then I modeled it up in cad to make sure it would work. I enjoyed teaching the apprentices we had at work. Thanks for watching, Gary
Actually I saw this on another channel, but they really didn't explain things. I even tried a bowl, using the bandsaw. Unfortunately, my glue up was not very good, and I wound up scrapping it. Now that I have the whole story I can now try again. Enjoyed it and its a pretty bowl.
Thank you Harry, happy you enjoyed it. Just something I came up with and I see others are doing it now. I never did like band sawing the rings then gluing them back together. Thanks for watching. Gary
Thanks so much Andy. I enjoy making fixtures and jigs. I am working on one right now(in my head) for helping in the segment process. Thanks for watching. Gary
Today 2/4/2022 after watching and building the jig I made my first bowl It turned out fairly good, somehow when gluing them up the middle one slipped a tiny bit so it shows but other than that it went well thank you for this and the many videos I have watched and LEARNED from you. Jerry in Nevada
I made a similar gig after seeing your video. I also made a thin parting tool from a reciprocating saw blade. Much easier thanks to you and your video. No more gluing half rings together and then sanding flat. Thanks for a great video.
I have watched a few of your videos. They are very informative. I tried doing a bowl from a board a few years ago with little success. I like your method of cutting the rings. I wondered how the hell you made the jig for cutting. Thank you for explaining how to build this jig. I am going to give it a try. Thanks again
Absolutely fantastic Gary. Great tutorial. Thanks for that. I'll build my confidence & experience & have a go at making one, which I'm sure, as you've just proved with be a great asset to anyone's arsenal. Thanks again - Jim
Very nice idea and excellent video. Made a few bowls with this jig. Then build another one and drilled and tapped two holes into the tool rest and bolted (5/16" NC) the jig to the tool rest. Made it a bit more solid so it was steadier. This is definitely a keeper. Thank you!
Thank you Ed, happy to hear you have tried it and it works good for you. I though about drilling and tapping but I just could not get myself to drill holes in the tool rest. That said I have a few tool rest I made and will be doing something with one of them similar to what you did. Thanks for watching and commenting, Gary
Love the simplicity of this jig and the way it can be used to create beautiful bowls from flat woodstock. A friend works at a custom cabinet manufacturer and I get lots of the drops from him. This will allow me to use you technique on those pieces. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve watched this three or four times now trying to figure out got to adapt it to fit my ShopSmith tool rest. It has what I would call a half-round cove under the rest. I found that a broomstick cut in half fits the cove almost perfectly but it doesn’t leave much room for any 1/4” birch plywood. I’ll play with/engineer more tomorrow, but it’s really taxing my brain. I wish mine was as simple as yours. But your video has been great in giving me ideas. Heck, even giving me just the idea of making the fixture. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Carol. I enjoy working out an easier way to do things. A better mouse trap I guess. And sharing is a gift we all have and I enjoy being able to use it. Thanks again, Gary
Thank you Tim and yesterday I glued up some more leftover pieces(scraps) for a a different version that is not cut on the bandsaw. Thanks for watching, Gary
Just bought a new Shop Fox wood lathe from Grizzly to replace a Jet Mini Lathe. Looking forward to applying this to my next bowl. I will add a 45 and 30 slot to this fixture for future use.
Thanks for sharing your experience! New jigs for me, I especially liked the pointing out that clamping works so much better when the elements are parallel to each other. The many tips through the build are priceless. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to viewing many more from you sir.
Thank you so much Ian! I have done many where I have made half rings. Mostly on dizzy bowls where the rings might be as thin as 1/8". The next time I do a dizzy bowl I will work out a way to do it like this. Thanks for watching, Gary
This series of bowls are amazing. You creations are magical and you are the magician. I particularly love your finishing. The glosses you choose enhance the beauty. No need to respond. Hubby and I just wanted to share our appreciation.
Thank you very much Edwin for your kind words. Sharing is a gift for all including the person doing the sharing. Happy to do it. Now if I know the winning numbers of the next big lottery I may keep those to myself LOL. But I never buy those tickets anyway. Thanks for watching, Gary
Yes I have Greg. I did it on a smaller bowl but you have to be careful the walls can get thin. It is best to plot it all out so you know what you will have. Gary
Absolutely fantastic Gary. I love this jig because you don't have to glue the two board halves together and you don't have a hole to plug like the Ringmaster. Well done my friend. 👍🏻 I will be making one of these asap.
