4 Aspects of Turning Quality Bowl Blanks - Beginner & Intermediate Information

There is a lot more to a quality bowl than it's shape. The best work starts with understanding a tree, how to process it with a chainsaw, how to balance the grain, harness warpage and control drying. In this nonlinear video we discuss 4 key topics of making quality bowl blanks.
* Rough'n Life - Rough Turning and Drying Green Wood: • Rough'n Life - Rough T...
* From a Tree to a Bowl in One Day: • From a Tree to a Bowl ...
* Coring Bowl Blanks with the Oneway Easy Coring System: • Coring Bowl Blanks wit...
* Coring Bowl Blanks with the McNaughton Center Saver System: • Coring Bowl Blanks wit...
* Make a Small Shop Kiln from a Freezer/Fridge: • Make a Small Shop Kiln...
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[@ttoddh1]

My favorite parts of your videos is to say, "Can I make a profit from turning this item?" "Is my investment of time going to give me the desired result to charge what I need to make this sale?" If not, don't waste my time, toss that item and spend your time on one which will give you the desired result!!!! LOVE IT.

[@philjones6723]

As usual, the time I spent watching one of your videos was worthwhile. You are an excellent teacher. And your passion for woodworking is contagious! Thnx so much!

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[@tpobrienjr]

Worth watching, as usual. I see the repurposed fridge/kiln is doing its job well.

[@Jetabor123]

Great video! Love your longer tutorials!

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[@wdnick]

Another great video with a wealth of great information. Thank you!!

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[@wrecks2007]

Excellent info. Thanks for sharing.

[@TonyHigginsonVlog]

Thanks for creating such great content. Really appreciate the way you freely share your knowledge.

[@stephenkrall7609]

Excellent video. I have been enjoying your videos lately as I have just started turning about two months ago.

[@a.flowers8737]

Great instruction!!!! I learned a ton of info. Thanks.

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[@allynwasser4566]

Excellent video. You are a good teacher!

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[@mvred100]

Great video. Always learn new information while watching your videos. Thank you!

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[@davidquerry8869]

Love your videos, and your attitude.

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[@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors]

Another great video sir. I want to say thank you so much for all your effort you put into making these videos for us. It is appreciated. Thank you so much. I contacted the guy with the black walnut I told you about yesterday. I plan to meet up with him tomorrow, after work and load it on my trailer and bring it home sir.
Oh and my oneway chuck came in the mail today, it looks pretty awesome, can't wait to try it out, Again, Thank you so much for your advice and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale

[@Tim_Pollock]

Excellent and super informative video!!!

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[@voodoo2882]

hay, one of your best videos I have seen. hope all goes well next year , 2019, cause I am looking forward to fresh new year.
THX ,V

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[@dkheaton]

Great video. Explained allot for me. Going to build the Kiln as well. Thanks

[@wortheffort]

Thanks. Get after it.

[@brucehumphrey9706]

Great video, you answered some of the questions I had about green bowls and some I didn't know that I had, thank you. I have learnt so much from yours and a couple of other youtube channels.

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[@matthewjohnston1400]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@dougfranklin9031]

Another Great video ! Thank you ! I'm a long time lover of your video's. I have found using a spent coffee can (with plastic lid) is great way to use and store anchorseal. I have a cheapy brush that fits in the can, and I leave it in the can. Only put enough anchor seal in the can so that the brush isn't submerged much (about 1.5 inches deep). Then I have easy access to the brush and product. Works great. Of course, your system works too, only you wouldn't have to contend with the (plastic top) attached to your brushes.

[@brucestivaletta2782]

Nice, best blank prepared I’ve seen yet !

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[@so4437]

Great vid. Thanks for the more "beginner" level info, that's hard to find sometimes. Love the wood turning vids, keep them coming.

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[@patrickbrennan2864]

You might probe those cracks with those thin metal spark plug gap “feeler gauges” (?). - they are thin, flexible and long enough to measure crack depth
Also woodcraft makes “green wood end sealer”, I coat the entire blank with it and never get any cracks
Thanks again I’ll be donating! Great great teaching as always
Patrick

[@wortheffort]

The woodcraft stuff is pricy. Use AnchorSeal and buy it in bulk.

