Wood Turning A Shelf Into A Bowl - NO JOKE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2022
- I use free wood to make a beautiful bowl. I get curved sides on a bowl from a board. Most have straight sides. I have a trick to make this happen.
Even though the wood was not the best the bowl really turned out nice.
I used Acks Sanding Paste and Polish Restoring Paste for the finish.
How I use abrasive paste and polish:
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Tools used: Sorby Bowl Gouges and a negative rake scraper
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That turned out a lovely bowl Gary thankyou for sharing you make it look very easy
Thank you Ronnie I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Awesome bowl! I here from Billy Burt (The Messy Studio), he did his version of your bowl and sent me over from there. Glad he did! This "Board" Bowl gives me all kinds of ideas. Thanks again! 👍👍✌️
Thank you very much Gary. Billy's bowl came out nice. They are a lot of fun to do and I did a number of them recently just to show how I do them and the special cutting jigs I came up with.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice bowl, Gary. Even better since the wood was free!
Thank you Tom. Free is always a good price. After getting back from the hardwood store and thinking about how much it cost I may need to look for some more free shelves LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful oak bowl Gary. This just proves that a bowl from a board does not have to have straight sides.
Thank you Jack. If you did this with a 1/2" thick board you could really get a nice round curve on it. I will put it on my list.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
hello friends greetings healthy and successful always. thank you for sharing knowledge and always faithfully watching your latest stuff I like your ideas👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much. I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Just amazing Gary ! A bowl from a shelf . It is a great pleasure watching create !
Many thanks Jon, happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 If you only knew how much I enjoy your videos . I have learned a lot from you even through the head aches 😅 . You are one talented guy Gary . I'm a retired journeyman carpenter and I must say I have never had to use some of the math you do on these projects . Thanks again and happy turning .
@@jonmartineau1004 Sorry about the headaches! I seem to try and give them to myself at times.
So I am retired journeyman wood pattern maker so I used that math daily.
Just sketched another one out and I promised to make a video that clears this up and should make it easier.
Thanks again,
Gary
Enjoyable video. Interesting to see that a BOB does not have to have straight sides. Thanks for the video
Thank you Greg! You also do not need to lay the lines out ahead of time but it does help to have an idea of how small the base will be.
Thanks for watcing,
Gary
Great video Gary and the bowl turned out really nice. Take care, and stay warm, John
Thank you John! We have been starting all our mornings near freezing. But I do know it is much colder in many of the other states.
Warm is sounding good. I bet you are nice and toasty right now LOL,
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Great plans and use of “utilitarian” scrap wood made into a nice bowl.
Thanks so much and I hate to waste any wood even if it spent its live as a shelf.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Thanks again Gary. It is fun watching you have fun.
Thank you Dave. And I do have a lot of fun doing this. Now if I could get someone to edit my videos LOL.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 I sent you a note on Facebook messenger. I have a question about your candy store.
Hi Gary Lots of great tips in this video beautiful bowl. Great job Dave
Thanks much Dave and thanks for watching.
Gary
A follow up comment. What I need is a follow up video on how you made the toolrest jig that you clamped to the toolrest. This is the secret and essence of this project. Thanks again for a great video.
Thank you and this will be easy.
I made a video for it back in October. Hope it helps
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Saved it with the slurry. Ingenious method to curve the sides. The inside is extremely nice!
Thank you very much Danny and thanks for watching,
Gary
Great trick Gary. First time I’ve seen anyone sand the sealer while it’s wet.
Thank you Mark. I have mixed sanding dust with sealer but this is easier to do and does a great job.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Very beautiful Bowl in one piece of board really awesome take care my friend.
Thanks so much Sagar!
Take care,
Gary
Nice Deal, Gary!
Thank you Steve and thanks for watching.
Gary
That is a very interesting way to take a board to make a bowl.Thank you for sharing your video and ideas.