Thank you Dave, what I love about it is I do not have to buy an expensive machine to do the same thing. I did one once on my metal lathe and put a glue block on the bottom so I did not have to pass a bolt through it. With my method you have to be gentle when cutting through the board or it can splinter. I always sharpen back up when I know I am close. I ordered some very thin parting blades and holder and will be working on a way to use them. Thanks for watching, Gary
Outstanding, Gary!!! In the past I was looking for a video to make the jig in your list of videos. Never found it. Now you made one and that helps a lot!! Thank you for sharing!!!! Half the fun in turning wood is making the jigs folks come up with to make life easier. This makes two of them I have found in your videos. There are probabLy more there, but this will serve me well until I need another. Then I’ll look for something else in my trusted source of info In your channel.
Thank you very much and I have been wanting to make this. It worked out for me as I needed a shorter video to do because of things I have been working on around the house. Thanks for watching, Gary
Superbly demonstrated Gary ! and another great little jig to join the armoury. Although my trade wasn't anything to do with making things from wood I often heard the old men that are long gone advising when I used to work on the land . Cheers, Bram
Thank you Bram and for sure when you start out in something new it is wise to listen to the older guys. Especially in my case as he was the owner and boss of the shop LOL. Thanks for watching, Gary
Good evening, Gary. Excellent video, advice and direction. As you learned this from one person, by sharing this on your channel, now hundreds have learned and can share with hundreds more. Well done. Now it's time for me to try. Thanks.
I've made a bandsaw bowl a few years ago, I was thinking about doing another one and glad I came across the video! I really like your idea using the gig to make the cut, looks alot easier than cutting on the bandsaw! Thanks!
Thank you Mark I was happy to do it. This will work great and easy to have more than one angle on the jig. I just did not want to complicate the method on this one. Thanks for watching, Gary
Hi Gary, Thanks for sharing. I will make this jig for sure, so that I have it in the tool box when I need it. I really appreciate all that I am learning here. I look forward to your next creative venture. Thank you.
I've been on vacation and just now catching up. Thanks SO much for this video. I love the bowls you make with this method and I WILL be making a jig to try my hand at it! Thanks again for all you do! Great entertainment and education.
Hi Gary, I really love these Economy Bowls and how people make them. Your jig suggests plenty of variations for other type jigs - Thanks !! 👍 Keep 'em coming👍 Take care. -Mike😷
Thank you very much Tom. It is a fun way to do it. Using a band saw is ok but gluing the rings can be hard to do if they need clamping. Were you able to buy just the parting tool? If so what brand and where did you get it? Thanks for watching, Gary
I have read through all the comments. This is the only one that comes close to identifying the parting tool. What is the tool and where did you buy it? Thanks and Kudos to ThePapa1947 for democratizing turning that would otherwise be beyond our imagination.
The parting tool I have came in a mini set of lathe tools. It is a very inexpensive set and I have seen similar on Amazon and Penn State Industries. I do know someone who bought the Sorby and on first try it bent very easily. I have since bought just the blade and will make a handle for it and give it a test. But for now I can not recommend it as good or bad. So what I used was not a Sorby tool. Gary
Awesome instructions, Gary. You are a born teacher, my friend. Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge. We all appreciate it!!! 👍👍😃😃 Happy turning, .....Gord
Thank you Gord for your kind words. I have learned a lot about presenting information from watching your videos and smooth way of putting them together. Take care, Gary
Thank you Chris. As long as you have 2 flat pieces you can get a great joint. Long before a wedgie sled I would make large segments for rings larger than 4 foot diameter and would just use rub joints on them. But stacking the rings I will always clamp them. Thanks for watcing, Gary
Thanks for sharing the jig. It will certainly be easier than using the bandsaw. Now I just have to figure out how to adjust the cutting angle to shape the bowl and not have a cone bowl.
Thank you Rodney and I find it much easier to do than the bandsaw. You can change the shape but it will have to be done slowly or the walls will get very thin. I might do this in an upcoming video. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Mark. These are so much fun to make I think I will be gluing up a new blank today. I think it will be pretty cool...at least I hope so. Thanks for watching, Gary
Great ideas and teaching techniques. Very easy to understand. I think that parting tool you use closely resembles the Sorby #865H. Keep up the great work
You mentioned "A Patternmaker" When I first started serving my time as a patternmaker in the UK I said to an old patternmaker "This is like carpentry" The old fellow replied in a gruff voice "Listen son - a carpenter is a patternmaker with his brains shot out" It did not take me long to realise of what he said because of the ever-ending techniques and methods he showed me. Much of which you could not find in text books.