[@ronaustin7090]

I am just starting wood turning. This is fantastic! Thank you for your time to help us "newbies".

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[@davidgagnon1961]

Thanks you provided a lot of good information.

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[@TheMessyStudio]

Very informative... thanks!
Billy

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[@CNTHINGS]

Lots of good info here, thanks buddy!

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[@edcable2711]

Very informative

[@tomasarguinzoni9022]

Thank for a great information 👍🏼

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[@charlesreicks648]

Good video a LOT of info. Thanks

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[@og824]

As always, some excellent information. Watching your videos is definitely worth the effort. You've explained some things that have given me trouble.

[@chrisdaniel132]

thanks for another great video/learning experience

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[@jamesfagan8474]

Great video bud

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[@SnakeLover1989]

came across your channel tonight, and been addicted to it... love the work you do, and how you really show it all in great detail... im fairly new to wood working and plan on getting a lathe soon :)
taught me quite alot already.
I will be honest on one thing though... You paint wood! should be illegal haha. its all about seeing the natural grains on what nature provides.. not covering it up with paint :P

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[@3KEDA]

Отличный стиль изложения информации!:)

[@wortheffort]

Don't even know what language to try google translate with. Mono-language dumb Texan here.

[@3KEDA]

It's russian:) Thank you for all of your videos, they are great!:)

[@genechambers7532]

great video

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[@todds4101]

Liked your explanations. I had a conversation with the great Glenn Lucas regarding the spots in trees that he gets his bowls and platters. Granted he uses Irish woods, but his explanations were comparable to yours.

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[@kszponar]

Thank you

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[@AllenMayles]

All the tubers are great but I think by far you are the best teacher among them, I am gaining what feels like years of experience from your expertise and concise explanations. I'm curious did you have any kind of formal training either as a woodturner or teaching? Thank you for sharing.

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[@wortheffort]

I taught computer science in a HS for 7 years until this state de-prioritized technology in schools and I didn't have as much seniority as others....

[@wrecks2007]

Do you ever use glue in bowl cracks? I'm thinking not if your selling them due to the food safe issue. For personal use I have had some success, and some failure, using different types of glue in the cracks. Thanks again.

[@bushwacker49]

You spent some time on cracks but did not mention filling them as you go with CA. Is there a problem using CA on cracks or is it always better to cut them out. I seem to use it a good bit. Great video. Very informative.

[@wortheffort]

I don't fill cracks at this stage. It's a waste of time as the wood will move and separate from the plastic.

[@jamieemes4292]

Glad I found your videos. I noticed on the one log you mentioned centering your circle to avoid the cracks coming in from end of log.
Is it typically a good idea to cut logs longer than you plan to use and then use only the center section for making a bowl?

[@wortheffort]

Leave logs as long as possible. Then cut and turn many blanks at once to reduce spoilage from cracks.

[@jamieemes4292]

@@wortheffort you're saying not just each individual piece as long as possible. But even leaving say a 6 ft piece of log intact and then cutting and turning them all at once. Is that correct?

[@wortheffort]

@@jamieemes4292 if I could lift it I’d cut out pith and leave rest long. See my video on roughing.

[@dixielanddiggers2822]

Great video!! What kinda oil are you use if for the boils?

[@wortheffort]

Thanks, walnut from the grocery store.

[@WoodFrontier]

Great information. Also - was that a critical role bowl?

[@wortheffort]

Ya, been a critter since the first live show. It's a guilty pleasure.

[@WoodFrontier]

Heard so much about it, so I've been with it for the current campaign.

[@virginiastaresnick4421]

What kind of insulation do you have on your wall.

[@bushwacker49]

I built a kiln like yours. In this video you said you oil (what kind) and then put in kiln. I have been coating inside and out with anchorseal then putting it in my kiln. Is this overkill?

[@wortheffort]

I said I oil the bowls I finish turned to slow drying but coat the roughed bowls I plan on returning.

[@michaeldietrich9478]

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[@lawrencelawrence3920]

When you brushed on your sealer onto the green bowl I noticed that you did not cover all of the bowl with sealer, is this because you wanted a place for the moisture to escape?

[@wortheffort]

Only cover end grain.

