Richard Raffan turns, textures, and chars a redgum box
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ย. 2023
- Here you see a redgum box turned, carved, charred, and brushed (mostly in real time) to create a textured surface on the outside whilst the inside remains smooth natural wood. I fail to see a flaw when finishing the inside so at the end you get to see how I deal with that as well as a few rechucking issues. It's a messy but enjoyable project.
I watched this today, and I really enjoyed it. Love the simplicity of the design and how you make the wood work for you.
Fantastic Video Richard. You always inspire me to try new things on the lathe. Your videos are much appreciated.
Once again you’ve demonstrated how to take what were seemingly chunks of fire wood and created a collectors item. My personal preference for your simple “ comfort bowls “ that are turned from small cutoffs does in no way diminish my appreciation for this piece of art. As always I thank you for this instructive video.
Heres what i love... Every other woodturner i know whould use the "it's supposed to look beat up" as an excuse to do less work.
Richard takes MORE time to give his boxes an authentic beating.
I love this guy!
What a neat piece. Really love the contrast of the red wood on the inside with the burnt outside. This looks like it could have been dug up from some ancient archeological site. Appreciate how you showed how to deal with a problem you identify after the piece is completed -- that's very helpful information.
Richard I reckon that you’re one of the best wood turners on the internet but I have to admit that I just can’t come to like these charred boxes. Just goes to show that we should all pursue our own passions and not be deterred by the opinions of others!
I first made these in the late 1990s using defective jarrah and redgum burl that was no good for bowls as a statement against the widespread preoccupation with ever glossier finishes. I never regarded my Citadel Boxes as a possible production line until a gallery ordered 50 to be sold in groups of three and five at SOFA in Chicago. Following that show, larger versions sold reasonably well in Sydney for about 10 years as funeral urns whilst others went to collector in the US and Britain.
As I have said with regard to what sells " there's no accounting for other people's taste". If you are a patient seller, you'll find someone to buy just about everything. A great benefit of this is that it helps a maker in the pursuit of new ideas and fresh work
@@boooshes True. There's always someone prepared to pay a ridiculous amount for a particular object, no matter how bizarre. As a maker all you have to do it find that buyer. And the fact that someone is prepared to spend thousands on some turning made of spectacular wood doesn't make it a work of art.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning YES! Sometimes it's just a "collectible" 😁
I think these are just fantastic. They show the duality of man, in a wooden box. Although it may be weathered and worn in the outside, there's a beautiful luster within and the wood is perfectly protected. Plus, you can use up otherwise useless chunks. Beautiful work man, it's truly inspiring!
Beautiful Richard. It has a medieval look to it.
Perfect!!!
Very good, I like it. I would have called the line inside, an unintentional design feature, lol. I was surprised how the Linseed Oil made it look dark as much as it did when applied. Still a lovely piece, and instructional as always, thanks Richard. I really need to get some videos uploaded myself, lol.
Hello Richard. I enjoy watching your video’s. At what angle do you sharpen your scrapers? Kind regards Henry (Netherlands)
45 degrees on the nose, steeper on the sides to render them less grabby. th-cam.com/video/X5CkrbPr_7s/w-d-xo.html
Thank you.
Hi Richard! Why in this case did you prefer to use the bowl gouge and not the spindle gouge as is often the case? Many thanks for your time!!
I usually rough larger spindle using either a deep-fluted bowl gouge or 25mm continental roughing gouge. Here the narrower gouge is more convenient when working close to chuck jaws. And I want to show that deep-fluted bowl gouges are good for roughing spindles, and when too short for hollowing bowls continue being useful..
Richard, Thank you for another educational and fun video. I was wondering what guides your choices for shape when turning. In particular when working a project that is not a commision work but one you might like to sell or exhibit in a show or are doing just for fun? Are you guided by what is pleasing to your eye, which I would guess has been evolving over that last 50+ years, or more or by what you have come to understand others may find appealing/desirable?
I’ve never been a hobby turner - it’s I how I decided to make a living in my mid-20s and fortunately that decision worked out well. Everything I turned was and is for sale. Shape and practicality were always my major concerns. I want an object to both look good and feel good when handled, and I want it to fulfil its function. I start a bowl or box knowing roughly where I’m going, then rely on my eye and previous experience as to when to stop. I've always sold work to retailers/galleries who placed orders and rarely worked to private commission until recently. Now people have to choose from what available.
have you ever tried a hook tool for hollowing end grain ? heard it was just the tool for that.
Hooks are very good on softer woods. Since 1980 I've tried quite a few hook and ring tools, but always found gouges and scrapers more effecient on the dense dry hardwoods I prefer for scoops and boxes.
I just have to say that the burnt outside seems so much less than the wonderful grain of the inside. Just a personal preference.
If I don't provide variety and a range of projects on this channel, people complain. This box was made to order so I thought I might as well video it. In the long run the inner red goes dark brown when exposed to daylight, as do most woods - or silver if exposed to direct sun and weather.
And how do we get so dirty?🤡🤡🤡