Anthony not all that many people know what is involved to be a patternmaker. Of all the apprenticeship programs around here it was a 5 year program not 4. When I started a few people ask why I did not want to be a cabinet maker. Only thing similar is most of the tools and machines are the same. As a kid there was a pattern shop behind us and I could look into the window. Once I found out what they were doing I knew that is what I wanted to do. Speaking of text books I have some that we used and the pictures of some of the machines showed very very old machines. Thanks for watching. Gary
Thank you Doug. Can't tell you how many times I had to explain what I did as a pattern maker. Happy I retired before CNC and rapid prototype took my job. Thanks for watching, Gary
Thank you Doyle. That is how I did my first one but it is so much harder to glue that way I tried to come up with an easier way. Thanks for watching, Gary
Gary, thanks for the great jig idea. I can tell you have tool and die experience. I have watched a couple videos where they use a bandsaw and the work involved. I knew there was a easier way and you did it. I will be building a jig after work tomorrow. Thanks
Thank you very much Kevin. I worked as a wood pattern maker and did this was the main source of learning how to make anything to get the job done. Thanks for watching. Gary
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More big hugs from a 77 year old gramma in Cowichan Valley B.C. Canada. I was just downstairs making a bowl from a board. I read somewhere about 45 degree angles and made a jig. I could only get one ring from the board. Wish I had watched your video this morning. I understand now about placement of tool rest etc . when cutting the angle. I enjoy your videos and always so impressed by your turnings.
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you very much. You are on track for success.
I have a number of videos showing an easy way to make sure your rings line up no matter what angle you cut.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Soon to be 77 here in Oregon.
Gary
77 Yr-olds ROCK! 👍
Thank you very much Lacey. Seems we are both as young as each other.
Happy you like my videos.
Gary
Hi again Gary. I am so pleased I found this video. I have just purchased a 2 hp Record Power Coronet Regent to replace my 1 hp Herald, spent a week re working my shed to accommodate it and this morning working out how to mount and cut a plank to turn it into a bowl. I saw your video on using the band saw and, you may remember that my glue was out of date. Maybe this time I’ll have better luck. Thank you for sharing and all the best to you and yours. Ray 🌞
Hi Ray. Sounds like you have gotten yourself a very nice lathe. Have fun and let me know how it goes.
Gary
You learned patternmaking. Explains a lot. You haven't lost the touch. Thanks Gary!
Thank you Stuart! Yes I learned it and worked many years in the trade till close to 10 years ago when I retired. It was a great job but it was time to do what I want and when I want. Hoping we can get back to our motor home trips soon. We loved the cruises but that is probably off the books now.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 As a retired tool & die maker i understand the what and when idea. My shop is known as Rinky dink Tool Die & sawdust. 8-)
@@stuartscott9646 Very cool! The pattern shop I retired from had a metal department down stairs. The metal pattern makers were similar to tool and die. We also had a CNC department which I never got involved with. I am sure most patterns are being made on CNC now but I always built from a drawing.
Funny thing is I have 2 CNC mills in my shop. Started as a hobby with my sons making parts for RC cars. I built the first machine from a manual Jet Mill/Drill and ended up buying a old Boss 4 Bridgeport and built a new controller for it. I also have as metal lathe. I really need to part with one of the mills to have more room.
Hey Papa! I chuckled a little bit when you were talking about your mentor the pattern maker! I have a friend who was a young apprentice pattern maker near the end of WW II. He made patterns for the PBY airplanes! Most if not all of them were made right here in San Diego. The same buildings he worked in are still there. SpaWars occupies it now. Then after WW II he stayed on during the cold war making patterns for many different types of airplanes. He has a nice wood shop in his garage. I would stop by and watch him working and ask questions. That tool you were using to make 50 degree angles, the roundish one, looks like the one he has! The old boy is a wealth of knowledge with lots of old tools that he swears by! Unfortunately he's now too old to work the power tools. They scare him as his grip is not as good as it used to be. I think he's 94 or so now. Making patterns and others things out of wood was his whole life for many decades....
Thank you Mark. I loved my job as a journey patternmaker.
Made lots of cool things over the years.
Your friend sounds like a pretty cool guy.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
The artists and craftsmen that I respect the most are the ones that are most willing to pass on their skills. You are definitely on that list! Thank you, also, for encouraging the next generation!
Thank you so much Kathleen. I have found that the more I learned from others the more I could learn on my own. If that makes any sense. I guess it was confidence in doing something that let me explore was of doing things on my own. This is base on my years as a wood pattern maker but applies to everything.
So I enjoy sharing what I can.
Thanks for watching and your comments.
Gary
Love it !
So many people don't understand the importance of jigs, They save so much marking out time or set up time etc.