Thank you Mark. I plan on making another but showing more on getting the rings to line up.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
The first bowl I ever turned was a bowl from a board. That was in the mid 1970's. I made my initial cuts with a sabre saw. The were very crude but the bowl turned well enough and I still have it. It was the only BFB I have ever made. A few years ago I attempted a BFB using the bandsaw but it was not successful and I gave up on it. Now using your technique and fixtures I am about to try again. Your piece from the shelf board is quite nice. It's a pretty piece of wood. Thank you for demonstrating how to put a little shape into the bowl. Also your method of filling and concealing small cracks is very interesting. That technique will be useful in the future. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I did a few with the bandsaw and just felt there had to be a better way.
I still have a couple pieces of that Oak shelf to use for something.
Take care,
Gary
Спасибо за интересные видео! Спасибо за способ уничтожения трещин!!!
Спасибо большое Иван!
Я ценю ваши комментарии и еще раз спасибо за просмотр.
Гэри
My friends call me 'cheap,' but I prefer the term 'frugal.' Free wood is a bonus for sure. To make a bowl from a free board is the epitome of being frugal. Nice job, Gary! I'll have to try your sanding slurry method for filling cracks. I'll bet it may also work for filling tear-out on end-grain spalted alder, which is my most difficult finishing job. Thanks for another interesting project video!
--Paul
Thank you Paul, I am considered cheap by some myself. Maybe it is the fact I will spend an hour making something I could go buy for less than $1.00. But I just am not fond of going shopping LOL.
I think the sanding method would work great for tear-out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I seem to always learn something new Watching your video's. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Dave, happy you watch my videos.
Gary
Terrific method and jig for the bowl. Well done.
Thank you Mike!
So nice n beautiful. Cheers Mr Gary 👍 💯 thumbs-up
Thanks so much Sony!
Take care,
Gary
You're a bit harsh Gary, asking us to pick our favourite type of turning. I for one, find all of your turnings fascinating both to watch & to listen to. Your commentary, while different in its own rite, is very similar to Phil in that you both take us into your innermost thoughts & reasons for doing what you are doing & why. This applies to every single turning that you do. I love this bowl not only for its own individuality but also because you made it even though it had a lot of little cracks, cracks that you were able to show your 'magic treatment' on. Lovely bowl, lovely finish too so thanks for sharing. Stay safe & well in these still troublesome times. Don from South Aust.
Thank you very much Don. My whole time working as a pattern maker I talk to myself about what my next steps would be. But I talked out loud. People thought I was nuts but that is how I figured things out. My wife had to get used to that after I retired and she would come out in the shop and ask who I was talking to.
So that is more or less what I am doing now but I try to be clear about what I am saying and keep the language clean LOL. Just kidding on that part.
Be safe as well my friend,
Gary
I'm going to do that next week, thanks Papa, Stewart, south west Australia.
Sounds good and let me know who it works out.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Another great informative video. Thanks Gary 👍👍
Thanks so much Steve and thanks for watching,
Gary
Wonderful way of making a bowl. Well done
Thank you Gordon, happy you like it.
Take care,
Gary
HI gary beautifully turned and great shape.
Thanks so much Manjit!
Simple yet beautiful. That oak wood has a grain that actually looks golden. I love this bowl. You did a fantastic job on this masterpiece! Bravo!
Thank you so much 😀
Wow! Thanks for sharing! Be safe, be cool! Beach, NC
Thanks so much Bobby!
Take care,
Gary
Another excellent informational video- thanks Gary
Thank you Stan, happy you enjoyed it.
Take care,
Gary
Looks really nice. Thanks for posting Gary.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
I like the different angles. The sides are not so steep. Great job.
Thank you Joseph, I think it is worth the little effort it takes to do it.
Take care,
Gary
always beautiful work Brother 👍🏽good sounding trick Gary ☺️👍🏽
Thanks so much Habeeb and thanks for watching.
Gary
Great video👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Gao!
Yet another excellent bowl and video. I think this shape is one of the best you have done ✅. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and processes.
Thank you Todd, happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching.
Gary
Nicely done 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Lots of great tips in this video, Gary! I love the slurry tip for filling small cracks. Easy enough to do and such a big difference! It's hard to beat free wood from a garage sale and turning it into a beautiful, good sized bowl. Great job, my friend, keep'em coming! 😊
Phil
Thank you Phil. The way the slurry filled all the open grain of the Oak was a real bonus. Sure did change the look.