[@garrusmandolin1362]

Do you have a video explaining why a bowl might explode while turning?

[@wortheffort]

they're cracked

[@ridterranytofollowtruthpea8324]

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE CAN BE TOO MUCH HEAT WHILE DRYING BOWLS? AND THANK YOU MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT AND TIME WITH US!!! TAKE CARE!!!

[@wortheffort]

Yes, you can dry bowls too fast which will cause cracking, You can make them too dry which changes cell structure. You can set them on fire (spontaneous combustion is not uncommon in overheated wood). You are just aiming for a high enough temp to evenly evaporate the wood, kill bugs and eggs and not cause too much warpage. Also... cap lock dude, cap lock.

[@ridterranytofollowtruthpea8324]

wortheffort, I'M A LADY TURNER WHO IS TYPING ON A LITTLE ANDROID WITH EVEN SMALLER KEYS AND MY EYESIGHT ISN'T WHAT IT USE TO BE!!! THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

[@bethel-gracefreewillbaptis9668]

Great video, but as a new guy I have no idea what kind of oil you used. Thanks,

[@wortheffort]

walnut

[@AZFederalist]

Trees in north Texas grow that way because of the prevailing winds that lean the trees to the north

[@magnustveten492]

Apart from hiding bowls in them what do you end up doing with all the wood shaving ?

[@wortheffort]

Contributing to the decomposition aspect at the dump.

[@josephhollifield4398]

How did you get a HEB plastic bag in Austin??? ;) You must have imported it from Cedar Park.

[@wortheffort]

Bastrop....

[@cgokey5491]

what type of oil are you using around 36 mins

[@wortheffort]

walnut from grocery store

[@scottsalgren2024]

What is it about the center or pith that makes it undesirable to use in projects?

[@wortheffort]

It's the first, least stable growth of the tree where all cracks eminate.

[@kevingeaney7741]

Ten ton of info pervideo,!!!!!!

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Thanks?

[@juniorassuncao3376]

Bom dia qual é o nome esta ferramenta em português? Alguém pode me ajudar?

[@juniorassuncao3376]

Bom dia

[@talltexan8401]

Why do I see my self watching a 45 minute video on wood turning when I don't have a lathe (0_o)
Nice video btw ,I like it when you say "it's not worth the effort" lol

[@wortheffort]

You'll end up with one soon enough.

[@talltexan8401]

wortheffort probably, I just find it funny that I'd spend all that time watching something not to profitable for me atm 8-)

[@JackRockBLC]

I watched HUNDREDS of hours of woodturning videos before I bought one. Best move I could make.

[@judycharvey5790]

@@JackRockBLC same here.

[@timbirch4999]

Woah! Random beard appearing at 20 minutes!

[@wortheffort]

I have a Y Chromo so I can't be a beard.

[@edwardchester1]

Oh, a Critical Role fan too. :D

[@wortheffort]

I started with episode 1 based upon F.D. recommendation and hype. Loved the first run, this second run has been hit and miss for me. Scanlan forever....

[@edwardchester1]

​@@wortheffort Yeah, was always going to be tough to replicate what they had before. Still mostly enjoying it, though. My main problem is I just don't find the time to keep up with it these days! Keep up the good work - just started out on bowl turning and your channel has been so useful.

[@japaneseflea]

I thought your voice changed to narrate the cut: OPEN INTO IT LIKE A DECORATION *hits hand against inner bowl* MAKE IT LOOK EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING... BEAMS OF BURNING ARCHANE ENERGY ... BBRRSSRRRHH

[@ColinsFilms]

Isn't that a fridge, not a kiln? Have you modified it to heat?

[@ColinsFilms]

That will teach me for pausing the video and commenting. Thank you for explaining what it is and how it works.

[@Arbyofuchprawnage]

Aww man if you had just spent a few more seconds untying that knot on the plastic bag that was on the lathe then you could have used it again. Instead you ripped it off and now its just going to add to the plastic in the landfill. I love your videos and Im a long time subscriber but with all the plastic pollution I see in the world that really gets me :(

[@myname4598]

Rocket Creations there is such thing as recycling, you don't need to harp on him when you don't know where that bag ended up. That being said, I do agree too much (of everything) ends up in landfills unnecessarily.