Thank you and for sure jigs and fixtures can really help out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I have just started woodturning and love to learn new techniques and thank you for sharing how to make the gig to cut the rings. I hope to be able to try the new way making a bowl from a board.
Thank you very much Eric. I enjoyed making that jig and using it.
I have 2 revisions to this one and you might want to check them out.
But this one works just fine as well and does not cost anything to make.
Gary
Thank you, as soon as I get moved to PA and set up my new workshop I will be making one of those jigs.
Sounds great Ron and thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 You are welcome, keep up the great videos
Thank You Gary Very Much.... This is great!!! When a craftsman describes his "tricks". So many different ways of getting to the end of a project and each person has their own way of doing things. Most craftsmen are quiet as to how they achieve their mysterious results??? I applaud your honest, open, "how to" so that others can understand and become skilled in a way they had, perhaps, not thought of.. I especially enjoyed your comment from your old pattern maker when you were an apprentice!!! (more please... perhaps on a poster for all to enjoy) .. I remember talking to a foundry shop Forman's comment about how impressed he was as to how quickly his patternmakers could produce an impeller entirely with hand tools. ( I just wish I could have heard first hand from the patternmaker) ........ TM
Thank you Tuffy! When I get photos from wood turners of projects they have made based of what I have come up with it is very rewarding to me.
I have made a lot of impeller patterns over the years as well as the pump cases they fit in. They are really fun to make. I made one pump case when stood up was taller than me. I will send you a picture of it. All I have is a picture of the casting and now I wish I would have taken pictures of every pattern I made.
Thanks for your comments and watching my friend,
Gary
I agree 100%👍🏻
Thank you ThePapa1947. This is the best video on woodturning I've seen in a while.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
I have made about twenty bow;s now from inspirational encouragement of your videos. Some work awesome ,some end up in my wife’s wood fired sauna either way I win Thanks for sharing. Bruce Craig Erin Ontario Canada
Thank you Bruce, hard to beat a win/win situation. Hopefully most of them work.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Gary, back in my boat building days (70's) I got many tips from a retired pattern maker. ......and yes, I repeat them to my self and share them. The circle continues.
Louis, I worked for him for 7 more years after serving my 5 year apprenticeship. Then years later he dropped into the pattern shop I moved on to and was impressed with what I was making at the time. I was able to tell him that the reason I could build something like it was because of his training and trust he had in me. That felt good to be able to tell him this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you so much for this video. I am looking at making several of these bowls for my wife and family. My next project is to turn an urn for my father who passed a few weeks ago.
Thank you Brian the will love them.
Sorry about your father.
Gary
Enjoyed watching your two for one bowl turning.will try this method for my grand kids.Thanx
Thank you Drago. That will make nice presents for your grandkids.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I used a jigsaw to cut three pieces of board and glued them together as you did. It made a bowl. It was junk wood, but I may try again with better wood. I think I figured out a way to attach and spin the bowl so I can sand it. It keeps me busy in this hot weather. 109+ today. Thanks for the fun.
Sounds like you had fun.
Stay cool...109 sounds pretty hot. It did reach 97 here.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, thanks for posting this video! Have watched it now for three times and took notes on how to make the jugs. Next will be in the shop when I get my other chores done. Most likely will re-visit the video again to hone in on the different things. Thanks again!
Thank you Darwin and have fun making it.
Gary
This system looks easer and simpler than cutting on a band saw or a jig saw. I've got to try it. Thanks much.
Thank you Randy and I find it much easier to do it this way.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀
Thanks so much Grammy Bear!
Simply brilliant and a much better solution vs cutting rings on the bandsaw. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Black Horse and I always dreaded using the bandsaw. Jut an extra step and once they have and angle on the side it clamping is needed it is hard to do.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
This sort of thing always seems so simple, unless you've never seen it before, and then it seems like pure awesome. Taking the time to show some common sense build-ups is really a priceless gift to viewers. Thanks!
Thank you William that is very kind of you to say.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I really appreciate your insights here. Getting into other parts of woodworking has been pretty easy with content on TH-cam but turning has been one of the more challenging things to find good instruction. You're really delivering some fantastic tutorials and inspiration. Thanks for your work!
Very slick. This looks a lot easier than bandsawing those cuts.
Thank you, I sure find it easier. Gluing the halves together with angles on them can make it more work.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great jig, love those dizzy bowls. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Tony and thanks for watching.
Gary
I love this! I’ve steered away from bowl from a board turnings because of the split I apart and recluse each ring process. Thanks for opening my mind up!