I love free stuff but have also found some very nice hardwood for a good price at garage sales as well. You will be seeing another garage sale find in an upcoming video as well. Hint....it is not made of wood!
Thanks for watching my friend and take care,
Gary
Brilliant! I really enjoyed that. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mike. Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for watching,
Gary
another winner
Thank you Jim and thanks for watching,
Gary
Well done, very inspiring video 😁👍
Thank you Marcin. Happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
Great idea Phil, I like that trick! Gonna have to try that! Stay well.
Thank you Dick. Thanks for watching.
I do get called Phil now and then and I don't mind but I am still Gary lol.
Take care
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 Sorry about that Gary, spacey tonight I guess!
@@dicktorkildson9752 no problem and it is an honor to me to be called Phil.
Well done
Thank you very much Amos.
Gary
Professor Gary does it again. It is a simple, beautiful bowl--that isn't so simple to make.
Thank you Crystal, happy you liked it and it was fun to make.
Gary
Nice bowl Sir. Thank you for the lessons.
Thank you Lillie and thanks for watching.
Gary
Stunning bowl and thanks for sharing your tips, take care stay safe and warm god bless.
Thank you Donald I appreciate you watching and God Bless you as well.
Gary
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes! Who knew..... a bowl from a piece of shelving! Another informative, yet enjoyable, video. Thank you for continually showing us what can be done by thinking outside the box!!!
Thank you very much. Happy you enjoyed the process and thanks for watching.
Gary
This is just stellar. Really great work.
Thanks Mr. Mickles I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Gary
Awesome video. I was amazed how you actually made a bowl out of a shelf. Pretty spectacular. Beautiful bowl. ❤😊❤🇺🇸
Thank you Joalla. Happy you liked it. Soon I will make a bowl out of a piano. Well that is the plan but for sure I will make something out of it.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I really like what you have done with the shelf. Also there is no need to use a bandsaw to cut the rings Thanks Tim
Thank you Tim. The bandsaw is one way to do it but I doubt I will use it much for this. But possibly on a very thick board.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
That's really pretty.
Thank you Joann! And thanks for watching.
Gary
You are certainly an intelligent and talented woodworker! Thank you for doing these very informative videos. I have watched many of them, and have been not just entertained, but informed and inspired as well! THANK YOU, for that!
Thank you very much Bob. I appreciate your comments.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice one, Gary. Another interesting spin on making a bowl from a board; more food for thought.
Thank you very much . I need to look back and see how ask me about a curve side and thank them for getting me to do this.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Lovely looking bowl Gary. I really want to try making one now.
Thank you Brendan. It is fairly easy to do. Best of luck.
Gary
very nice bowl !!!!!!!!
Thank you very much!
That is really pretty
Thank you Yvonne!
I really appreciate all the commentary that you give. So much helpful instructional detail for those of us who want to learn. Some of the other wood turning channels don't give any instruction. I learn more by watching you do it AND having you describe what you're doing! Thank you!
Thank you very much. I am happy you enjoy my videos and listening to me talk to myself. Something I picked up at work and have not stopped in retirement.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
A brilliant twist on a standard board bowl. Really well done - you is the The Daddy!
Thank you Roy I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Bonsoir Gary !, encore une très belle réalisation , toujours aussi bien expliquée et qui donne des idées ! Vous êtes une source d'inspirations . J'ai réalisé dernièrement des "coccinelles " avec des dés de palettes de transport et quelques aimants magnétiques, la famille et amies apprécient énormément ! Cordialement, Jean-Luc
Merci Jean-Luc,
Heureux que vous l'ayez apprécié et que vos coccinelles sonnent comme de merveilleux cadeaux.
Prends soin,
Gary
nice bowl
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice Gary. Now you've got my mind working on how to make an adjustable jig for cutting various angles accurately. Now where did I put my Tylenol? LOL!
Thank you Gil. I have one in the plans but just have not found the time to make one.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Smart! And what a great way to save materials
Thank you very much. It would have been a shape to toss that board. Now I have the rest to make something out of.
If you were to go buy a piece 4 feet long like this was it would cost close to $50 so it was well worth saving.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Watching your videos is just like being in turning school
Only its like one on one. Thank you for the show. Thats a great bowl from a board.