Thanks Gord. About the only time I use the process was with dizzy bowls but this will work for them and the next one I will do it this way.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I will look forward to that. I must also turn off autocorrect
Thanks for sharing this neat little jig. What a difference compared to the bandsaw method.
Thank you so much. I have mostly done dizzy bowls using the band saw method. I did not really consider them in the bowl from a board method. I knew I really did not like doing that way so made this jig.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
So brilliantly simple you make it look so easy Gary.
Thank you and it really is easy once you get the hang of it.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for this tip, Gary. I’ve made several “economy” bowls using the other method you described. Your system seems much better and I’ll now follow your lead. Thanks again
David, Blackpool, UK
Thank you David, what I did not like about doing it on the bandsaw was it added one more glue joint and at some times the design was such that you needed to line up those glue joints to keep it. Which makes for a weak spot in the bowl.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for sharing this with us!! I am in the process of making one and I am due my segmented bowls will be beautiful.
Thank you very much Carlos. Love to hear how yours turns out.
Gary
Thanks for making and sharing this video. It was a pleasure to imagine the gears in your head turning as you designed and made this jig. Great stuff.
Your apprenticeship comments are important, too. From my limited experience, I would say this: If you are fortunate to spend time with a patternmaker, a cabinetmaker, or master carpenter, (preferably one of the "old guys"), pay attention and listen. Work your butt off to prove your worth, and then ask them, to teach you, if they will. You will not regret it.
Thanks again!
Thanks so much Jerry, This fixture was fun to come up with. Started by bouncing around in my head then I modeled it up in cad to make sure it would work.
I enjoyed teaching the apprentices we had at work.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Actually I saw this on another channel, but they really didn't explain things. I even tried a bowl, using the bandsaw. Unfortunately, my glue up was not very good, and I wound up scrapping it. Now that I have the whole story I can now try again. Enjoyed it and its a pretty bowl.
Thank you Harry, happy you enjoyed it. Just something I came up with and I see others are doing it now. I never did like band sawing the rings then gluing them back together.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Hi Gary...
Great little jig... I will definitely be making one of those....
Thank you for your inspiration...
Take care...All the best.....Andy
Thanks so much Andy. I enjoy making fixtures and jigs. I am working on one right now(in my head) for helping in the segment process.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
I like how you demonstrate the whole way you make things thank you
Thank you Judith. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Today 2/4/2022 after watching and building the jig I made my first bowl It turned out fairly good, somehow when gluing them up the middle one slipped a tiny bit so it shows but other than that it went well thank you for this and the many videos I have watched and LEARNED from you. Jerry in Nevada
Thank you Jerry and I would call that a success for sure. A very good start.
Take care,
Gary
I made a similar gig after seeing your video. I also made a thin parting tool from a reciprocating saw blade. Much easier thanks to you and your video. No more gluing half rings together and then sanding flat. Thanks for a great video.
Thank you very much for letting me know. Happy it worked for you.
Gary
I have watched a few of your videos. They are very informative. I tried doing a bowl from a board a few years ago with little success. I like your method of cutting the rings. I wondered how the hell you made the jig for cutting. Thank you for explaining how to build this jig. I am going to give it a try. Thanks again
Thank you Dakes, best of luck in your ring making.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Absolutely fantastic Gary. Great tutorial. Thanks for that. I'll build my confidence & experience & have a go at making one, which I'm sure, as you've just proved with be a great asset to anyone's arsenal. Thanks again - Jim
Thank you very much Jim. I am sure you will really enjoy this process.
Take care,
Gary
Very nice idea and excellent video. Made a few bowls with this jig. Then build another one and drilled and tapped two holes into the tool rest and bolted (5/16" NC) the jig to the tool rest. Made it a bit more solid so it was steadier. This is definitely a keeper. Thank you!
Thank you Ed, happy to hear you have tried it and it works good for you. I though about drilling and tapping but I just could not get myself to drill holes in the tool rest. That said I have a few tool rest I made and will be doing something with one of them similar to what you did.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Love how a simple jig helps make really nice final products!
Great video!
Thank you very much. It is a very easy way to do it for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Love the simplicity of this jig and the way it can be used to create beautiful bowls from flat woodstock. A friend works at a custom cabinet manufacturer and I get lots of the drops from him. This will allow me to use you technique on those pieces.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you John, sounds like you have a great source for this. Also for segment work as well.
Take care,
Gary
I’ve watched this three or four times now trying to figure out got to adapt it to fit my ShopSmith tool rest. It has what I would call a half-round cove under the rest. I found that a broomstick cut in half fits the cove almost perfectly but it doesn’t leave much room for any 1/4” birch plywood. I’ll play with/engineer more tomorrow, but it’s really taxing my brain. I wish mine was as simple as yours. But your video has been great in giving me ideas. Heck, even giving me just the idea of making the fixture. Thanks for the video.
Thank you keith. Not familiar with your tool rest but perhaps you could make something that would fit the banjo.
Have fun.
Gary
Gary, I really love that you are so gracious as to share exactly how to replicate a turning that you have done for us...thanks so much!
Thank you Carol. I enjoy working out an easier way to do things. A better mouse trap I guess.
And sharing is a gift we all have and I enjoy being able to use it.
Thanks again,
Gary
A great way to use wood without wasting! Thanks for the videos, keep em comming!
Thank you Tim and yesterday I glued up some more leftover pieces(scraps) for a a different version that is not cut on the bandsaw.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Just bought a new Shop Fox wood lathe from Grizzly to replace a Jet Mini Lathe. Looking forward to applying this to my next bowl. I will add a 45 and 30 slot to this fixture for future use.
Sounds great Robert. I left enough room on mine to add more slows. But I wanted to show this is the simplest way I could.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks Gary. I need to get mine made.
Enjoy all your talent that you are sharing.
Thank you Stan I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent explaining of how to make the jig and use it.love the dovetail bowl too.
Thank you Valerie! I made the dovetail bowl before I did any videos. Maybe I will need to do another.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks for sharing your experience! New jigs for me, I especially liked the pointing out that clamping works so much better when the elements are parallel to each other. The many tips through the build are priceless. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to viewing many more from you sir.
Thank you so much Ian! I have done many where I have made half rings. Mostly on dizzy bowls where the rings might be as thin as 1/8". The next time I do a dizzy bowl I will work out a way to do it like this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary I tried the jig out yesterday. A great addition to the workshop. A brilliant way to maximise the blank. Thanks again for sharing. 👍
Thank you Steve! Happy to hear it worked out for you.
Gary
This series of bowls are amazing. You creations are magical and you are the magician. I particularly love your finishing. The glosses you choose enhance the beauty. No need to respond. Hubby and I just wanted to share our appreciation.
Well thanks to both of you!
Hi Gary, I very much appreciate your sharing this technique with us. You are truly a skilled and sharing craftsman with a big heart!!
Thank you very much Edwin for your kind words. Sharing is a gift for all including the person doing the sharing. Happy to do it. Now if I know the winning numbers of the next big lottery I may keep those to myself LOL. But I never buy those tickets anyway.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for adding another tool to the arsenal!
Thank you Douglas and I just used it again this morning.
Thanks for watching,,
Gary
Very simple jig. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you Greg and thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 follow up question - have you ever done a bowl from a board where you changed the angle to allow for different shapes?
Yes I have Greg. I did it on a smaller bowl but you have to be careful the walls can get thin. It is best to plot it all out so you know what you will have.
Gary
Absolutely fantastic Gary. I love this jig because you don't have to glue the two board halves together and you don't have a hole to plug like the Ringmaster. Well done my friend. 👍🏻 I will be making one of these asap.
Thank you Dave, what I love about it is I do not have to buy an expensive machine to do the same thing. I did one once on my metal lathe and put a glue block on the bottom so I did not have to pass a bolt through it. With my method you have to be gentle when cutting through the board or it can splinter. I always sharpen back up when I know I am close.
I ordered some very thin parting blades and holder and will be working on a way to use them.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for sharing. I think I will make one with several angles for use with boards of different thickness.
Thank you Dean, does not hurt to have a few extra angles to choose from.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Outstanding, Gary!!! In the past I was looking for a video to make the jig in your list of videos. Never found it. Now you made one and that helps a lot!! Thank you for sharing!!!! Half the fun in turning wood is making the jigs folks come up with to make life easier. This makes two of them I have found in your videos. There are probabLy more there, but this will serve me well until I need another. Then I’ll look for something else in my trusted source of info In your channel.
Thank you very much and I have been wanting to make this. It worked out for me as I needed a shorter video to do because of things I have been working on around the house.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Superbly demonstrated Gary ! and another great little jig to join the armoury.
Although my trade wasn't anything to do with making things from wood I often heard the old men that are long gone advising when I used to work on the land .
Cheers, Bram
Thank you Bram and for sure when you start out in something new it is wise to listen to the older guys. Especially in my case as he was the owner and boss of the shop LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thank you so much Gary. Great information to help us build one our selves. Take care.
Thank you Kent and thanks for watching and commenting.
Gary
Thank You. Now I just have to find me a band saw.