Thank you Garth, I appreciate the comment although I have never been in a turning school. But I take that as a very nice compliment.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Once more I have to say your simplified instructions help so much. I would not have had a clue how to do this otherwise. It's simply beautiful. Who would have thought... from a flat piece of shelf! I'm excited about that scurrying process as well. Cosmetically it can change the entire look of a piece by hiding a multitude of sins! Thank you. Really enjoyed this!
Thank you so much Abe. I was sure hoping that someone would like it. Your comments have made it all worth doing.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 So sorry about not catching the autocorrect on /scurrying/! Either way though, love the process!
Great method to use some "left overs."
Yes indeed Scott it is always nice using something that has zero use and cost.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Excellent. Only tried this once. Didn’t have much success because of the wood. Going to give it a whirl with some better wood, like an oak shelf board. Thank you.
Thank you Doug! I was sure shocked to see all those cracks but figured I would make the best of it.
Best of luck,
Gary
well done mate
Thank you Mark and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful.
Thank you Khan!
Nice job
Thank you very much Vern!
So nice!
Thank you very much and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, I am trying my darndest to make a bowl from a board but I can't seem to get past first base. My problem is first off is the board wobbling upon the first mount on the lathe. I have three blow ups and thought maybe you might have a suggestion. I watch you and actually others on the web simply hot glue a sacrificial plug to the board place it in the chuck and take only a couple of passes to flatten out the board true. I got so paranoid this last time I put a caliper on the plug and made sure it was the same thickness all around it was 2 1/4'x3/4" I planed the boards to 0.752" and worked hard to have a flat glue up 12"x12"x3/4". I cut it in a circle on the band saw then put it on the lathe and there was a 1/8" wobble from one side to the other when I checked it on the lathe. My trigonometry says that is one about a 1 degree off. Yet when I begin to try and flatten the board it is like bouncing a ball with the gouge and by the time I get it flat I am down to 0.560" and if I were to flatten the other side it would be even thinner. It is so thin it is useless to try and make rings for a bowl. I know talent or lack there of is a big part of the problem but how the hell do you set a flat board and get it to turn so true it only takes a couple of passes and certainly very little wood loss? If you have any suggestions at all I sure would appreciate them.
Thanks
Mark McClellan
Beaumont, TX
Hi Mark, this might help. Make sure the board is flat that you are hot gluing the tenon on. If it is just a flat board it should be easy. But if it is some sort of a glue up then I will flatten on side on my disk sander and then mount it up and flatten the other side on the lathe. Then fasten the tenon on what will be the bottom. You should now have a flat board to cut rings from.
If you want you can email me and it might be easier. You can find my email in my About Page.
Let me know,
Gary
Really nice bowl, Gary. Great idea and explanation too. The mad scientist was peeking out again. Take care.
Bill
Thank you Bill, the only way to keep him from screaming in my head is to get out and do it LOL.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really loved this bowl, my son-law has a cabinet shop so I can get all his off cuts, I’ll try this bowl very soon .
Thank you Carroll! That is nice have access to some cabinet shop scraps. I still have some Teak that my nephew gave me around 40 years ago when he worked at a cabinet shop.
Best of luck,
Gary
Looks Awesome Gary That is pretty cool, What was once a shelf can be set on a shelf, Enjoyed the video 👍
Thank you Kimsey and what a great idea. I could use a piece that is left of the shelf and make a short shelf for the bowl from a shelf LOL
Thanks for watching,
Gary
@@ThePapa1947 That would be pretty cool!
Gosh Gary you have to be an engineer! I would have never figured that out! I need to make that little jig for my tool rest. What a pretty bowl from an old piece of shelving board!
Thank you very much Jane. Well for my work I built wood patterns from drawings and had to figure out how to take it from 2D to 3D. It was a great job that I loved.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Well thought out and executed Gary. Well done my friend 👏. Take care Joseph.
Thank you Joseph! I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Take care my friend,
Gary
very nice
Thank you very much Vince and thanks for watching.