Keep up the good life.
Thank you Chezler and thanks for watching.
Gary
Good evening, Gary. Excellent video, advice and direction. As you learned this from one person, by sharing this on your channel, now hundreds have learned and can share with hundreds more. Well done. Now it's time for me to try. Thanks.
Thank you Ray, happy you enjoyed it.
Sharing is one of the gifts we are given and can be a joy to use.
Take care,
Gary
I've made a bandsaw bowl a few years ago, I was thinking about doing another one and glad I came across the video! I really like your idea using the gig to make the cut, looks alot easier than cutting on the bandsaw! Thanks!
Thank you Michael. I have made an upgraded cutting jig. My latest video shows it. But the first one will do the job.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks for making this profession colorful with your great ideas! Csaba
Thank you and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for posting Gary. I believe I asked for this on the last video and I appreciate you taking the time. Opens me up to some new ideas
Thank you Mark I was happy to do it. This will work great and easy to have more than one angle on the jig. I just did not want to complicate the method on this one.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for sharing, interesting process. Full View and Like always.
Thank you Allen. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Thanks for the detailed instructions. I have a piece of butcher block countertop that this would be an ideal starter bowl.
Yes that would make a great looking bowl. Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks Gary for another great information filled video! I too survived the zip line at Icy Strait!
Thank you and that was a great ride for sure.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Hi Gary, Thanks for sharing. I will make this jig for sure, so that I have it in the tool box when I need it. I really appreciate all that I am learning here. I look forward to your next creative venture. Thank you.
Thank you Mark I am happy you enjoy what I am doing.
Take care,
Gary
HI gary thank u so so much in shearing ur making of ur jig. I defiantly make one so so easy now that u hashed it to us all.
Thank you Manjit for watching and commenting.
Take care,
Gary
Gary , thank you so much for sharing this with us . It gives me hope .😁
Thank you Jon I am happy it has helped.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 You have no idea . 😄
Your Creativity and videos are GREAT! Thank you!
Thank you Michael and thanks so much for watching.
Gary
Thanks so much Gary what a great idea Take care. Dave 👌👍👍
Thank you Dave happy you liked it!
Cheers,
Gary
Thanks Gary, nice tip on making the cutting jig. Appreciate your efforts, keep up the good work.
Thank you Mark and thanks for watching.
Gary
very good description and I enjoy your explanation.
Thanks again,
Tommy Schutz
Thank you Tommy, happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
Thank you for this Gary! I like dovetail bowl a lot and I'm looking forward to trying your method.
Thank you Gil! I will need to do another one of those dovetail bowls. Lots of fun.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I've been on vacation and just now catching up. Thanks SO much for this video. I love the bowls you make with this method and I WILL be making a jig to try my hand at it! Thanks again for all you do! Great entertainment and education.
Thank you Garry and welcome back. Happy you like this method...more coming.
Take care
Gary
Hi Gary, I really love these Economy Bowls and how people make them. Your jig suggests plenty of variations for other type jigs - Thanks !! 👍 Keep 'em coming👍 Take care. -Mike😷
Thank you Mike. I just did the first part of a glue up for another one.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 👍😎
Love the video I really love your work Gary you are very talented take care and God bless
Thank you Mike happy you liked it and appreciate your comments.
God bless my friend,
Gary
Thanks so much. I was looking how someone made this jig. I purchased a parting tool just like the one you were using.... I will make a jig next week !
Thank you very much Tom. It is a fun way to do it. Using a band saw is ok but gluing the rings can be hard to do if they need clamping.
Were you able to buy just the parting tool? If so what brand and where did you get it?
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I have read through all the comments. This is the only one that comes close to identifying the parting tool. What is the tool and where did you buy it? Thanks and Kudos to ThePapa1947 for democratizing turning that would otherwise be beyond our imagination.
I re-read the comments and found the P5starcircus reply identifying the tool as a Sorby 865H. Thanks again. Paul
The parting tool I have came in a mini set of lathe tools. It is a very inexpensive set and I have seen similar on Amazon and Penn State Industries.
I do know someone who bought the Sorby and on first try it bent very easily. I have since bought just the blade and will make a handle for it and give it a test. But for now I can not recommend it as good or bad.
So what I used was not a Sorby tool.
Gary
Thanks for the tip gary.love these bowls.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for the tutorial Gary. I will make one of these jigs and try it out.
Thank you Jack and thanks for watching.
Gary
Thanks so much, what a great idea! Can’t wait to build mine and try it out! Stay safe over there!
Thank you so much and be safe as well.