Gary
I love your crack filling technique and I also love that you recycled an old piece of shelf. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks Mark. I still have a few pieces of that shelf about this size. They might turn into some segments.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary, I must admit I nearly wrote this before you were done talking. I just couldn't figure out the reason for the different angles! Then you said for the curve, cool. I really like the way this one turned out! Thanks for sharing your creativity with me again. Stay safe, Vickie PS you were easier on the old brain cells hahaha
Thanks so much Vickie. There is a fine line between keeping it a surprise and still letting you follow along with my crazy ideas. Happy you got through this will all those cells intact LOL.
Take care,
Gary
Lovely work.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful turning Gary. Your new parting tool worked well, to bad it isn't a little longer! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mark and for sure I wish it was longer. But today I made a better holder and seem to have more sticking out.
But I am in the process of making a whole new angle cutting jig
Thanks for watching,
Gary
I shared this with my cousin. He turns quite a bit and I thought he'd love this. Thanks for sharing. It's lovely.
Thank you very much Nena and thanks for watching,
Gary
Gary,
Love the idea of free wood to a bowl. I will share this with the wife. She is always asking why am I hanging onto that scrap piece of wood. Now I can say going to turn it into a bowl. Like Phil I liked the slurry for filling in small cracks. Great tip.
See you next time.
Thank you Kevin. And the good thing is my wife found this free wood and she hung onto. When I moved some cabinets in the garage it became mine. And I used it right away lol.
See ya later!
You made a beautiful piece and your commentary was clear and helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Alan I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful wood, great bowl and outstanding way to stretch a one inch board!! Nice crack filling technique!!
Thank you very much Joe, happy you enjoyed the video.
Gary
good job and a great tip. thank you.
Thank you Ron and thanks for watching.
Gary
Neat! It's great that we can reuse a shelf or a block of wood and made something cool out of it.
Thanks so much Harry. I have plans of turning something from out old piano and from some Walnut boards that I made a high school shop project out of. And I can tell you those two board are well aged.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
really nice bowl! from a shelf even! I really like the look of the gradient colors!
Thank you very much Chris. I was very happy with those colors as well. It was a great surprise for sure compared to how it looked as a flat board.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Nice work Gary and a great tutorial!! Thanks for sharing. Stay safe - Regards Dennis
Thank you Dennis, happy you enjoyed the video.
Take care,
Gary
As usual I learn so much each time I watch you work. Thanks so very much for what you do.
Thank you very much Doug and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful end result from a plain old plank - really interesting project, thanks!
Thank you Paully. It was kind of a plain old plank and happy I kept it. I still have 3 pieces about the same size.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Beautiful bowl. I really enjoyed this coming from an old shelf. What a great idea.
Thank you Larry. It is fun saving a piece of wood. That said we have an old piano that is near impossible to give away so I will make a few things from it when the weather gets warm so I can take it out of the house and take it apart.
Thanks for watching,
Gary
Really neat project and it looks like oak to me as well very beautiful love it Gary take care and God bless
Thank you Mike! Happy you liked it. God Bless my friend,
Gary
Morning Gary ! I always learn something watching you. The sander slurry is a great idea ! Little tricks of the trade i world guess. Thank You for another great video !
Thank you Jason. The slurry does work great. I have done it in small areas with lacquer, shellac and oil based poly. But that sets up pretty fast and does not work as good as the water based for getting it all at once.
Thanks for watching.
Gary
Just... wow.
Thank you very much Ken and thanks for watching.
Gary
Gary, I think you can make a beautiful bowl out of all wood! Whether logs, planks, cabinet elements or firewood .. cracks are not a problem, there is always something beautiful in the end result. Congratulations: Csaba
Thanks so much Csaba for your kind words and thanks for watching,
Gary
Super. I will save this video in my list of tutorials. I'll take another look at the angles you're using. This gives a beautiful shape to the bowl. Thanks Gary!
Frank.
Thank you Frank, I will have a more detailed video on how I do this soon.
Take care my friend,
Gary
This was great. I really need to try this. Please do that video showing more about cutting the angles. Thanks.
Thank you Norm and it is on the list of things to dod.
Take care,
Gary
Outstanding project as usual. And I love the trick you used for filling the cracks. I will definitely try it. Thanks much!!
Thank you Greg and thanks for watching.
Gary
Beautiful bowl, thank You for sharing 😊.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Gary