Gary
Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea. I will definitely be giving this a go. I have learnt so much from your videos. Thank you.
Thanks so much Steve, happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
Wow, lots of good information in this video. Your bowls look great too.
Thank you Martin and thanks for watching.
Gary
Awesome instructions, Gary. You are a born teacher, my friend. Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge. We all appreciate it!!! 👍👍😃😃
Happy turning,
.....Gord
Thank you Gord for your kind words. I have learned a lot about presenting information from watching your videos and smooth way of putting them together.
Take care,
Gary
Thanks for the clear informative information.
Thank you Doug I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great idea Gary! Thanks for sharing!👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Mike and thanks for watching.
Gary
Excellent video - clear, well explained tutorial for the jig. Thank you for this - stay safe.
Thank you Chris I appreciate your comments.
Gary
When you see it, it's easy.😊
You made a well thought out jig Gary. I'm going to try this soon.
Thanks a lot, also for the glue tips.
👍Frank.
Thank you Frank. Happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
I always thought wood glue had to be clamped. Great video Gary! I will use that advice from the wise pattern maker that I am learning from!
Thank you Chris. As long as you have 2 flat pieces you can get a great joint. Long before a wedgie sled I would make large segments for rings larger than 4 foot diameter and would just use rub joints on them. But stacking the rings I will always clamp them.
Thanks for watcing,
Gary
Hi Garry and thanks for this nice and useful explanation. Always a pleasure to see your videos.
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
Simple. Clever. Thanks. I'll try it.
Thank you Roger and thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks for sharing the jig. It will certainly be easier than using the bandsaw. Now I just have to figure out how to adjust the cutting angle to shape the bowl and not have a cone bowl.
Thank you Rodney and I find it much easier to do than the bandsaw. You can change the shape but it will have to be done slowly or the walls will get very thin. I might do this in an upcoming video.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice! I know what I'm doing this weekend starting with fabricating one of these jigs. Thanks Gary!
Thank you Mark. These are so much fun to make I think I will be gluing up a new blank today. I think it will be pretty cool...at least I hope so.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great ideas and teaching techniques. Very easy to understand. I think that parting tool you use closely resembles the Sorby #865H.
Keep up the great work
I think you are correct and I have already ordered one of those.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Gary
Well done thanks Gary.
Thank you George and thanks for watching.
Gary
You mentioned "A Patternmaker" When I first started serving my time as a patternmaker in the UK I said to an old patternmaker "This is like carpentry" The old fellow replied in a gruff voice "Listen son - a carpenter is a patternmaker with his brains shot out" It did not take me long to realise of what he said because of the ever-ending techniques and methods he showed me. Much of which you could not find in text books.
Anthony not all that many people know what is involved to be a patternmaker. Of all the apprenticeship programs around here it was a 5 year program not 4.
When I started a few people ask why I did not want to be a cabinet maker. Only thing similar is most of the tools and machines are the same. As a kid there was a pattern shop behind us and I could look into the window. Once I found out what they were doing I knew that is what I wanted to do.
Speaking of text books I have some that we used and the pictures of some of the machines showed very very old machines.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Very useful insight Gary and love that dovetail bowl. This project is definitely worth trying. Must find the time! All the best. Ray
Thank you Ray and time is just something we can not seem find or buy.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I wonder whether there will be lathes in heaven?😁
Thanks for sharing your jig. It helps a lot.
Happy to hear Doug and thanks for watching.
Gary
Old school pattern makers are some of the smartest people on earth.
Thank you Doug. Can't tell you how many times I had to explain what I did as a pattern maker. Happy I retired before CNC and rapid prototype took my job.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Easiest way I have seen done , other demos I have seen call for cutting board in half, cutting rings with a bandsaw and glueing back together
Thank you Doyle. That is how I did my first one but it is so much harder to glue that way I tried to come up with an easier way.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, love your videos, I’m just starting to return to turning after taking a year off for health reasons. I really love the tutorials, thanks 😊
Thank you Chuck, happy you enjoyed the video. Best of luck on your return and good health to you.
Gary
Great little jig, Gary, good thinking 👍🏻 and the bowls that you show at the end all look fantastic!!! Well done, really beautiful 👏🏻
Thank you very much. Happy you liked everything and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, thanks for the great jig idea. I can tell you have tool and die experience. I have watched a couple videos where they use a bandsaw and the work involved. I knew there was a easier way and you did it. I will be building a jig after work tomorrow. Thanks
Thank you very much Kevin. I worked as a wood pattern maker and did this was the main source of learning how to make anything to get the job done.
Thanks for watching.
Gary